Video Game Design Revealed

Author : Guy W. Lecky-Thompson
Publisher : Course Technology PTR
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Game Design Revealed written by Guy W. Lecky-Thompson and published by Course Technology PTR. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a professional game developer working in an established studio or a creative thinker interested in trying your hand at game design, "Video Game Design Revealed" will show you the steps and processes involved in bringing a video game from concept to completion. Beginning with an overview of the history of video games and an examination of the elements of successful games, the book breaks down the video game design process into its simplest elements and builds from there. You'll learn how to take an idea and tweak it into a viable game based on the genre, market, game style, and subject matter, moving on to creating and organizing a timeline for the production of the game. Once you've mapped out your game production plan and gathered all the information you need, you'll learn how to choose the development platform and other technologies that best suit the game you've designed, add sound and graphics, and apply game mechanics such as whether the game will be single-player or multiplayer and what levels and objects to add to your game to make it challenging and interesting. "Video Game Design Revealed" concludes with guidelines on how to compose a proposal to be used to present your idea to the game industry as well as tips and information on how to find and contact game studios, publishers, and investors to help you make your game design a reality..

Author : Wagner James Au
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118416465
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Game Design Secrets written by Wagner James Au and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design great Facebook, iOS, and Web games and learn from the experts what makes a game a hit! This invaluable resource shows how to put into action the proven design and marketing techniques from the industry's best game designers, who all started on a small scale. The book walks novice and experienced game designers through the step-by-step process of conceptualizing, designing, launching, and managing a winning game on platforms including Facebook, iOS, and the Web. The book is filled with examples that highlight key design features, explain how to market your game, and illustrate how to turn your design into a money-making venture. Provides an overview of the most popular game platforms and shows how to design games for each Contains the basic principles of game design that will help promote growth and potential to generate revenue Includes interviews with top independent game developers who reveal their success secrets Offers an analysis of future trends that can open (or close) opportunities for game designers Game Design Secrets provides aspiring game designers a process for planning, designing, marketing, and ultimately making money from new games.

Author : Scott Rogers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470970928
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Level Up! written by Scott Rogers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and build cutting-edge video games with help from video game expert Scott Rogers! If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then this is the book for you. Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maxim vs. Army of Zin, and SpongeBob Squarepants, this book is full of Rogers's wit and imaginative style that demonstrates everything you need to know about designing great video games. Features an approachable writing style that considers game designers from all levels of expertise and experience Covers the entire video game creation process, including developing marketable ideas, understanding what gamers want, working with player actions, and more Offers techniques for creating non-human characters and using the camera as a character Shares helpful insight on the business of design and how to create design documents So, put your game face on and start creating memorable, creative, and unique video games with this book!

Author : Michael Salmond
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474255450
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Game Design written by Michael Salmond and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video Game Design is a visual introduction to integrating core design essentials, such as critical analysis, mechanics and aesthetics, prototyping, level design, into game design. Using a raft of examples from a diverse range of leading international creatives and award-winning studios, this is a must-have guide for budding game designers. Industry perspectives from game industry professionals provide fascinating insights into this creative field, and each chapter concludes with a workshop project to help you put what you've learnt into practice to plan and develop your own games. With over 200 images from some of the best-selling, most creative games of the last 30 years, this is an essential introduction to industry practice, helping readers develop practical skills for video game creation. This book is for those seeking a career making video games as part of a studio, small team or as an independent creator. It will guide you from understanding how games engage, entertain and communicate with their audience and take you on a journey as a designer towards creating your own video game experiences. Interviewees include: James Portnow, CEO at Rainmaker Games Brandon Sheffield, Gamasutra.com/Game Developer magazine Steve Gaynor, co-founder The Fullbright Company (Gone Home) Kate Craig, Environment Artist. The Fullbright Company (Gone Home) Adam Saltsman, creator of Canabalt & Gravity Hook Jake Elliott & Tamas Kemenczy, Cardboard Computer (Kentucky Route Zero) Tyson Steele, User Interface Designer, Epic Games Tom Francis, Game Designer, Gunpoint & Floating Point Kareem Ettouney, Art Director, Media Molecule. Little Big Planet 1 & 2, Tearaway. Kenneth Young, Head of Audio, Media Molecule Rex Crowle, Creative Lead, Media Molecule

