The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford

Ifwedesiretounderstandgamesandgamedesign,wemustfirstclearlyestablishourfundamentalorientation.Wemustdefinewhatwemeanbytheword“game.”Wemustalsodeterminethefundamentalcharacteristicsofallgames.Afterdiscussingsomeoftheobstaclesinherentinthiseffort,Iwillbrieflydescribethesalientclasse