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Game Design Theory and Practice, Second Edition
by Richard Rouse III	ISBN:1556229127
Wordware Publishing ?2005 (698 pages)
This author balances a discussion of the essential concepts behind game design with an explanation of how you can implement them in your current project. Detailed analysis of successful games is interwoven with examples from the author's experiences.

Table of Contents
	Game Design”Theory & Practice, Second Edition
	Foreword
	Introduction
	Chapter 1	-	What Players Want
	Chapter 2	-	Interview: Sid Meier
	Chapter 3	-	Brainstorming a Game Idea: Gameplay, Technology, and Story
	Chapter 4	-	Game Analysis: Centipede
	Chapter 5	-	Focus
	Chapter 6	-	Interview: Ed Logg
	Chapter 7	-	The Elements of Gameplay
	Chapter 8	-	Game Analysis: Tetris
	Chapter 9	-	Artificial Intelligence
	Chapter 10	-	Interview: Steve Meretzky
	Chapter 11	-	Storytelling
	Chapter 12	-	Game Analysis: Loom
	Chapter 13	-	Multi-Player
	Chapter 14	-	Interview: Chris Crawford
	Chapter 15	-	Getting the Gameplay Working
	Chapter 16	-	Game Analysis: Myth: The Fallen Lords
	Chapter 17	-	Game Development Documentation
	Chapter 18	-	Interview: Jordan Mechner
	Chapter 19	-	The Design Document
	Chapter 20	-	Game Analysis: The Sims
	Chapter 21	-	Designing Design Tools
	Chapter 22	-	Interview: Will Wright
	Chapter 23	-	Level Design
	Chapter 24	-	Game Analysis: Grand Theft Auto III
	Chapter 25	-	Playtesting
	Chapter 26	-	Interview: Doug Church
	Conclusion
	Appendix A	-	Sample Design Document: Atomic Sam
	Appendix B	-	Sample Design Document: The Suffering
	Glossary
	Selected Bibliography
	Index
	List of Figures