Author:
Elias, George Skaff.
Imprint:Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, c2012.
Descriptionxv, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Basics : Characteristics : Length of playtime ; Number of players ; Heuristics -- Multiplayer games : Characteristics : Player elimination ; Interactivity ; Politics ; Kingmaking ; Teamwork -- Infrastructure : Characteristics : Rules ; Standards ; Outcomes ; Ending conditions ; Positional Asymmetry ; Sensory feedback -- Games as systems : Characteristics : Abstract subgames and essential games ; Snowball and catch-up ; Complexity tree growth and game arc ; Game balance and strategic collapse -- Indeterminacy : Characteristics : Randomness ; Luck and skill ; Hidden information -- Player effort : Characteristics : Costs ; Rewards ; Downtime ; Busywork ; Reward/effort ratio -- Superstructure : Characteristics : Metagame ; Conceit/motif ; Spectation ; Game customization ; Misbehavior ; Play lifetime -- Appendixes : Appendix A. Von Neumann game theory -- Appendix B. Combinatorial game theory -- Appendix C: List of games.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references ( p. [301]-304) and index.
