IMGD 1001: Reading Assignment 8

	Interactive Media & Game Development Worcester Polytechnic Institute	IMGD

IMGD 1001: The Game Development Process
Reading Assignment 8: Crawford, Chapter 7

What to Read:	Chapter 7, “Creativity: The Missing Ingredient” from Chris Crawford on Game Design. The complete etext of this book is available here. You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:	As you read, write down the answers to the following questions: Crawford considers one thing in particular “much more difficult” than germinating, nurturing, and developing an idea. What is it? According to Crawford, what is the first lesson the game industry should learn from the movie industry? “Most creative ideas are ______ ideas.” What is Lesson 13? Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.

What to Read:

Chapter 7, “Creativity: The Missing Ingredient” from Chris Crawford on Game Design.

The complete etext of this book is available here.
You must be logged into a computer on the WPI network to access it.

What to Watch for:

As you read, write down the answers to the following questions:

Crawford considers one thing in particular “much more difficult” than germinating, nurturing, and developing an idea. What is it?
According to Crawford, what is the first lesson the game industry should learn from the movie industry?
“Most creative ideas are ______ ideas.”
What is Lesson 13?

Some of these questions may appear on an upcoming quiz.