Discusses the essential elements in creating a successful game, how playing games and learning are connected, and what makes a game boring or fun.

Richard Rouse explores gameplay, one of the most important but least discussed elements of computer game design that makes a game compelling and entertaining. H

“Both burgeoning game designers and devoted gamers should consider [Game Design: Theory & Practice] an essential read.” — Computer Gaming World “Ultimat

An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as

Classic and cutting-edge writings on games, spanning nearly 50 years of game analysis and criticism, by game designers, game journalists, game fans, folklorists