Comments on: Super Trigger Happy http://gameapparent.com/2007/11/21/super-trigger-happy/ A clear view of family gaming Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:46:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ted http://gameapparent.com/2007/11/21/super-trigger-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Ted Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:27:02 +0000 http://gameapparent.com/2007/11/21/super-trigger-happy/#comment-14 I actually read this book (I own it in hardcover) back while I was working on my thesis. It was an interesting read. There are some particularly interesting sections in it. I enjoyed his discussion of how programmers create environments and limited actions that the player can choose and string together to form their strategy and, consequently, their experience of the game. To clarify this he makes a comparison to chess that is quite effective. Further, he discusses how some designers don't envision how far people will push the rules to create even more unique experiences with their tools. I actually read this book (I own it in hardcover) back while I was working on my thesis. It was an interesting read. There are some particularly interesting sections in it. I enjoyed his discussion of how programmers create environments and limited actions that the player can choose and string together to form their strategy and, consequently, their experience of the game.

To clarify this he makes a comparison to chess that is quite effective. Further, he discusses how some designers don’t envision how far people will push the rules to create even more unique experiences with their tools.

]]> By: all-books » Blog Archive » Super Trigger Happy http://gameapparent.com/2007/11/21/super-trigger-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-11 all-books » Blog Archive » Super Trigger Happy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:24:38 +0000 http://gameapparent.com/2007/11/21/super-trigger-happy/#comment-11 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBy way of we make money not art.com I’ve learned that Steven Poole is now giving away his book Trigger Happy for free! I’ve just started reading it myself and have been enjoying it thus far. It takes a broad look at video games as a medium that is as expressive and important as […] [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptBy way of we make money not art.com I’ve learned that Steven Poole is now giving away his book Trigger Happy for free! I’ve just started reading it myself and have been enjoying it thus far. It takes a broad look at video games as a medium that is as expressive and important as […] [...]

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