Game Invaders: The Theory and Understanding of Computer Games (Paperback)

Game Invaders takes an innovative approach to game design, combining genre theory and semiotics. U.K. games professor Clive Fencott introduces a practical critical DIY toolbox for analyzing existing games and designing future games. He explores an unconventional assortment of specific games in depth to show the value and limitations of various theories, paying close attention to several games outside of the mainstream. Fencott also investigates possible futures in game building, applications, and virtual realities. Personable and engaging, this book is meant for undergraduate and graduate students in games programming, games design, communications studies, and media studies, as well as recent grads looking for an edge in beginning their programming/design careers.

《Game Invaders》採用創新的遊戲設計方法，結合了類型理論和符號學。英國遊戲教授克萊夫·芬科特（Clive Fencott）介紹了一個實用的批判性DIY工具箱，用於分析現有遊戲並設計未來的遊戲。他深入探討了一系列非傳統的特定遊戲，以展示各種理論的價值和限制，並特別關注了一些非主流的遊戲。芬科特還研究了遊戲建設、應用和虛擬現實的可能未來。這本書風趣有趣，適合遊戲編程、遊戲設計、傳播學和媒體研究的本科和研究生學生，以及剛畢業的學生尋求在開始他們的編程/設計職業生涯時獲得優勢。