Game Design

Game design is the game development process of designing the content and rules of a game in the pre-production stage and design of gameplay, environment, storyline, and characters during production stage. The designer of a game is very much like the director of a film; the designer is the visionary of the game and controls the artistic and technical elements of the game in fulfillment of their vision. Game design requires artistic and technical competence as well as writing skills.

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
Challenges for Game Designers
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences
Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design
The Design of Everyday Things
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
Characteristics of Games
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design

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