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Part I Design: 1. Getting to Yes 2. Principles of Game Design 3. Genre-Specific Game Design Issues 4. Storytelling 5. Level Design 6. Designing the Puzzle 7. Franchises, Brands, and Licenses Part II Teams: 8. The Development Team 9. External Resources Part III Development: 10. Project Lifecycle and Documents 11. Managing Development Part IV The Business: 12. The Business 13. Breaking In Part V Conclusion: 14. The Hero s Journey Part VI Appendices: A. Project Documents B. Resources

"Part I Design: 1. Getting to ""Yes"" 2. Principles of Game Design 3. Genre-Specific Game Design Issues 4. Storytelling 5. Level Design 6. Designing the Puzzle 7. Franchises, Brands, and Licenses Part II Teams: 8. The Development Team 9. External Resources Part III Development: 10. Project Lifecycle and Documents 11. Managing Development Part IV The Business: 12. The Business 13. Breaking In Part V Conclusion: 14. The Hero""s Journey Part VI Appendices: A. Project Documents B. Resources"

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In 1989, Bob co-founded Legend Entertainment and served as its President until the company's 1998 sale to GT Interactive (now Atari). He continued as Legend's Studio Head and as an active game designer/producer until the studio closed in January of 2004. Bob is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events, and he is also the co-founder and organizer of the Game Designer's Workshop, an annual invitation-only conference attended by many of the top storytelling game designers in the business. Bob is the author of one of the industry's bestselling books on game development, ""Game Design: The Art and Business of Creating Games"" (Premier Press/Course PTR), which is currently being used as a textbook by several colleges and universities. He is also the editor of the ""Game Developer's Market Guide"" (Premier Press/Course PTR) and ""Game Design, Second Edition"".

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