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"Introduction to game design, prototyping, and development" Table Of Contents:

• 1- 1.Thinking Like a Designer
• 2- You Are a Game Designer
• 3- Bartok: A Game Exercise
• 4- The Definition of Game
• 5- Summary
• 6- 2.Game Analysis Frameworks
• 7- Common Frameworks for Ludology
• 8- MDA: Mechanics; Dynamics, and Aesthetics
• 9- Formal, Dramatic, and Dynamic Elements
• 10- The Elemental Tetrad
• 11- Summary
• 12- 3.The Layered Tetrad
• 13- The Inscribed Layer
• 14- The Dynamic Layer
• 15- The Cultural Layer
• 16- The Responsibility of the Designer
• 17- Summary
• 18- 4.The Inscribed Layer
• 19- Inscribed Mechanics
• 20- Inscribed Aesthetics
• 21- Inscribed Narrative
• 22- Inscribed Technology
• 23- Summary
• 24- 5.The Dynamic Layer
• 25- The Role of the Player
• 26- Emergence
• 27- Dynamic Mechanics
• 28- Dynamic Aesthetics
• 29- Dynamic Narrative
• 30- Dynamic Technology
• 31- Summary
• 32- 6.The Cultural Layer
• 33- Beyond Play
• 34- Cultural Mechanics
• 35- Cultural Aesthetics
• 36- Cultural Narrative
• 37- Cultural Technology
• 38- Authorized Transmedia Are Not in the Cultural Layer
• 39- The Cultural Impact of a Game
• 40- Summary
• 41- Contents note continued: 7.Acting Like a Designer
• 42- Iterative Design
• 43- Innovation
• 44- Brainstorming and Ideation
• 45- Changing Your Mind
• 46- Scoping!
• 47- Summary
• 48- 8.Design Goals
• 49- Design Goals: An Incomplete List
• 50- Designer-Centric Goals
• 51- Player-Centric Goals
• 52- Summary
• 53- 9.Paper Prototyping
• 54- The Benefits of Paper Prototypes
• 55- Paper Prototyping Tools
• 56- An Example of a Paper Prototype
• 57- Best Uses for Paper Prototyping
• 58- Poor Uses for Paper Prototyping
• 59- Summary
• 60- 10.Game Testing
• 61- Why Playtest?
• 62- Being a Great Playtester Yourself
• 63- The Circles of Playtesters
• 64- Methods of Playtesting
• 65- Other Important Types of Testing
• 66- Summary
• 67- 11.Math and Game Balance
• 68- The Meaning of Game Balance
• 69- Installing Apache OpenOffice Calc
• 70- Examining Dice Probability with Calc
• 71- The Math of Probability
• 72- Randomizer Technologies in Paper Games
• 73- Weighted Distributions
• 74- Permutations
• 75- Positive and Negative Feedback
• 76- Using Calc to Balance Weapons
• 77- Summary
• 78- Contents note continued: 12.Puzzle Design
• 79- Puzzles Are Almost Everywhere
• 80- Scott Kim on Puzzle Design
• 81- Puzzle Examples in Action Games
• 82- Summary
• 83- 13.Guiding the Player
• 84- Direct Guidance
• 85- Indirect Guidance
• 86- Teaching New Skills and Concepts
• 87- Summary
• 88- 14.The Digital Game Industry
• 89- About the Game Industry
• 90- Game Education
• 91- Getting into the Industry
• 92- Don't Wait to Start Making Games!
• 93- Summary
• 94- 15.Thinking in Digital Systems
• 95- Systems Thinking in Board Games
• 96- An Exercise in Simple Instructions
• 97- Game Analysis: Apple Picker
• 98- Summary
• 99- 16.Introducing Our Development Environment: Unity
• 100- Downloading Unity
• 101- Introducing Our Development Environment
• 102- Running Unity for the First Time
• 103- Setting Up the Unity Window Layout
• 104- Learning Your Way Around Unity
• 105- Summary
• 106- 17.Introducing Our Language: C#
• 107- Understanding the Features of C#
• 108- Reading and Understanding C# Syntax
• 109- Summary
• 110- 18.Hello World: Your First Program
• 111- Creating a New Project
• 112- Contents note continued: Making a New C# Script
• 113- Making Things More Interesting
• 114- Summary
• 115- 19.Variables and Components
• 116- Introducing Variables
• 117- Strongly Typed Variables in C#
• 118- Important C# Variable Types
• 119- The Scope of Variables
• 120- Naming Conventions
• 121- Important Unity Variable Types
• 122- Unity GameObjects and Components
• 123- Summary
• 124- 20.Boolean Operations and Conditionals
• 125- Booleans
• 126- Comparison Operators
• 127- Conditional Statements
• 128- Summary
• 129- 21.Loops
• 130- Types of Loops
• 131- Set Up a Project
• 132- while Loops
• 133- do...while Loops
• 134- for Loops
• 135- for each Loops
• 136- Jump Statements within Loops
• 137- Summary
• 138- 22.Lists and Arrays
• 139- C# Collections
• 140- List
• 141- Array
• 142- Multidimensional Arrays
• 143- Jagged Arrays
• 144- Whether to Use Array or List
• 145- Summary
• 146- Summary Exercise
• 147- Moving Forward
• 148- 23.Functions and Parameters
• 149- Set Up the Function Examples Project
• 150- Definition of a Function
• 151- Function Parameters and Arguments
• 152- Returning Values
• 153- Proper Function Names
• 154- When Should You Use Functions?
