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Gaming the System: Designing with Gamestar Mechanic (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning)
Gaming the System Designing with Gamestar Mechanic - The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning Author:Katie Salen Tekinbas, Melissa Gresalfi, Kylie Peppler, Rafi Santo Gaming the System demonstrates the nature of games as systems, how game designers need to think in terms of complex interactions of game elements and rules, and how to identify systems concepts in the design process. The activities use Gamestar Mechanic, an online game design environment with a systems thinking focus.