The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford
Ifwedesiretounderstandgamesandgamedesign,wemustfirstclearlyestablishourfundamentalorientation.Wemustdefinewhatwemeanbytheword“game.”Wemustalsodeterminethefundamentalcharacteristicsofallgames.Afterdiscussingsomeoftheobstaclesinherentinthiseffort,Iwillbrieflydescribethesalientclasse