References

All the books and articles that we find interesting/read, will be linked/listed here.

Game Design Books:

Tracy Fullerton, 2008, Game Design Workshop, Second Edition: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games

Jesse Schell, 2008, The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

Salen & Zimmerman, 2003, Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals

Academic articles:

Fullerton T. et al. (2006) “That Cloud Game: Dreaming (and Doing) Innovative Game Design” Proceedings of the 2006 ACM SIGGRAPH symposium on Videogames.

Fullerton, T. (2008) Game Design workshop: a playcentric approach to creating innovative games, Elsevier, USA.

Peltoniemi, M. (2009) ‘Entrepreneurship and innovation within creative industries: a case study on the Finnish games industry’, Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.420-430.

Peltoniemi, M. (2009). Industry Life-Cycle Theory in the Cultural Domain: Dynamics of the Games Industry. Tampere University of Technology. Publication 805.

Tschang, F. T. (2007) “Balancing the Tensions Between Rationalization and Creativity in the Video Games Industry” Organization Science 18, 6, pp. 989-1005.

Tschang F. T. (2003) “When Does an Idea Become an Innovation? The Role of Individual and Group Creativity in Videogame Design” DRUID Summer Conference 2003 on Creating, Sharing and Transferring Knowledge. The Role of Geography, Institutions and Organizations.

Tschang, F. T. & Szczypula, J. (2006) “Idea Creationg, Constructivism and Evolution as Key Characteristics in the Videogame Artifact Design Process” European Management Journal 24, 4, pp. 270-287

Other articles:

Ernest Adams, 2007, “50 Greatest Game Design Innovations”, in Edge Online

Juan Grill, 2007, “Innovation in Casual Games: A Rallying Cry” in Gamasutra

Games our team have played during this project:

PC/Mac:
Heroes of Might and Magic III, 1999, New World Computing
World of Warcraft, 2004, Blizzard
Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst
The Sims 3, 2009, EA
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1 & Chapter 2, 2009, Telltale Games
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, 2007, Infinity Ward
Crysis, 2007, Crytek
Peggle Deluxe, 2007, PopCap Games, Inc.
Zeno Clash, 2009, ACE Team

Browser based/Facebook:
Mafia Wars, 2008, Zynga

GameCube:
Resident Evil Remake, 2002, Capcom

PlayStation 2:
Silent Hill 2, 2001, Konami
Silent Hill 3, 2003, Konami

PlayStation 3:
Assassin’s Creed, 2007, Ubisoft
Folklore, 2007, Game Republic
Far Cry 2, 2008, Ubisoft
Street Fighter IV, 2009, Capcom
Shatter, 2009, Sidhe Interactive
Bionic Commando, 2009, GRIN
Fat Princess, 2009, Titan Studios
UFC 2009 Undisputed, 2009, Yuke’s Co. Ltd.
Afro Samurai, 2009, Namco Bandai Games Inc.
Valkyria Chronicles, 2008, Basiscape
Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, 2009, Tarsier Studios
The Beatles: Rock Band, 2009, Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Noby Noby Boy, 2009, Namco Bandai

Xbox 360:
Mass Effect, 2007, Bioware
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, 2008, Rare Ltd.
A Kingdom for Keflings, 2008, NinjaBee
Shadow Complex, 2009, Chair Entertainment
Left 4 Dead, 2008, Valve Corporation
Rocket Riot, 2009, Codeglue
Batman: Arkham Asylum, 2009, Rocksteady Studios Ltd
Beautiful Katamari, 2007, Namco
The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition, 2009, LucasArts
Droplitz, 2009, Blitz Game Studio
Bayonetta,2010,PlatinumGames

Wii:
New Play Control! Pikmin 2, 2009 (2004), Nintendo
SimAnimals, 2009, EA
Wii Sports Resort, 2009, Nintendo
Bubble Bobble, 1986, Taito
New Super Mario Bros. Wii,2009,Nintendo EAD

Nintendo DS/DSi:
SimAnimals, 2009, EA
WarioWare: Snapped!, 2009, Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, 2008, Konami Corporation

PSP:
WTF: Work Time Fun, 2006, SCE Japan Studio
Half-Minute Hero,2009,Marvelous Entertainment Inc.

iPhone/iPod Touch:
Candy, Slash Casual Software
Chocolate Shop Frenzy, Digital Chocolate
Zen Bound, Secret Exit
Passage, Jason Rohrer
Bejeweled 2, PopCap Games
Supermarket Mania, G5 Entertainment
Sneezies, Antair Games
California Gold Rush, Digital Chocolate
KarmaStar, 2009, Majesco Entertainment
Pinball Dreaming: Pinball Dreams, 2009, Cowboy Rodeo
Rolando, 2008, ngmoco
I Dig It, 2009, InMotion Software, LLC
MustEatBirds, 2009, Mediatonic Ltd
Minigore, 2009, Mountain Sheep/Chillingo
StandOFood, 2009, G5 Entertainment
Mr. Driller, Namco, 2009 (1999)

(These games we have actually played, not only checked and tested… The list of checked and tested games is easily gigantic…)