Casual Game Design Designing Play for the Gamer in ALL of Us 1st Edition by Gregory Trefry ISBN 9781498717359 1498717357

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ISBN 10: 1498717357
ISBN 13: 9781498717359
Author: Gregory Trefry

Casual Game Design Designing Play for the Gamer in ALL of Us 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1. What Is Casual Gaming?

It Started in Solitude

Bedazzled

The Next Swing in Casual Gaming

Casual Queens versus Genre Kings

Why Now?

Summary

Chapter 2. The Game Mechanic at Work

The Role of the Game Designer

Video Game Designers

Board Game Designers

The Responsibilities of the Game Designer

Work as Part of the Team

Generate the Concept

Craft the Rules

Be Concise and Exact

Be Firm

Can’t vs. Must

Instructions Are Rules Too

Avoid Too Many Special Cases

State the Game’s Goal Upfront

Tell the Rules Like a Story

Give Examples

Organize Play into Phases

Write Game and Software Specifications

General Summary

Table of Contents

Story/Theme Information

General Look and Feel

Summary of Gameplay

Information Architecture

Specifications for Specific Features

Guide the Implementation

Playtest the Game

Refine the Concept

Design the Levels

Be Empathetic

If You Can’t Beat Your Level, then It’s Waaaaaaaay too Hard

Design for the General Audience, not the Hardcore

Ease Players into the Game

Don’t Forget to Challenge Players

Build Levels Around a Central Concept

Teach Players to Play the Level

Give Players Room to Explore

Occasionally Break Your Own Rules (With Care)

Create a Plan

Vary Your Levels

Refine, Play and Refine

Playtest

Becoming a Game Designer

Becoming a Professional Game Designer

Why Be a Casual Game Designer

Summary

Chapter 3. Play Is the Thing

The Liminal Moment

The Rush to Complexity

The Push toward Simplicity

Patterns of Play

Tapping Play for Games

Physical Play

Playing with Others

Playing with Things

Playacting

Daredevilry/Push-Your-Luck

Defining Games

A Designers Definition

Intrinsic Qualities

Governed by Rules

Uncertain

Extrinsic Qualities

Voluntary

Boundaries

Summary

Chapter 4. Matching

Bejeweled: The Casual Ideal

LEGO Fever and Luxor: The Necessity of Constraints

Snood: Matching as Means to an End

Summary

Chapter 5. Sorting

Klondike Solitaire vs. Spider Solitaire: More Choices, More Complexity

Drop 7: Foiled by Randomness

Wurdle vs. Bookworm: The Replacements

Jojo’s Fashion Show: Sorting the World Through Play

Summary

Chapter 6. Seeking

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville: Simple Seek-and-Find

Azada: Introducing Logic to Seeking

Summary

Chapter 7. Managing

Diner Dash: Spinning Plates

Cake Mania: Managing and Matching

Managing Attention

Insaniquarium: Overwhelming Yourself

Flight Control: Being Overwhelmed

Summary

Chapter 8. Hitting

Natural Feedback

Scaling with Skill

Whac-A-Mole: 30 Seconds of Primal Pleasure

Wii Tennis: The Swing Is the Thing

Summary

Chapter 9. Chaining

Diner Dash: Pushing Your Luck

Summary

Chapter 10. Constructing

Tetris and Crayon Physics: Two Approaches to Building

Creative Construction

Line Rider: A Toy for Self-Expression

Top Chef: A Game for Self-Expression

Summary

Chapter 11. Bouncing, Tossing, Rolling and Stacking

Bow Man 2: Experimentation and Repetition

Paper Toss: Simple Choices with Unclear Outcomes

Jenga: The Inherent Drama of Gravity

World of Goo: From Toy to Game

Peggle: Balancing Mystery and Legibility

Summary

Chapter 12. Socializing

Apples to Apples: Reading People, Not the Game

Rock Band: Becoming a Band

What to Wear: Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds

Summary

Index

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