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Fundamentals
of Game Design Third Edition
Ernest Adams
Founder of the IGDA
Dr. Ernest Adams is a game
design consultant, teacher,
and the author of several books,
including Game Mechanics:
Advanced Game Design and
previous editions of this book. He has worked
in the game industry for over 20 years, eight
of them at Electronic Arts. He has been a lead
designer at Bullfrog Productions, and for
several years before that he was the audio/
video producer on the Madden NFL football
product line. In a much earlier life he was a
software engineer. Dr. Adams is also the
founder and rst chairman of the International
Game Developers Association, and is a
frequent lecturer at the Game Developers
Conference. His professional website can be
found at www.designersnotebook.com.
In this updated edition of Fundamentals of Game Design, Adams adds much
to what was already a thorough look at game design in all its varieties. The
result is a veritable feast of design lessons sure not only to satisfy the budding
designers appetite, but also to rene her palate.