Joshua Bycer: Game Design Deep Dive

Um unseren Shop nutzen zu können, müssen Sie Javascript in Ihrem Browser aktivieren.

Cover: 9781032207612 | Game Design Deep Dive | Free-to-Play | Joshua Bycer | Taschenbuch

Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.

50,50 €*

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Aktuell nicht verfügbar

Sie können kein Produkt in den Warenkorb legen, da Javascript und technisch notwendige Cookies aktiviert sein müssen.

Kategorien:

Beschreibung

An examination on the history and design philosophy surrounding free to play games, and a discussion on monetization and economy systems and what does it mean to make ethical free to play gameplay.

Über den Autor

Joshua Bycer is a Game Design Critic with more than 7 years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time through [...], he ha interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Social Media Contacts

Additional Books

1.The Goal of Game Design Deep Dive: Free-to-Play

Introduction
Consumer and Developer Benefits

2.The Birth of Live Service

A Brief Look at MMOGs
Team Fortress 2
League of Legends
Live Service's Impact

3. The Beginning of the Free-to-Play Era

The MMOG Boom and Crash
The Rise of the Browser and Casual Game Market
The Era of Browser Game Design

4. The Basics of Free-to-Play Design

The Difficulty of Defining the Market
The Basic Structure
Popular Genres
Can Any Genre Become F2P?
The Introduction of "Fun Pain"
Creating a Live Service Game
The Risks and Rewards of Live Service Design

5. The First Generation of Free-to-Play/Mobile Games

The First Successes
Cultivating the Casual Gamer Market
The Limits of the Casual Market
The Mobile Methodology
The Three Phases of Gameplay

6. The Matters of Monetization

Ad Revenue
Monetization Design
Creating Currency
Popular Monetization Options
The Value of Time and Money

7. The Second Generation of Free-to-Play/Mobile Games

Of Brands and Battles
Pushing PvP Play
Defining Gameplay Systems
Crafting the Long-Term Experience

8. Studying Surprise Mechanics

Defining Surprise Mechanics
Loot Box
Gacha Design
Random Progression
Hero Collector Design

9. The Ethics of F2P

Anti-Consumer Practices
The Psychology of Microtransactions
Ethics in Game Design
Defining Ethical Game Design
Why This Matters

10. The Third Generation of Free-to-Play/Mobile Games

Carving Out Genres
Major Mobile (and F2P) Names
The Successes of Warframe and Path of Exile
Battle Passes/Seasonal Play

11. Long-Tail Live Service

The Challenge of Retention
The Two Kinds of Content
Balancing Live Service Gameplay
Pop Culture Promotion
Long-Term Support
When a Live Service Game Ends

12. Looking Forward with Free-to-Play Design

The Future of the Market
Play-to-Earn Design and NFTs
Conclusion

Glossary

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Fachbereich:	Anwendungs-Software
Genre:	Informatik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	188
ISBN-13:	9781032207612
ISBN-10:	1032207612
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bycer, Joshua
Hersteller:	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Maße:	227 x 148 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	Joshua Bycer
Erscheinungsdatum:	17.08.2022
Gewicht:	0,336 kg

preigu-id: 121657580