Triadic Game Design Balancing Reality, Meaning and Play /

• Main Author: Harteveld, Casper (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer simulation.; Education > Data processing.; Multimedia systems.; Computer Science.; Simulation and Modeling.; Computers and Education.; Media Design.

Many designers, policy makers, teachers, and other practitioners are beginning to understand the usefulness of using digital games beyond entertainment. This has led to an increasing number of attempts to apply games meaningfully. Games have been developed from teaching students about history, makin...

Table of Contents:

• Press Start
• Foundations
• Reality
• Meaning
• Play
• Balancing
• Game Over?- Notes
• Literature Bibliography
• Game Bibliography
• Solutions
• Workshop
• Worksheets
• Index.