Автор: Costikyan Greg Название: Uncertainty in Games ISBN: 0262018969 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262018968 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 10740.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Costikyan Greg Название: Uncertainty in Games ISBN: 0262527537 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262527538 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 16870.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
How uncertainty in games -- from Super Mario Bros. to Rock/Paper/Scissors -- engages players and shapes play experiences.
In life, uncertainty surrounds us. Things that we thought were good for us turn out to be bad for us (and vice versa); people we thought we knew well behave in mysterious ways; the stock market takes a nosedive. Thanks to an inexplicable optimism, most of the time we are fairly cheerful about it all. But we do devote much effort to managing and ameliorating uncertainty. Is it any wonder, then, asks Greg Costikyan, that we have taken this aspect of our lives and transformed it culturally, making a series of elaborate constructs that subject us to uncertainty but in a fictive and nonthreatening way? That is: we create games.
In this concise and entertaining book, Costikyan, an award-winning game designer, argues that games require uncertainty to hold our interest, and that the struggle to master uncertainty is central to their appeal. Game designers, he suggests, can harness the idea of uncertainty to guide their work.
Costikyan explores the many sources of uncertainty in many sorts of games -- from Super Mario Bros. to Rock/Paper/Scissors, from Monopoly to CityVille, from FPS Deathmatch play to Chess. He describes types of uncertainty, including performative uncertainty, analytic complexity, and narrative anticipation. And he suggest ways that game designers who want to craft novel game experiences can use an understanding of game uncertainty in its many forms to improve their designs.
Автор: Consumer Dummies Название: Card Games All-In-One for Dummies ISBN: 1119275717 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781119275718 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Play your cards right--and get an ace up your sleeve
Whether you're looking to tackle a Texas Hold 'em tournament or beat a friendly competitor at Gin Rummy, Card Games All-In-One For Dummies helps you stack the odds in your favor to start playing--and winning--the world's most popular card games.
From Bridge and Hearts to Blackjack, card games are timeless activities that offer loads of fun, bringing people of all ages together to socialize and have a hand at some friendly competition. But if you're ready to up the ante, this all-encompassing guide gives you the card-playing power to apply winning strategies and tips to master your game of choice and beat your opponents.
Build upon and improve your card-playing skills
Develop a winning strategy for popular card game
Find and play card games online
Teach kids to play cards responsibly
Whether you're playing for fun or real stakes, Card Games All-In-One For Dummies is your one-stop ace in the hole to come up trumps
Автор: Elias George Skaff Название: Characteristics of Games ISBN: 026201713X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262017138 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 30650.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Understanding games -- whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports -- by analyzing certain common traits.
Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits -- including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio -- and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but seldom written about in any formal way. This book fills that gap. By emphasizing these player-centric basic concepts, the book provides a framework for game analysis from the viewpoint of a game designer. The book shows what all genres of games -- board games, card games, computer games, and sports -- have to teach each other. Today's game designers may find solutions to design problems when they look at classic games that have evolved over years of playing.
Characteristics of Games -- written by three of the most prominent game designers working today -- will serve as an essential reference for game designers and game players curious about the inner workings of games. It includes exercises (which can also serve as the basis for discussions) and examples chosen from a wide variety of games. There are occasional mathematical digressions, but these can be skipped with no loss of continuity. Appendixes offer supplementary material, including a brief survey of the two main branches of mathematical game theory and a descriptive listing of each game referred to in the text.
Автор: Arnold, Peter Название: Chambers card games for families ISBN: 0550104704 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780550104700 Издательство: Hodder Arnold Рейтинг: Цена: 6330.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: great games for playing together
Автор: Arnold, Peter Название: Card games for gambling ISBN: 0550104089 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780550104083 Издательство: Hodder Arnold Рейтинг: Цена: 6330.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: great games for pleasure and profit
Автор: Parlett, David Название: Teach yourself card games ISBN: 0340927283 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340927281 Издательство: Hodder Arnold Рейтинг: Цена: 10550.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Contains several card games to appeal to different tastes - from Bridge to poker. This book includes the classics and games from abroad.
Автор: Arnold, Peter Название: Card games for one ISBN: 0550104070 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780550104076 Издательство: Hodder Arnold Рейтинг: Цена: 6330.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: great games of patience
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