[game_edu] FW: IGDA EdSIG Collaboration

[S. Gold]

I just got this note from David Perry (see forward), it relates to the
announcement Michael sent out earlier today about David¹s Game Design book
and social network surrounding it¹s evolution. I am sure some of you might
be interested in using the book in your classrooms and/or working on making
Edition 2 an even better tome.

Professors
To receive an evaluation copy for adoption purposes, please send an email to
gratiscopyrequests at cengage.com with the following information:

* The title of the book: David Perry on Game Design, ISBN-10#: 1584506687;
ISBN-13#: 978-1584506683
* Your name, department and college name
* The name of the course for which you are considering the book
* Your mailing address (must be street address not P.O. Box)

Susan
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Susan Gold
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From: David Perry <dp at dperry.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:56:30 -0700
To: Susan Gold <goldfile at gmail.com>
Subject: RE: IGDA EdSIG Collaboration

I just sent this email to some industry friendsŠ I should have really
emailed you.
 
My Game Design book is finally done and out.  It's the biggest one ever, it
took 5 years and is over 1,000 pages long!
 
It's not-for-profit (so this is not a plug to make money), and it comes with
a social network ( www.gamedesignbook.org <http://www.gamedesignbook.org>),
so students can spend the next two years helping build the 2,000 page
Edition II.
 
It's been a labor of love, the concept is to deconstruct each component
that's been used to build games, like "Quests", or "How to make something
funny", or "How to make a villain".  There are hundreds of topics, and we
then list every possible way to do it, from every game in history.  (This of
course is technically impossible, so that's why I need help!)
 
When designing new features or hooks (that have never been seen before), to
be able to read the history is incredibly inspirational, I've tested it on
students and it works.  (I challenged them to break new ground, then I
challenged them again after giving them tons of inspirational reference, the
difference was night and day.)
 
My challenge was to get away from the traditional, "make great characters",
"great characters are very important", "make them deep" kind of stuff, to
"thanks to our contributors, here's exactly how to do it, and here's all the
reference you could ever need."
 
The problem is that the task to complete this book is monumental, and will
take a thousand minds working hard on it to review past and future game
designs etc.
 
If we pull this off, it's going to be one heck of a free reference for
students, as all the content will end up on a wiki at some point.
 
Some copies arrived today from Charles River Publishing, I'd like to offer
them to the heads of game design courses (with direct access to passionate
students that might pitch in.)
 
So, if you know any heads of game design courses, please send them my way.
 
Here's a link: http://tinyurl.com/9543j8
 
David Perry.
dp at dperry.com

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