Game Design Tools. Cognitive, Psychological, and Practical Approaches

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Section One Introduction
	1 How to Use This Book
		Task Guide
		Chapter Guide
			Introduction
			Research Tools
			Game Design Tools
			Documentation
	2 Book Introduction
		Modern Game Design
		What Is Game Design?
		The Best Compromise
		Designer and Author
		Design and Manipulation
		The Forbidden Words
Section Two  Analysis Tools
	3 Design and Analysis
		The Importance of Analysis in Game Design
		Satisfying Your Audience
		The Importance of Data
	4 Target Audience Tools
		9 Whys Technique
		Bartle’s Archetypes
			Killer: Acting on the Players
			Achiever: Acting on the World
			Explorer: Interacting with the World
			Socializers: Interacting with the Players
			How to Use These Player Types
		Quantic Foundry
		Big Five
	5 Data Tools
		Stakeholders
		SWOT Analysis
		Perceptual Mapping
		Problem vs Need
Section Three Game Design Tools
	6 Introduction to Game Design Tools
		Demolishing the Creativity Myth
			Being a Creative
			Being the Creative
	7 Brainstorming Techniques
		Limitation
		Opposite Design
		Worst Idea
		Diffuse Mode
		Break the Theme
		Acting Brainstorming
		TRIZ
	8 Praxeology
		First Axiom
		Second Axiom
		Third Axiom
		Fourth Axiom
		Fifth Axiom
		Sixth Axiom
		Seventh Axiom
		Eighth Axiom
		Praxeology Framework
	9 Self-Determination Theory
		Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
		Competence
		Autonomy
		Relatedness
	10 Habit Loop and Operant Conditioning
		Habit Loop
		Operant Conditioning
	11 Game Design Patterns
	12 MDA Framework
		Theory
		Practice
	13 Nudges
		God/Superman Complex
		Fear of Missing Out
		Framing
		Apophenia
		Ikea Effect
		Principle of Least Effort
		Endowed Progress
		Survivorship Bias
		Mere Ownership Effect
		Sunk Cost
		Ego Preference
		Diderot Effect
		Drowning Person Effect
	14 Behavioural Game Design
		Diagnosis Tools
			Drive Theory
			Theory of Planned Behaviour
		Design Tools
			COM-B
			BMAP
	15 Emotional Game Design
		White Writing
		Artist’s Date
		Internal Game Design
		Emotions, Feelings, and Mood
		Two Factor Theory
		Grounded Cognition Theory and Embodied Cognition Theory
	16 Emotional Theories
		Paul Ekman’s Wheel
		Robert Plutchik’s Colours
		Two-Dimensional Analysis or Russell’s Circumplex Model
		Hourglass of Emotions
		Emotional Map
		Emotional Atlas
		Reaction Types
		Subtle Confusion
Section Four Documentation
	17 Introduction to Documentation
	18 Golden Rules
		Introduction to Golden Rules
		Show, Don’t Write
		Brief and Short
		The Right Tool for the Right Job
		Implement Visual Layering and Separation
		Avoid Junk: Less Is More
		No Weak Language
		Charts and Tables Simplify the Data
			Flowchart
			Cartesian Diagram
			Line Chart
			Stepped Line Chart
			Bar Chart
			Stacked Bar Chart
			Histogram Chart
			Pie Chart
			Pie Chart with Intensity
			Area Chart
			Stacked Area Chart and Percent Stacked Area Chart
			Scatter Plot Chart
			Bubble Chart
			Think Outside the Chart
			Colours
			Beautiful Documents
			Knowing Your Target Audience
			Ownership
			Decant Your Documents
	19 Pivotal Documents
		Distributed Documentation
		Compendium
		High Vision
		One Pager
		Design Document
		Game Design Document
		Level Design Document
		Narrative Design Document
		Technical Design Document
		Versioning Document
		Design Log
		Pitch Deck
Section Five Conclusion
	20 Games, Cakes, and Love
	21 The Cake Is Real
		Torta Paradiso Recipe
		Ingredients
		Preparation
Index