Games As A Service

Chapter 1

Introduction

First Principles

Whatever you think about mobile or console games, I’m hoping that if you have picked up this book that there is something about the game design process that delights you. It’s more than just the pleasure of playing a well-crafted game (regardless of the platform). Game design combines an intellectual and creative challenge to manifest your ideas into something others can play through and want to pay you for the privilege of playing. We want players to be charmed, empowered, surprised, even scared. But unlike other art forms we want players to resolve the experience for themselves; to make their own game. ...