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1668475901
Total Pages : 2034 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact written by Management Association, Information Resources and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 2034 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Videogames have risen in popularity in recent decades and continue to entertain many all over the world. As game design and development becomes more accessible to those outside of the industry, their uses and impacts are further expanded. Games have been developed for medical, educational, business, and many more applications. While games have many beneficial applications, many challenges exist in current development processes as well as some of their impacts on society. It is essential to investigate the current trends in the design and development of games as well as the opportunities and challenges presented in their usage and social impact. The Research Anthology on Game Design, Development, Usage, and Social Impact discusses the emerging developments, opportunities, and challenges that are found within the design, development, usage, and impact of gaming. It presents a comprehensive collection of the recent research, theories, case studies, and more within the area. Covering topics such as academic game creation, gaming experience, and violence in gaming, this major reference work is a dynamic resource for game developers, instructional designers, educators and administrators of both K-12 and higher education, students of higher education, librarians, government officials, business leaders and executives, researchers, and academicians.

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128017058
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Games and Creativity written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video games have become an increasingly ubiquitous part of society due to the proliferation and use of mobile devices. Video Games and Creativity explores research on the relationship between video games and creativity with regard to play, learning, and game design. It answers such questions as: Can video games be used to develop or enhance creativity? Is there a place for video games in the classroom? What types of creativity are needed to develop video games? While video games can be sources of entertainment, the role of video games in the classroom has emerged as an important component of improving the education system. The research and development of game-based learning has revealed the power of using games to teach and promote learning. In parallel, the role and importance of creativity in everyday life has been identified as a requisite skill for success. Summarizes research relating to creativity and video games Incorporates creativity research on both game design and game play Discusses physical design, game mechanics, coding, and more Investigates how video games may encourage creative problem solving Highlights applications of video games for educational purposes

Author : Feifei Xu
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 1845418247
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gamification for Tourism written by Feifei Xu and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the cutting-edge concept of gamification in tourism. It provides a theoretical foundation for tourism gamification and discusses the concepts of gaming and gamification and their application in the tourism and hospitality industry. The chapters offer valuable insights by showcasing examples of best practice from different countries and addressing key issues of game mechanism and game design principles. They focus on areas such as game design elements, game player types and their motivation, location-based games, augmented reality and virtual reality games. The volume will be useful for students and researchers in tourism marketing, digital tourism, smart tourism and tourism futures. It also serves as a helpful tool for tourism industry practitioners looking to increase customer engagement, enhance loyalty and raise brand awareness.

Author : Paolo Ciancarini
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819982480
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2023 written by Paolo Ciancarini and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd IFIP TC 14 International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2023, which was held in Bologna, Italy, during November 15–17, 2023. The 13 full papers and 5 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. They cover a large range of topics in the following thematic areas: Game Experience; Player Engagement and Analysis; Serious Gameplay; Entertainment Methods and Tools; Extended Reality; Game Design; Interactive Entertainment; Student Game Competition; Workshops and Tutorials; and Aesthetics and Empowerment. .

Author : Schrier, Karen
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615208461
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values through Play written by Schrier, Karen and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book addressing an emerging field of study, ethics and gamesand answers how we can better design and use games to foster ethical thinking and discourse in classrooms"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Chris Solarski
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315401207
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interactive Stories and Video Game Art written by Chris Solarski and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The success of storytelling in games depends on the entire development team—game designers, artists, writers, programmers and musicians, etc.—working harmoniously together towards a singular artistic vision. Interactive Stories and Video Game Art is first to define a common design language for understanding and orchestrating interactive masterpieces using techniques inherited from the rich history of art and craftsmanship that games build upon. Case studies of hit games like The Last of Us, Journey, and Minecraft illustrate the vital components needed to create emotionally-complex stories that are mindful of gaming’s principal relationship between player actions and video game aesthetics. This book is for developers of video games and virtual reality, filmmakers, gamification and transmedia experts, and everybody else interested in experiencing resonant and meaningful interactive stories.