Introduction to Game Systems Design

<p>Preface&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;xx</p> <p>Chapter 1&nbsp; Games and Players: Defined&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1</p> <p>Chapter 2&nbsp; Roles in the Game Industry&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;23</p> <p>Chapter 3&nbsp; Asking Questions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;31</p> <p>Chapter 4&nbsp; System Design Tools&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;43</p> <p>Chapter 5&nbsp; Spreadsheet Basics&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;51</p> <p>Chapter 6&nbsp; Spreadsheet Functions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;89</p> <p>Chapter 7&nbsp; Distilling Life into Systems&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;109</p> <p>Chapter 8&nbsp; Coming Up with Ideas&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;119</p> <p>Chapter 9&nbsp; Attributes: Creating and Quantifying Life&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;133</p> <p>Chapter 10&nbsp; Organizing Data in Spreadsheets&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;145</p> <p>Chapter 11&nbsp; Attribute Numbers&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;157</p> <p>Chapter 12&nbsp; System Design Foundations&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;169</p> <p>Chapter 13&nbsp; Range Balancing, Data Fulcrums, and Hierarchical Design&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;195</p> <p>Chapter 14&nbsp; Exponential Growth and Diminishing Returns&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;215</p> <p>Chapter 15&nbsp; Analyzing Game Data&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;229</p> <p>Chapter 16&nbsp; Macrosystems and Player Engagement&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;245</p> <p>Chapter 17&nbsp; Fine-Tuning Balance, Testing, and Problem Solving&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;257</p> <p>Chapter 18&nbsp; Systems Communication and Psychology&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;279</p> <p>Chapter 19&nbsp; Probability&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;291</p> <p>Chapter 20&nbsp; Next Steps&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;341</p> <p>Index&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;345</p>