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A Theory of Fun for Game Design

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mentosSep 10, 2022

Not a technical book but A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster had a few perspectives I’d never considered.

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loumfJul 1, 2014

About to start A Theory of Fun for Game Design. http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Game-Design-Raph-Koster/dp/1449... (http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Game-Design-Raph-Koster/dp/1449363210) I have no interest in making games, but this comes highly recommended to understand applied intrinsic motivation (which I am very interested in). Grabbed it from the worrydream book list. http://worrydream.com/#!/Links

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