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In this video, game designer and author of this deck/book Jesse Schell describes his game-design philosophy.

"Would you like to design world-class games? The Deck of Lenses is the ultimate game design creativity toolkit! Companion to the acclaimed book The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, this convenient deck contains 100 unique "lens cards" featuring key questions that will make your game great, and a magnificent color illustration to help you remember each principle. The lenses span every aspect of game design--story, game mechanics, technology, aesthetics, psychology, creativity, teamwork, playtesting, and even business issues. Included instructions explain how to use the cards to design board, card, and video games. Whether you are a novice or expert game designer, this deck of lenses will change the way you look at games."

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