Below is information on my four published books, each one co-authored,
co-edited, or otherwise co-created.
The Game Design
Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology
Edited by Katie Salen & Eric Zimmerman, MIT Press 2006
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The Game Design Reader is a companion volume to Rules of Play, a wide-ranging anthology with more than 30 essays about game design and game culture. Writings include game design case studies, classic philosophical essays on games and play, articles by game journalists on the experience of playing videogames, and the best essays from the emerging field of game studies. Katie and I wrote about 100 pages of introductory material (including amazing visual essays by Katie) and the book as a whole is more than 900 pages, with cross-referenced sections like The Game Design Process, Game Communities, Game Spaces, and Cultural Representation. It really is a tremendous and unique collection that makes me proud to be part of gaming today. |
- Order the book from MIT Press
- Or from Amazon
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
Katie Salen & Eric Zimmerman, MIT Press 2004
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Rules of Play is a textbook on game design. Rather than a technical book or a how-to manual, Rules of Play focuses on understanding what games are, how they function, and how they can be designed to create meaningful expereinces for players. It covers everything from card and board games to party games and sports to computer and video games. Rules of Play has been widely adopted as a textbook in courses on game design, game development, and game studies. Plus amazing book design by my co-author Katie Salen. |
