Books like The Art Of Computer Game Design

READ MAR 2012Nice overview of game design and development. Originally written in the early '80s, this edition has reflections from the author in 2011. Best quotes: "What is important about the modes of interaction is not their mechanical quality but their emotional significance" (Kindle location: 277); "Without active response, there can be no interaction" (Kindle location: 286); "Unfortunately, history bears out the fears of cynics more often than the hopes of dreamers" (Kindle location: 1673); and how many technologies go through a common developmental process of "pioneer, conquest, transformation of society by the technology, and transformation of the technology by society" (Kindle location: 1758).