The Art of interactive design : a euphonious and illuminating guide to building successful software / Chris Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Chris, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interactive multimedia.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An understanding of what makes things interactive is key to the successful creation of websites, computer games, and software. In The Art of Interactive Design, Chris Crawford explains what interactivity is, how it works, why it's important, and how to design good software and websites that are truly interactive. Crawford's colloquial, conversational style makes it easy to grasp the fundamentals and the theoretical underpinnings of interactivity, as he discusses specific social and artistic issues.

Contents:

Preliminaries; What Exactly Is Interactivity?; Why Bother With Interactivity?; Speaking; Thinking; Listening; The Interactive Loop; Architectures; Guidelines; Bloopers; Clock Setting; The Design Process; Advice For Specific Fields; Dedicated Devices; Why Learn Programming?; Soft Math; Process Intensity; Linkmeshes; Play; Abstraction; Indirection; Linguistics; Metaphor; Anticipation; A History Of Interactivity; Control Versus Interactivity; The Two-cultures Problem; Interactive Storytelling; Subjunctivity; Futures; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-59327-019-4

OCLC:

171563842