Characteristics of Games
Elias, George Skaff / Garfield, Richard / Gutschera, K. Robert / Zimmerman, Eric / Whitley, Peter
Understanding games--whether computer games, card games, board games, or sports--by analyzing certain common traits.Characteristics of Games offers a new way to understand games: by focusing on certain traits--including number of players, rules, degrees of luck and skill needed, and reward/effort ratio--and using these characteristics as basic points of comparison and analysis. These issues are often discussed by game players and designers but...
