A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design

Index

A

Achievement Unlocked, 192

achievements as rewards, 140

Acme Novelty Library, 156

Adams, Tarn, 196

adjusting difficulty, 125-129

Adventure, 162

adventure games, 162

AdventureIslands’ Persist, 200

American Dream, 192-193

Analogue: A Hate Story, 193

Andreani, Christophe, 28

Animal Crossing, 183

animation, 86-89

aniway’s Candy Box, 194

Arnot, Leon, 83

audio. See sound

authored stories

explained, 158-159

story as choice, 165-170

story as exertion, 162-164

story as exploration, 164-165

story as intermission, 160-162

story as system, 170-171

authorship, shared, 182-183

B

The Banner Saga, 193-194

BaraBariBall, 125

Bee, 175-177

Berzerk, 88-89

Best Amendment, 171

Bioshock, 48

boredom, 120

branching story structure, 165-170

Breakout, 40

Brice, Mattie, ...