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The Art of Computer Game Design (Book reference)

One of the first (if not the first) book dedicated to the design process of video games, written by the famous American game designer Chris Crawford. Despite its age, the content of this book is still very interesting and applicable today, which show how thoughtful its author was about the creative process of games. The book gives some very practical game design tips (elements of a game, balance, list of steps of the game design process, etc.) and some other general tips (how to educate yourself [...]

Keywords : game design, tips, creation, first book

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Jeu et réalité, l'espace potentiel (Book reference)

A psychological essay written by the famous  pediatrician and psychoanalyst Donal Winicott who, starting from his theoretical concept of "transitional objects" analyses the topic of play and games. French translation of an English-written book titled "Playing and Reality" first published in 1971.  

Keywords : psychology

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The New Alexandria Simulation: A Serious Game of State and Local Politics (Book reference)

This book explains how to play a playful simulation of the inner US political system. It details the game rules, and how to play it with students, the game requiring only pens, paper, and several human players. Despite its age, this Serious Game is still used nowadays in Education, thanks to several updates since 2004. Its author, Donal Jansiewicz, chose to kept the game in a "non-digital" format, as he thinks that only human interactions are able to simulate the complexity of a politi [...]

Keywords : serious game, politics, paper, simulation

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Serious Games (Book reference)

The book that founded the "Serious Games" current. Clark Abt, an American researcher who studied computer simulation games for military training during the Cold War, highlights the potential of games for "serious" applications, such as education. Alongside with definition and studies, this book features a lot of games examples used for learning purposes (both inside or outside schools) on various supports: board games, card games, outside games, computer games, etc. A book th [...]

Keywords : serious game, clark abt, definition, example, history

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