TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burgun,Keith
TI  - Game design theory: a new philosophy for understanding games 
SN  - 9781466554207
U1  - 794.81536 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - Boca Raton, FL
PB  - A K Peters/CRC Press
KW  - Computer games
KW  - Design
KW  - Video games
KW  - Programming
N1  - Includes index
N2  - "This work looks at how digital games fit into the long history of games and offers solutions to some of video games toughest design challenges. It covers the art and craft of developing a set of rules to create a contest between players or other agents, targeted specifically at digital game designers. The author outlines a somewhat radical philosophy based on thousands of years of game design, illustrating how we must adhere to these ancient principles if we are to improve digital games in the future"--
ER  -