Game magic
Subtitle: a designer's guide to magic systems in theory and practice
By: Jeff Howard, Assistant Professor of Game Development and Design, Dakota State University
Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Baco Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781466567856
Subjects: Magic; Psychological aspects; Magic tricks; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games
Description: "This book provides a guide to performing magic and combining arcane symbols to render meaningful and powerful utterances. The author analyzes magic systems in games and shows how to effectively design better systems. The text encompasses the theory, history, and structure of magic systems in both games and human belief and incorporates pseudocode examples of how to design and program magic systems, with working examples offered online"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.