Playful Thinking

The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games by Jesper Juul

Playful Thinking #1

The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games

Jesper Juul

176 pages • 2013 • 4 editions

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Uncertainty in Games by Greg Costikyan

Playful Thinking #2

Uncertainty in Games

Greg Costikyan

141 pages • 2013 • 3 editions

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Play Matters by Miguel Sicart

Playful Thinking #3

Play Matters

Miguel Sicart

176 pages • 2014 • 4 editions

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Works of Game: On the Aesthetics of Games and Art by John Sharp

Playful Thinking #4

Works of Game: On the Aesthetics of Games and Art

John Sharp

156 pages • 2015 • 2 editions

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How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design by Katherine Isbister

Playful Thinking #5

How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design

Katherine Isbister

192 pages • 2016 • 4 editions

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Playing Smart: On Games, Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence by Julian Togelius

Playful Thinking #6

Playing Smart: On Games, Intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence

Julian Togelius

192 pages • 2018 • 2 editions

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Play Like a Feminist. by Shira Chess

Playful Thinking #10

Play Like a Feminist.

Shira Chess

184 pages • 2020 • 3 editions

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Treacherous Play by Marcus Carter

Playful Thinking #13

Treacherous Play

Marcus Carter

152 pages • 2022 • 2 editions

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Player vs. Monster: The Making and Breaking of Video Game Monstrosity by Jaroslav Svelch

Playful Thinking #15

Player vs. Monster: The Making and Breaking of Video Game Monstrosity

Jaroslav Svelch

240 pages • 2023 • 2 editions

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The Stuff Games Are Made Of by Pippin Barr

Playful Thinking #16

The Stuff Games Are Made Of

Pippin Barr

184 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

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