Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become boring quickly, while others remain fun for years? How do games serve as fundamental and ...

Few game designers have shared as many lessons learned as Raph Koster. In a quarter-century of writings and talks, he has offered up game design lessons, online community theories, and candid self-evaluation.This first volume of a three-book set of selected essays collects previously written postmortems and many brand new pieces. They are accompanied by historical material such as posts written for players, chat logs, speeches, design sketches, and more. The result is an inspiring ...

La presente edición, que conmemora el 10.º aniversario de este libro clásico, ahora a todo color, hace un recorrido por las influencias que modelan los videojuegos mo dernos y examina los elementos que tienen en común con los juegos tradicionales, entre ellos las damas. En el punto culminante de este recorrido, el avezado diseñador de videojuegos Raph Koster analiza a fondo el concepto de "diversión" y por qué es el elemento más vital de cualquier juego.¿Por qué algunos juegos se vu...