Trigger Happy is a book bySteven Poole, examiningvideogames in terms of theiraesthetic appeal - what makes certain games morefun to play than others. It covers aspects such as the effective use ofspace andperspective in videogames, rewards and progression through games, thedesign of an appealingvideo game character and the debate overviolence in games.
In different editions (published byFourth Estate (ISBN 1-84115-121-1) andArcade Publishing (ISBN 1-55970-598-1), it has had thesubtitlesThe Inner Life of Videogames andVideogames and the Entertainment Revolution.
Trigger Happy was released for free inpdf format under aCreative Commons license in 2007. The book may be downloaded from the author's website.
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