• 155- Function Overloading
• 156- Optional Parameters
• 157- The params Keyword
• 158- Recursive Functions
• 159- Summary
• 160- 24.Debugging
• 161- Getting Started with Debugging
• 162- Stepping Through Code with the Debugger
• 163- Summary
• 164- 25.Classes
• 165- Understanding Classes
• 166- Class Inheritance
• 167- Summary
• 168- 26.Object-Oriented Thinking
• 169- The Object-Oriented Metaphor
• 170- An Object-Oriented Boids Implementation
• 171- Summary
• 172- 27.The Agile Mentality
• 173- The Manifesto for Agile Software Development
• 174- Scrum Methodology
• 175- Creating Your Own Burndown Charts
• 176- Summary
• 177- 28.Prototype 1: Apple Picker
• 178- The Purpose of a Digital Prototype
• 179- Preparing
• 180- Coding the Apple Picker Prototype
• 181- GUI and Game Management
• 182- Summary
• 183- Next Steps
• 184- 29.Prototype 2: Mission Demolition
• 185- Getting Started: Prototype 2
• 186- Game Prototype Concept
• 187- Art Assets
• 188- Coding the Prototype
• 189- Summary
• 190- Next Steps
• 191- 30.Prototype 3: Space SHMUP
• 192- Getting Started: Prototype 3
• 193- Setting the Scene
• 194- Making the Hero Ship
• 195- Adding Some Enemies
• 196- Spawning Enemies at Random
• 197- Setting Tags, Layers, and Physics
• 198- Making the Enemies Damage the Player
• 199- Restarting the Game
• 200- Shooting (Finally)
• 201- Adding Power-Ups
• 202- Resolving Race Conditions in Code
• 203- Making Enemies Drop Power-Ups
• 204- Programming Other Enemies
• 205- Adding Particle Effects and Background
• 206- Summary
• 207- Next Steps
• 208- 31.Prototype 4: Prospector Solitaire
• 209- Getting Started: Prototype 4
• 210- Build Settings
• 211- Importing Images as Sprites
• 212- Constructing Cards from Sprites
• 213- The Prospector Game
• 214- Implementing Prospector in Code
• 215- Adding Scoring to Prospector
• 216- Summary
• 217- Next Steps
• 218- 32.Prototype 5: Bartok
• 219- Getting Started: Prototype 5
• 220- Build Settings
• 221- Coding Bartok
• 222- Summary
• 223- Next Steps
• 224- 33.Prototype 6: Word Game
• 225- Getting Started: Word Game Prototype
• 226- About the Word Game
• 227- Parsing the Word List
• 228- Setting Up the Game
• 229- Laying Out the Screen
• 230- Adding Interactivity
• 231- Adding Scoring
• 232- Adding Animation
• 233- Adding Color
• 234- Summary
• 235- Next Steps
• 236- 34.Prototype 7: QuickSnap
• 237- Getting Started: QuickSnap Prototype
• 238- Building the Scene
• 239- Coding the Game
• 240- Summary
• 241- Next Steps
• 242- 35.Prototype 8: Omega Mage
• 243- Getting Started: Omega Mage Prototype
• 244- Building the Scene
• 245- The Mage Character
• 246- Mouse Interaction
• 247- Movement
• 248- The Inventory and Selecting Elements
• 249- Casting the Fire Ground Spell
• 250- Changing Rooms
• 251- Spawning Enemies
• 252- Abstracting the Enemy Interface
• 253- Making an EnemyFactory
• 254- Summary
• 255- Next Steps
• 256- Thanks!
• 257- A.Standard Project Setup Procedure
• 258- B.Useful Concepts
• 259- C# and Unity Coding Concepts
• 260- Math Concepts
• 261- Interpolation
• 262- Roleplaying Games
• 263- User Interface Concepts
• 264- C.Online Reference
• 265- Tutorials
• 266- Unity Resources
• 267- Programming
• 268- Searching Tips
• 269- Finding Assets
• 270- Educational Software Discounts.

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