Comments on: Blog-o-rama http://hagerup.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/blog-o-rama/ Ventures into games and the industry Fri, 16 May 2008 09:03:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: A theory of fun « OP(i)UM http://hagerup.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/blog-o-rama/#comment-14 A theory of fun « OP(i)UM Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:48:10 +0000 http://hagerup.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-14 [...] students, 3rd year students, Recommended, Teacher calls!. trackback In one of the posts on his blog, Eivind mentions a book called The Theory of Fun by Raph Kloster. I did a google search for it, and [...] [...] students, 3rd year students, Recommended, Teacher calls!. trackback In one of the posts on his blog, Eivind mentions a book called The Theory of Fun by Raph Kloster. I did a google search for it, and [...]

]]> By: Eivind Røbekk Hagerup http://hagerup.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/blog-o-rama/#comment-11 Eivind Røbekk Hagerup Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:08:45 +0000 http://hagerup.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-11 Thank you for your comment! I will definitely order Koster's book :) Thank you for your comment! I will definitely order Koster’s book :)

]]> By: bbrathwaite http://hagerup.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/blog-o-rama/#comment-10 bbrathwaite Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:59:50 +0000 http://hagerup.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-10 "I’m still a bit unsure of exactly how I should pursue this task. Which topics should I pay most attention to, and how?" A good place it to start by reading Koster's book, which is incredibly approachable. Then, identify the things he talks about in games. From a design perspective, learn to think beyond the graphics, and ask yourself why stuff really matters. Welcome to the design blog world. “I’m still a bit unsure of exactly how I should pursue this task. Which topics should I pay most attention to, and how?”

A good place it to start by reading Koster’s book, which is incredibly approachable. Then, identify the things he talks about in games. From a design perspective, learn to think beyond the graphics, and ask yourself why stuff really matters. Welcome to the design blog world.

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