90 – Crawford – The Art of Computer Game Design
From Game Studies Study Buddies by Ranged Touch
January 31, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
The episode discusses Chris Crawford's influential book on computer game design from 1984.
We talk about the 1984 book The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
Topics covered
- computer game design
- Chris Crawford
- video game history
- game development
- book discussion
Keywords
- computer game design
- Chris Crawford
- 1984
- video games
- game development
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CMRN, Bookshop.org
Books & works: The Art of Computer Game Design
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