Games and Rules
Game Mechanics for the »Magic Circle«
Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games.
This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world – among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore.
Kapitel-Übersicht
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Frontmatter
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Contents
Seiten 5 - 6 -
Introduction
Seiten 7 - 16 -
PLAY MOTIVATION
Rules of Play as a Framework for the "Magic Circle"
Seiten 19 - 34 -
Games as a Special Zone
Seiten 35 - 46 -
Play Computers
Seiten 47 - 64 -
GAME MECHANICS
Requirements for a General Game Mechanics Framework
Seiten 67 - 86 -
Underneath and Beyond Mechanics
Seiten 87 - 112 -
GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
Hansel and Gretel
Seiten 115 - 138 -
The Spectacular Space
Seiten 139 - 168 -
Nonverbal Guidance Systems
Seiten 169 - 190 -
ETHICS
Ethics as a Game Mechanism
Seiten 193 - 216 -
The Player as Puppet
Seiten 217 - 242 -
The Ethical Avatar
Seiten 243 - 256 -
GAME SPACES
Rules Shape Spaces Spaces Shape Rules
Seiten 259 - 266 -
Game Mechanics of Serious Urban Games
Seiten 267 - 290 -
NPC AND NON-HUMAN GAME DESIGN
NPC and Me
Seiten 293 - 298 -
When Game Mechanics Come Crawling out of Ant Colonies
Seiten 299 - 316 -
Authors
Seite 317
17. Oktober 2018, 322 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-8376-4304-6
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