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The thesis is written in German!
Abstract
The thesis covers a broad range of current game design knowledge. You can find information about
conflict, balance, narrative, information, challenge and learning curve, motivation, choices and
more. Case studies of Half Life, The Sims, Pacman, Super Mario 64, Zelda - The Ocarina of Time
and Starcraft are also included.
If you find any mistakes, have comments or something to criticise, please let me know.
Download
My Diploma Thesis (in German) on Prinzipien und Gestaltungsparadigmen im Game Design can be downloaded
here (5.2 Mb).
If you want to take a look at the table of contents before downloading the full thesis,
click here.