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Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (Paperback)

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (Paperback)

Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (Paperback)

By: Johan Huizinga

Man, Play and Games (Paperback)

Man, Play and Games (Paperback)

Man, Play and Games (Paperback)

By: Roger Caillois

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)

By: Jason Schreier

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)

By: Ralph Koster

The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Playful Thinking Series)

The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Playful Thinking Series)

The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Playful Thinking Series)

By: Jesper Juul

Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)

Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)

Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)

By: Katie Salen Tekinbaş

The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia (Paperback)

The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia (Paperback)

The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia (Paperback)

By: Bernard Suits

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)

Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)

By: Jane McGonigal

Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)

Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)

Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)

By: C. Thi Nguyen

Play Matters (Playful Thinking)

Play Matters (Playful Thinking)

Play Matters (Playful Thinking)

By: Miguel Sicart

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)

The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)

By: Jesse Schell

Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking)

Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking)

Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking)

By: Greg Costikyan

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (Hardcover)

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (Hardcover)

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (Hardcover)

By: Jesper Juul

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (Paperback)

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (Paperback)

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (Paperback)

By: James Paul Gee

The Aesthetic of Play (Hardcover)

The Aesthetic of Play (Hardcover)

The Aesthetic of Play (Hardcover)

By: Brian Upton

The Player of Games (Culture, #2)

The Player of Games (Culture, #2)

The Player of Games (Culture, #2)

By: Iain M. Banks

Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Hardcover)

Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Hardcover)

Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Hardcover)

By: Dustin Hansen

Doom Guy: Life in First Person (Hardcover)

Doom Guy: Life in First Person (Hardcover)

Doom Guy: Life in First Person (Hardcover)

By: John Romero

The Beauty of Games (Kindle Edition)

The Beauty of Games (Kindle Edition)

The Beauty of Games (Kindle Edition)

By: Frank Lantz

Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11)

Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11)

Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11)

By: Derek Yu

The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy (Hardcover)

The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy (Hardcover)

The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy (Hardcover)

By: Bernie DeKoven

Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)

Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)

Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)

By: Steve Swink

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games (Hardcover)

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games (Hardcover)

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games (Hardcover)

By: Ian Bogost

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)

Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)

By: David Kushner

Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (Hardcover)

Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (Hardcover)

Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (Hardcover)

By: Ian Bogost

The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World (Paperback)

The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World (Paperback)

The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World (Paperback)

By: Steven L. Kent

The Medium of the Video Game (Paperback)

The Medium of the Video Game (Paperback)

The Medium of the Video Game (Paperback)

By: Mark J.P. Wolf

Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life (Paperback)

Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life (Paperback)

Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life (Paperback)

By: Chris Kohler

The Ambiguity of Play (Paperback)

The Ambiguity of Play (Paperback)

The Ambiguity of Play (Paperback)

By: Brian Sutton-Smith

The Rules We Break: Lessons in Play, Thinking, and Design (Paperback)

The Rules We Break: Lessons in Play, Thinking, and Design (Paperback)

The Rules We Break: Lessons in Play, Thinking, and Design (Paperback)

By: Eric Zimmerman

The Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits (Paperback)

The Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits (Paperback)

The Genesis of Animal Play: Testing the Limits (Paperback)

By: Gordon M. Burghardt

Videogame Culture: Volume I

Videogame Culture: Volume I

Videogame Culture: Volume I

By: Alex Kierkegaard

Diversity of Play (Paperback)

Diversity of Play (Paperback)

Diversity of Play (Paperback)

By: Mathias Fuchs

Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Hardcover)

Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Hardcover)

Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul (Hardcover)

By: Stuart M. Brown Jr.

Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature (Stages, Vol3)

Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature (Stages, Vol3)

Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature (Stages, Vol3)

By: Warren Motte

The Study of Games (Hardcover)

The Study of Games (Hardcover)

The Study of Games (Hardcover)

By: Elliott M. Avedon

Oxford History of Board Games (Hardcover)

Oxford History of Board Games (Hardcover)

Oxford History of Board Games (Hardcover)

By: David Parlett

God at Play: Līlā in Hindu and Christian Traditions (Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Book 11)

God at Play: Līlā in Hindu and Christian Traditions (Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Book 11)

God at Play: Līlā in Hindu and Christian Traditions (Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Book 11)

By: Daniel Soars

Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach (Paperback)

Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach (Paperback)

Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach (Paperback)

By: Michael Sellers

Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards (Kindle Edition)

Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards (Kindle Edition)

Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards (Kindle Edition)

By: Yu-kai Chou

EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1)

EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1)

EarthBound (Boss Fight Books, #1)

By: Ken Baumann

Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games (Hardcover)

Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games (Hardcover)

Significant Zero: Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games (Hardcover)

By: Walt Williams

Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark (Hardcover)

Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark (Hardcover)

Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark (Hardcover)

By: Lucia Peters

Freydal: Medieval Games - The Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I (Hardcover)

Freydal: Medieval Games - The Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I (Hardcover)

Freydal: Medieval Games - The Book of Tournaments of Emperor Maximilian I (Hardcover)

By: Stefan Krause

Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice (Paperback)

Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice (Paperback)

Woke Gaming: Digital Challenges to Oppression and Social Injustice (Paperback)

By: Kishonna L. Gray

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970 - 1977 (Hardcover)

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970 - 1977 (Hardcover)

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970 - 1977 (Hardcover)

By: Jason Tondo

Storytelling in Video Games: The Art of the Digital Narrative (Studies in Gaming)

Storytelling in Video Games: The Art of the Digital Narrative (Studies in Gaming)

Storytelling in Video Games: The Art of the Digital Narrative (Studies in Gaming)

By: Amy M. Green

The Composition of Video Games: Narrative, Aesthetics, Rhetoric and Play (Studies in Gaming)

The Composition of Video Games: Narrative, Aesthetics, Rhetoric and Play (Studies in Gaming)

The Composition of Video Games: Narrative, Aesthetics, Rhetoric and Play (Studies in Gaming)

By: Johansen Quijano