A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design

Master the Principles and Vocabulary of
Game Design

Why aren’t videogames getting
better? Why does it feel like we’re playing the same
games, over and over again? Why aren’t games helping us
transform our lives, like great music, books, and movies
do?

The problem is language. We still
don’t know how to talk about game design. We can’t
share our visions. We forget what works (and doesn’t). We
don’t learn from history. It’s too hard to
improve.

The breakthrough starts here. A Game
Design Vocabulary gives us the complete game design framework we
desperately need—whether we create games, study them, review
them, or build businesses on them.

Craft amazing experiences. Anna
Anthropy and Naomi Clark share foundational principles, examples,
and exercises that help you create great player
experiences…complement intuition with design
discipline…and craft games that succeed brilliantly on every
level.