Suter / Kocher / Bauer Games and Rules

Game Mechanics for the »Magic Circle«
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-8394-4304-0
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 322 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm

Reihe: Edition Medienwissenschaft

Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of 'Games and Rules' take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a 'Magic Circle', whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games.
This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world - among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Suter, Beat

Kocher, Mela

Bauer, René

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Computerspiele, Internetspiele
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation

Über Autor(innen)

Bauer, René
René Bauer, born in 1972, studied German philology and literary studies, biology and computer linguistics at the University of Zurich. He works as lecturer, researcher, and head of master education in game design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

Suter, Beat
Beat Suter (PhD), born in 1962, works as lecturer and researcher in game design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and manages GameLab and Game Archive. He has a PhD in literary studies.

Kocher, Mela
Mela Kocher (PhD), born in 1972. After publishing her dissertation in 2007 on aesthetics and narratology in video games, she spent two years on a post-doc project at the University of California, San Diego. Today she works as senior researcher in game design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).

Beat Suter (PhD), born in 1962, works as a senior lecturer and researcher in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and manages the GameLab. He has a PhD in Literary Studies.
Mela Kocher (PhD), born in 1972, works as a senior researcher in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). She has a PhD in Literary Studies.
René Bauer, born in 1972, works as lecturer, researcher and head of Master of Arts in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). His interests are coding, game mechanics and artgames.