Chapter 1 Composite Games and the Historical Context of Super Mario World
Chapter 2 Measurements and their Meanings
Chapter 3 Challenges, Cadences and Skill Themes
Chapter 4.0 Introduction to Level Analysis
Chapter 4.1 The Moving Targets Skill Theme
Chapter 5 The Periodic Enemies Theme
Chapter 6 The Preservation of Momentum Theme
Chapter 7 The Intercepts Theme
Chapter 8 The Mini-Theme & Isolated Concepts
Chapter 9 Irregular Levels
Chapter 10 The Toolkit for Cadence Analysis
Chapter 11 Conclusion
Biography
Patrick Holleman founded The Game Design Forum in 2010 with the specific goal of publishing scholarly articles about videogame design. On that site he originally published the Reverse Design series, which has been used by game designers and students across the world to improve their understanding of their craft. Material from that series has been used in online courses as well as university settings, including the University of Toronto and Cornell. His writing has also appeared in Paste Magazine, Indie Game Magazine and Tutsplus. In addition to his writing, Holleman has worked as a part-time producer and consultant in the game development industry. He lives in Pennsylvania.
