{"product_id":"unboxed-isbn-9780262543958","title":"Unboxed","description":"\u003cb\u003eA board game designer offers an in-depth exploration of board game design and experience!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures insights from 32 leading professionals, including the designers behind \u003ci\u003eMagic: The Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e7 Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShut Up \u0026amp; Sit Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGordon Calleja examines key aspects of board game experience—the nature of play, attention, rules, sociality, imagination, narrative, materiality, and immersion—to offer a theory of board game experience and a model for understanding game involvement that is relevant to the analysis, criticism, and design of board games. Drawing on interviews with 32 leading board game designers and critics, Calleja—himself a board game designer—provides the set of conceptual tools that board game design has thus far lacked. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter considering different conceptions of play, Calleja discusses the nature and role of attention and goes on to outline the key forms of involvement that make up the board game playing experience. In subsequent chapters, Calleja explores each of these forms of involvement, considering both the experience itself and the design considerations that bring it into being. Calleja brings this analysis together in a chapter that maps how these forms of involvement come together in the moment of gameplay, and how their combination shapes the flow of player affect. By tracing the processes by which players experience these moments of rule-mediated, imagination-fueled sociality, Calleja helps us understand the richness of the gameplay experience packed into the humble board game box.Acknowledgments vii\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ix\u003cbr\u003e1 Play 1\u003cbr\u003e2 Attention 23\u003cbr\u003e3 Rules 45\u003cbr\u003e4 Sociality 67\u003cbr\u003e5 Fiction 99\u003cbr\u003e6 Narrative 127\u003cbr\u003e7 Materiality 163\u003cbr\u003e8 Immersion 193\u003cbr\u003e9 Unboxed 215\u003cbr\u003eConclusion 237\u003cbr\u003eNotes 245\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 267\u003cbr\u003eIndex 283\"\u003ci\u003eUnboxed \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonder! Calleja moves seamlessly from the philosophy of games and the human experience to nuts and bolts practical advice for designers.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Geoff Engelstein, Adjunct Professor, NYU Game Center, and author of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Blocks of Tabletop Game Design\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Calleja showcases the voices of dozens of world-class board game creators who each share their perspectives about what makes for a truly magical board game experience. \u003ci\u003eUnboxed \u003c\/i\u003egives you the tools to think about board games like a true connoisseur.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jesse Schell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Game Design\u003c\/i\u003e, Distinguished Professor of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eUnboxed\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have for everyone who designs and studies board games. Packed with designer interviews and written in a precise, funny, moving voice, this emotion-centered book is nothing short of brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Richard Lemarchand, Associate Professor, USC Games and author of \u003ci\u003eA Playful Production Process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eGordon Calleja is Associate Professor of Game Studies at the University of Malta’s Institute of Digital Games, which he founded in 2012, and the author of \u003ci\u003eIn-Game: From Immersion to Incorporation\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press). A game designer at Mighty Boards, a board game design studio, he has designed and published \u003ci\u003eWill Love Tear Us Apart?\u003c\/i\u003e, a videogame adaptation of the Joy Division song, and several board games, including \u003ci\u003ePosthuman Saga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExcavation Earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299814101221,"sku":"NP9780262543958","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262543958.jpg?v=1767743187","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/unboxed-isbn-9780262543958","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}