Making Games

The Politics and Poetics of Game Creation Tools

Stefan Werning

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English

MIT Press
04 May 2021

Computing: general

Series: Playful Thinking

"An argument that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium.

An argument that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium.

In Making Games, Stefan Werning considers the role of tools (primarily but not exclusively software), their design affordances, and the role they play as sociotechnical actors. Drawing on a wide variety of case studies, Werning argues that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium. He frames game-making as a (meta)game in itself and shows that tools, like games, have their own ""procedural rhetoric"" and should not always be conceived simply in terms of optimization and best practices."

By: Stefan Werning
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262044837
ISBN 10: 0262044838
Series: Playful Thinking
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stefan Werning is Associate Professor for Digital Media and Game Studies at Utrecht University. He has worked in the digital games industry, most notably at Codemasters and Nintendo of Europe.