Game Designer's Playlist, The: Innovative Games Every Game Designer Needs to Play

Index

Symbols

6waves Lolapps, 146

7 Wonders, 99, 100

1024 (game), 145

1979 Revolution: Black Friday, 133, 139

2001: A Space Odyssey, 53

2048 (game), 145, 147

A

Absolute Poker/Ultimate Bet, 21

abstract strategy board games, 151

accidental game design, 154–156

Achievement Unlocked, 158, 161

Adams, Douglas, 135

aesthetics of game pieces, 85–86

agency

in distasteful content games, 130–131

illusion of control and, 75

in indirect representation of protagonist, 131–133

player identification with avatars, 188–189

in resemblance to protagonist, 131–133

in tutorials, 121–124

uncertainty and, 21–23

AI. See artificial intelligence

Aisle, 46–47

algorithms as game designers, 153–154

alpha player problem, 164–165

AlphaGo, 3, 7, 8

alternate reality games (ARGs), ...