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Learning about videogame design from Schell & Adams

I want to make my own videogames. Learning videogame design is my first step on that journey. I doubt Schell's 'The Art of Game Design' and Adams's 'Fundamentals of Game Design' will be the only two books I will ever read on the topic, despite the ambiguity in both titles these are both about videogames primarily. The point of this is not to summarise each book individually, but rather the total. I read these two in the title order. This might have not been the best order as Adams's book laid out and functions as a textbook with a focus on the player, while Schell's more like a reference book and is primarily focused on creating a good product using different perspectives to help. The focus of both aren't necessarily contradictory. I did miss out on a few things intentionally. There was so little on accessibility I did not include it at all, there are the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines which seem much more relevant and would be constantly updated. I a...