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Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking series)
Greg Costikyan
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Paperback. Series: Playful Thinking Series. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: UDX; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Playful Thinking Series
Condition
New
Weight
185g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262527538
SKU
V9780262527538
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Ref
99-22
About Greg Costikyan
Greg Costikyan, an award-winning designer of board, tabletop, roleplaying, computer, online, mobile, and social games, is Senior Game Designer for Loot Drop, Inc. He is the author of four science fiction/fantasy novels.
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