Bernie De Koven
American game designer (1941-2018)
Bernard Louis De Koven or DeKoven (October 15, 1941 – March 24, 2018)[1] was an American game designer, author, lecturer and fun theorist.[2] He was most notable for his book The Well Played Game, for his works to the New Games Foundation,[3] his work in computer game design,[4] and for his long-running web site, deepFUN.com.
Bernie De Koven | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bernard Louis De Koven October 15, 1941 Appleton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 2018 (aged 76) |
| Pen name | Major Fun, General Fun |
| Occupation | Game designer, writer, humorist, fun theorist |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Villanova University |
| Period | 1967-2018 |
| Notable works | The Well Played Game |
| Notable awards | 1967 Rockefeller Fellowship (playwriting) 2006 Iffil-Raynolds award |
| Spouse |
Rosanne "Rocky" Friedlander
(m. 1966) |
| Children | Shael, Elyon Avram Micah[1] |
| Website | |
| www | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 De Koven, Elyon. "DeKoven Family Tree". Paging the DeKoven family. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ Wilson, Douglas. "Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now: On Self-Effacing Games and Unachievements." Game Studies. Vol.11, Iss.1. February 2011. ISSN 1604-7982
- ↑ Pearce, Celia; Tracy Fullerton; Janine Fron; and Jacquelyn Ford Morie. "Sustainable Play: Toward A New Games Movement For The Digital Age." Games and Culture. Vol.2, No.3. Pp.261-278. July 2007. ISSN 1555-4120
- ↑ Thomsen, Michael. "Review: The Smithsonian Celebrates Video Games - America's first art museum and The Art of Video Games." IGN. 30 March 2012
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