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Ludology


Ludology Books

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture
Man, Play and Games
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Playful Thinking Series)
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking)
Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
The Aesthetic of Play
Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More
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Rise of the Videogame Zinesters by Anna AnthropyThe Stuff Games Are Made of by Pippin Barr20 Essential Games to Study by Joshua BycerFun Inc. by Tom ChatfieldLiterary Gaming by Astrid Ensslin
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