All entries for Thursday 19 February 2009
February 19, 2009
A classic reflection on game design
Writing about web page http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/game-book/Coverpage.html#TOC
The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford is a classic of reflection on the art of game design; what and why some games have 'it' and others don't. Is it aesthetic, formulaic, a pattern, inevitable; when does gameplay work and when does it just completely miss the point.