The well-played game
Subtitle: a player's philosophy
By: Bernard De Koven
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780262019170
Subjects: Play (Philosophy); Philosophy; Games; Game theory
Description: "In 'The Well-Played Game', games guru Bernard De Koven explores the interaction of play and games, offering players - as well as game designers, educators, and scholars - a guide to how games work. De Koven's classic treatise on how human beings play together, first published in 1978, investigates many issues newly resonant in the era of video and computer games, including social gameplay and player modification. The digital game industry, now moving beyond its emphasis on graphic techniques to focus on player interaction, has much to learn from 'The Well-Played Game'."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Searching for the well-played game; title: Guidelines; title: The play community; title: Keeping it going; title: Changing the game; title: Ending the game; title: Encore; title: People, places, things; title: Playing for keeps; title: Playing to win vs. having to win; title: Completion.