Designing Games for Children: Developmental, Usability, and Design Considerations for Making Games for Kids

ISBN-13: 9781138428294 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Fisher, Carla

Opis

Creating a video game for children? Whether you are a seasoned game designer, a children‘s media professional, oe an instructor teaching the next generation of game designers, Designing Games for Children is the first book dedicated to serving the specific needs of children‘s game designers.

Spis treści

Section One: Game Design in a Nutshell





Chapter 1: What is a Game?





Chapter 2: What is Game Design?





Chapter 3: Game Design Documents





Chapter 4: Production





Chapter 5: Finding a Developer





Chapter 6: Game Business Models





Chapter 7: Competitive Analysis and Identifying Market Opportunities





Section Two: Understanding Kids





Chapter 8: Child Development Overview





Chapter 9: Babies and Toddlers (0-2 Years)





Chapter 10: PreSchoolers (3-5 Years)





Chapter 11: Early Elementary Kids: (Ages 6-8)





Chapter 12: Tweens (Age 9-12)





Chapter 13: Teens (Age 13+)





Chapter 14: Public Perceptions of Games for Kids





Chapter 15: User Testing with Kids





Section Three: Game Design Guidelines





Chapter 16: Best Practices





Chapter 17: Considerations for Interactions by Platforms or Device





Chapter 18: Making Educational or Commercial Games





Chapter 19: Instructions, Tutorials, Scaffolding, and In-Game Help





Chapter 20: eBooks and Interactive Stories





Chapter 21: Multiplayer and Cooperative Games





Chapter 22: Player Data in Games and Progress Tracking





Chapter 23: Marketing for Kids and Families








Conclusion: Making a Game

O autorze

Chances are high that most American children have played some of the more than 300 games Dr. Carla Fisher has worked on in the past 15 years. Prior to starting No Crusts Interactive, she worked for Sesame Workshop, PBS KIDS, and Highlights for Children. She speaks internationally at both industry and academic events about best practices for children's games, and holds a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Additionally, Carla holds a master's degree in media studies from the New School University and has, on occasion, been known to twist balloon animals and hats as well as play bassoon.