Making Games

Author : Stefan Werning
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262361353
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games written by Stefan Werning and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An argument that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium. In Making Games, Stefan Werning considers the role of tools (primarily but not exclusively software), their design affordances, and the role they play as sociotechnical actors. Drawing on a wide variety of case studies, Werning argues that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium. He frames game-making as a (meta)game in itself and shows that tools, like games, have their own "procedural rhetoric" and should not always be conceived simply in terms of optimization and best practices.

Author : Steven Hugg
Publisher : Puzzling Plans LLC
ISBN 13 : 1075952727
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games for the NES written by Steven Hugg and published by Puzzling Plans LLC. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to program games for the NES! You'll learn how to draw text, scroll the screen, animate sprites, create a status bar, decompress title screens, play background music and sound effects and more. While using the book, take advantage of our Web-based IDE to see your code run instantly in the browser. We'll also talk about different "mappers" which add extra ROM and additional features to cartridges. Most of the examples use the CC65 C compiler using the NESLib library. We'll also write 6502 assembly language, programming the PPU and APU directly, and carefully timing our code to produce advanced psuedo-3D raster effects. Create your own graphics and sound, and share your games with friends!

Author : Michael Thornton Wyman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1136132384
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Great Games written by Michael Thornton Wyman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join videogame industry veteran Michael Thornton Wyman on a series of detailed, behind-the-scenes tours with the teams that have made some of the most popular and critically acclaimed videogames of the modern era. Drawing on insider's perspectives from a wide variety of teams, learn about the creation of a tiny, independent game project (World of Goo), casual game classics (Diner Dash, Bejeweled Twist), the world's most popular social game (FarmVille) as well as the world's most popular MMORPG (World of Warcraft), PC titles (Half Life 2) to AAA console games (Madden NFL 10), and modern-day masterpieces (Little Big Planet, Rock Band, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves). Hear directly from the creators about how these games were made, and learn from their stories from the trenches of videogames production. This book is an excellent resource for those working directly on game design or production, for those aspiring to work in the field, or for anyone who has wondered how the world's greatest videogames get made.

Author : Kurt Squire
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026236249X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games for Impact written by Kurt Squire and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing games for learning: case studies show how to incorporate impact goals, build a team, and work with experts to create an effective game. Digital games for learning are now commonplace, used in settings that range from K–12 education to advanced medical training. In this book, Kurt Squire examines the ways that games make an impact on learning, investigating how designers and developers incorporate authentic social impact goals, build a team, and work with experts in order to make games that are effective and marketable. Because there is no one design process for making games for impact—specific processes arise in response to local needs and conditions—Squire presents a series of case studies that range from a small, playable game created by a few programmers and an artist to a multimillion-dollar project with funders, outside experts, and external constraints. These cases, drawn from the Games + Learning + Society Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, show designers tackling such key issues as choosing platforms, using data analytics to guide development, and designing for new markets. Although not a how-to guide, the book offers developers, researchers, and students real-world lessons in greenlighting a project, scaling up design teams, game-based assessment, and more. The final chapter examines the commercial development of an impact game in detail, describing the creation of an astronomy game, At Play in the Cosmos, that ships with an introductory college textbook.

Author : Christopher Pitt
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 9781484224922
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games written by Christopher Pitt and published by Apress. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop games using the JavaScript web scripting language. This compact short book will help you learn how to use modern JavaScript to make games for web browsers. They’re effortless to use and they work everywhere. If you’ve ever wanted to make a game, join author Christopher Pitt. You’ll start with nothing and build fun games, in no time at all. What You'll Learn Make a game using JavaScript Master the game loop Handle player input, collision detection, gravity, ladders, and stairs Work with camera locking, mobs, and health Manage game inventory Handle mapping and more Who This Book Is For Those who are new to game development with some experience with JavaScript and web development.

Author : Christopher Pitt
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1484224930
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games written by Christopher Pitt and published by Apress. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop games using the JavaScript web scripting language. This compact short book will help you learn how to use modern JavaScript to make games for web browsers. They’re effortless to use and they work everywhere. If you’ve ever wanted to make a game, join author Christopher Pitt. You’ll start with nothing and build fun games, in no time at all. What You'll Learn Make a game using JavaScript Master the game loop Handle player input, collision detection, gravity, ladders, and stairs Work with camera locking, mobs, and health Manage game inventory Handle mapping and more Who This Book Is For Those who are new to game development with some experience with JavaScript and web development.

Author : Kurt Squire
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026254217X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games for Impact written by Kurt Squire and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing games for learning: case studies show how to incorporate impact goals, build a team, and work with experts to create an effective game. Digital games for learning are now commonplace, used in settings that range from K–12 education to advanced medical training. In this book, Kurt Squire examines the ways that games make an impact on learning, investigating how designers and developers incorporate authentic social impact goals, build a team, and work with experts in order to make games that are effective and marketable. Because there is no one design process for making games for impact—specific processes arise in response to local needs and conditions—Squire presents a series of case studies that range from a small, playable game created by a few programmers and an artist to a multimillion-dollar project with funders, outside experts, and external constraints. These cases, drawn from the Games + Learning + Society Center at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, show designers tackling such key issues as choosing platforms, using data analytics to guide development, and designing for new markets. Although not a how-to guide, the book offers developers, researchers, and students real-world lessons in greenlighting a project, scaling up design teams, game-based assessment, and more. The final chapter examines the commercial development of an impact game in detail, describing the creation of an astronomy game, At Play in the Cosmos, that ships with an introductory college textbook.

Author : Jorge Ps
Publisher : Jorge Ps
ISBN 13 : 1387007416
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The art of making games written by Jorge Ps and published by Jorge Ps. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #The @rt of making game$ Have you ever dream to make your own VideoGame?, then this book is for you. Everything related with this smart profession, that you need to know from the beginning till the end: 1. game engines 2. resources 3. programming languages 4. designing your first 2d game 5. publishing your game to the stores and much more ....

Author : Dr. Tracy Gardner
Publisher : 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN 13 : 1725331470
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games with ScratchJr written by Dr. Tracy Gardner and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When asked what they want to do when they grow up, many young people say they want to make video games. However, very few ever get the chance to pursue that career path. This guide to making games with the free app ScratchJr is sure to help young readers become coders, a big step on the way to achieving their dreams. Clear, colorful activities with detailed instructions will get readers making simple games in no time.

Author : Steven Hugg
Publisher : Puzzling Plans LLC
ISBN 13 : 1541021304
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Games for the Atari 2600 written by Steven Hugg and published by Puzzling Plans LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atari 2600 was released in 1977, and now there's finally a book about how to write games for it! You'll learn about the 6502 CPU, NTSC frames, scanlines, cycle counting, players, missiles, collisions, procedural generation, pseudo-3D, and more. While using the manual, take advantage of our Web-based IDE to write 6502 assembly code, and see your code run instantly in the browser. We'll cover the same programming tricks that master programmers used to make classic games. Create your own graphics and sound, and share your games with friends!