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Author:   Oscar Clark
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781138428300

ISBN 10:   1138428302
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   10 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Exercise 1: Coming up with an initial concept Chapter 2: What is a game? Exercise 2: Who Are Your Players? Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Play Exercise 3: What is the Mechanic? Chapter 4: Player Lifecycle Exercise 4: What is the Context Loop? Chapter 5: The Rhythm of Play Exercise 5: What is the MetaGame? Chapter 6: Building on Familiarity Exercise 6: What is Your Bond Opening? Chapter 7: Counting on Uncertainty Exercise 7: What is Your Flash Gordon Cliffhanger? Chapter 8: Six Degrees of Socialization Exercise 8: What is your Star Wars Factor? Chapter 9: Engagement Led Design Exercise 9: What is Your Columbo Twist? Chapter 10: Delivering Discovery Exercise 10: What makes your game social? Chapter 11: Counting on Data Exercise 11: How Does Your Design Encourage Discovery? Chapter 12: Service Strategies Exercise 12: How Will You Capture Data? Chapter 13: The Psychology of Pricing &

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The writer has not only researched widely, he has also read extensively. For non-games professionals, the notes themselves are a treasure trove of information and reference sources to follow up on, even if the thought of playing games is anathema to you. -- Monty Munford, founder of Mob76 Outlook

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Oscar Clark has been a pioneer in online, mobile and console social games services?since 1998 including Wireplay (British Telecom), Hutchison Whampoa (3UK), PlayStation®Home and Applifier. He is a regular columnist on PocketGamer.Biz and Develop-Online as well as a Mentor for Game Founders. He is also an outspoken speaker at countless games conferences on Games Design, Discovery, and Monetisation. He is also a notorious top hat wearer. http://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarclark

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