ART Courses Playbook

Players Making Decisions brings together the wide range of topics that are most often taught in modern game design courses and focuses on the core concepts that will be useful for students for years to come. A common theme to many of these concepts is the art and craft of creating games in which players are engaged by making meaningful decisions. It is the decision to move right or left, to pass versus shoot, or to develop one’s own strategy that makes the game enjoyable to the player. As a game designer, you are never entirely certain of who your audience will be, but you can enter their world and offer a state of focus and concentration on a task that is intrinsically rewarding.

"Designing with Type" is a unique combination of textbook and professional reference. It presents a complete overview of the field of typography, from the origins of the alphabet through contemporary design. All type fundamentals are discussed -- fundamentals that are inherent in all successful typographic design. Rather than overwhelming the reader with an infinite number of existing typefaces, five are thoroughly examined: Garamond, Baskerville, Bodoni, Century Expanded, and Helvetica. The Fifth Edition of "Designing with Type" has been revised and updated to reflect the enormous changes in technology that have occurred in recent years. At the same time, it remains the basic features that have made the book indispensable to generations of students and instructors.