E-Books →Worldbuilding for Game Designers (CRC Press Guides to Tabletop Game Design)

Unlike all other artforms, games mandate participation, with the audience stepping into the world of the game and taking on the roles that the rules and pieces demand of them. Likewise, whenever an audience engages with a fictional world they are inherently playing a game of make‑believe and imagining themselves within a different context. This makes worldbuilding and gaming a perfect match, with each element giving more power to the other. This book unlocks exactly how the two disciplines are entwined and work together and how a designer can harness that synergy to the best effect.
This text is composed of short, focussed chapters that explain every step of building a compelling world, from getting your first ideas to moving towards publication. It also provides a deeper understanding of the how and why of world creation and why worlds have so much power over us as players and as people.
Features:Covers every step of world creation from getting ideas to seeking publicationComprehensive analysis of the fieldInspirational tricks to break blocks or find new anglesPractical exercises at the end of every chapterSimple and accessible material for every kind of game or game designer