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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
EAN
9780262543958
UPC
9780262543958
ISBN
9780262543958
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262543958
ISBN-13
9780262543958
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2328288450

Product Key Features

Book Title
Unboxed : Board Game Experience and Design
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Board Games, General, Popular Culture, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Social Science, Games & Activities
Author
Gordon Calleja
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
13.3 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-045981
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20211020
Dewey Decimal
794
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix 1 Play 1 2 Attention 23 3 Rules 45 4 Sociality 67 5 Fiction 99 6 Narrative 127 7 Materiality 163 8 Immersion 193 9 Unboxed 215 Conclusion 237 Notes 245 Bibliography 267 Index 283
Synopsis
A board game designer offers anin-depth exploration of board game design and experience! Features insights from 32 leading professionals, including the designers behind Magic- The Gathering , 7 Wonders , Shut Up & Sit Down , and more. Gordon Calleja examines key aspects of board game experience-the nature of play, attention, rules, sociality, imagination, narrative, materiality, and immersion-to offer a theory of board game experience and a model for understanding game involvement that is relevant to the analysis, criticism, and design of board games. Drawing on interviews with 32 leading board game designers and critics, Calleja-himself a board game designer-provides the set of conceptual tools that board game design has thus far lacked. After considering different conceptions of play, Calleja discusses the nature and role of attention and goes on to outline the key forms of involvement that make up the board game playing experience. In subsequent chapters, Calleja explores each of these forms of involvement, considering both the experience itself and the design considerations that bring it into being. Calleja brings this analysis together in a chapter that maps how these forms of involvement come together in the moment of gameplay, and how their combination shapes the flow of player affect. By tracing the processes by which players experience these moments of rule-mediated, imagination-fueled sociality, Calleja helps us understand the richness of the gameplay experience packed into the humble board game box., A board game designer offers an in-depth exploration of board game design and experience! Features insights from 32 leading professionals, including the designers behind Magic: The Gathering , 7 Wonders , Shut Up & Sit Down , and more. Gordon Calleja examines key aspects of board game experience--the nature of play, attention, rules, sociality, imagination, narrative, materiality, and immersion--to offer a theory of board game experience and a model for understanding game involvement that is relevant to the analysis, criticism, and design of board games. Drawing on interviews with 32 leading board game designers and critics, Calleja--himself a board game designer--provides the set of conceptual tools that board game design has thus far lacked. After considering different conceptions of play, Calleja discusses the nature and role of attention and goes on to outline the key forms of involvement that make up the board game playing experience. In subsequent chapters, Calleja explores each of these forms of involvement, considering both the experience itself and the design considerations that bring it into being. Calleja brings this analysis together in a chapter that maps how these forms of involvement come together in the moment of gameplay, and how their combination shapes the flow of player affect. By tracing the processes by which players experience these moments of rule-mediated, imagination-fueled sociality, Calleja helps us understand the richness of the gameplay experience packed into the humble board game box.
LC Classification Number
GV1312.C35 2022

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