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  Steve Swink examines how input, movement, space and polish shape the sensation
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# Game Feel: A Game Designer’s Guide to Virtual Sensation

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Steve Swink examines how input, movement, space and polish shape the sensation of control. Useful when a mechanic works but still feels unsatisfying.

## When to use it

Steve Swink examines how input, movement, space and polish shape the sensation of control. Useful when a mechanic works but still feels unsatisfying.

## Access

Paid book; publisher page.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial recommendation. The external material retains its author’s rights.

- [Game Feel: A Game Designer’s Guide to Virtual Sensation](https://www.routledge.com/Game-Feel-A-Game-Designers-Guide-to-Virtual-Sensation/Swink/p/book/9780429178566) (id: source-7dcc67de155a8f9f)

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