@article{750485, recid = {750485}, author = {Tekinbaş, Katie Salen, and Gresalfi, Melissa, and Peppler, Kylie A., and Santo, Rafi,}, title = {Gaming the system : designing with Gamestar mechanic /}, pages = {1 online resource (xxxvi, 266 pages :}, abstract = {Understanding games as systems, with complex interactions of game elements and rules.Gaming the System demonstrates the nature of games as systems, how game designers need to think in terms of complex interactions of game elements and rules, and how to identify systems concepts in the design process. The activities use Gamestar Mechanic, an online game design environment with a systems thinking focus.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/750485}, }