new book: Playful Design by John Ferrara
Louis Rosenfeld <[email protected]> Tue, 22 May 2012 13:28:47 -0400
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(apologies for cross posting)
It's a pleasure to announce that John Ferrara's new book, *Playful
Design*<http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/>
*: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces, *is now available for
purchase!
No, this is *not* another book on gamification. *Playful Design *instead takes
a healthily skeptical and highly practical approach to showing how user
experience designers can achieve great things in the real world through
games. So please:
- Read the introduction<http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/downloads/game-design/Playful_Design_introduction.pdf>
and
an excerpt from *.net
magazine*<http://www.netmagazine.com/features/10-tips-building-better-game>
- Enjoy the wonderful
testimonials<http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/content/testimonials/>
from
folks like Jesse James Garrett and Sebastian Deterding
- Check out 137 lovely
illustrations<http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/sets/72157629492747000/>
on
Flickr
- Then buy <http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/> it directly
from Rosenfeld Media (or Amazon.com, if you must)
We offer *Playful Design <http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/>* in
two packages:
1. Full color 264 page paperback + PDF + ePUB (for iPad) + MOBI (for
Kindle)--all DRM-free--at US$39
2. Ebooks only: PDF + ePUB + MOBI--all DRM-free--at US$22
Thanks for considering it, and thanks especially for spreading the word.
cheers
Louis Rosenfeld :: http://louisrosenfeld.com :: @louisrosenfeld
Rosenfeld Media :: http://rosenfeldmedia.com :: @rosenfeldmedia
keep up with <http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/stay_connected.php> Rosenfeld
Media
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<p>(apologies for cross posting)<br>
<br>
It's a pleasure to announce that John Ferrara's new book, *Playful<br>
Design*<<a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/">http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/</a>><br>
*: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces, *is now available for<br>
purchase!<br>
<br>
No, this is *not* another book on gamification. *Playful Design *instead takes<br>
a healthily skeptical and highly practical approach to showing how user<br>
experience designers can achieve great things in the real world through<br>
games. So please:<br>
<br>
- Read the introduction<<a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/downloads/game-design/Playful_Design_introduction.pdf">http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/downloads/game-design/Playful_Design_introduction.pdf</a>><br>
and<br>
an excerpt from *.net<br>
magazine*<<a href="http://www.netmagazine.com/features/10-tips-building-better-game">http://www.netmagazine.com/features/10-tips-building-better-game</a>><br>
<br>
- Enjoy the wonderful<br>
testimonials<<a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/content/testimonials/">http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/content/testimonials/</a>><br>
from<br>
folks like Jesse James Garrett and Sebastian Deterding<br>
- Check out 137 lovely<br>
illustrations<<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/sets/72157629492747000/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/sets/72157629492747000/</a>><br>
on<br>
Flickr<br>
- Then buy <<a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/">http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/</a>> it directly<br>
from Rosenfeld Media (or Amazon.com, if you must)<br>
<br>
We offer *Playful Design <<a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/">http://rosenfeldmedia.com/books/game-design/</a>>* in<br>
two packages:<br>
<br>
1. Full color 264 page paperback + PDF + ePUB (for iPad) + MOBI (for<br>
Kindle)--all DRM-free--at US$39<br>
2. Ebooks only: PDF + ePUB + MOBI--all DRM-free--at US$22<br>
<br>
Thanks for considering it, and thanks especially for spreading the word.<br>
<br>
cheers<br>
<br>
Louis Rosenfeld :: <a href="http://louisrosenfeld.com">http://louisrosenfeld.com</a> :: @louisrosenfeld<br>
Rosenfeld Media :: <a href="http://rosenfeldmedia.com">http://rosenfeldmedia.com</a> :: @rosenfeldmedia<br>
keep up with <<a href="http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/stay_connected.php">http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/books/stay_connected.php</a>> Rosenfeld<br>
Media<br>
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