Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games Tracy Fullerton is an English-language textbook focused on game design. This design workshop is intended for professionals and students seeking practical insight into the creative processes of designing digital games without any programming knowledge.
The book covers a practical, exercise-oriented approach to game design. Tracy Fullerton explains clearly the formal, dramatic, and dynamic systems that underpin successful games. With examples from well-known titles, illustrations of design techniques, and refined assignments, this workshop provides concrete tools to prototype, test, and improve your own games.
This newest edition places a stronger focus on playcentric design, emphasizing the setting of emotion-driven experience goals and the management of the design process. Extra attention is given to diverse perspectives from the game industry.
Topics align with game design, the computer and video game industry, and programming for games.