Game Art: Creation, Direction, and Careers explores what game art is all about, what types of jobs are available, and what skills are needed. This 4-color book teaches 3D artists and modelers how to adapt ... mehr

Within the world of video games, characters become almost living entities. Through the use of logic and artificial intelligence, the video-game character is able to act and react to each situation. As ... mehr

"Game Character Design Complete" is an intermediate-level book designed to help you develop your existing digital art skills to create and export 3D character models, textures, and animations for modern ... mehr

The worldwide video game console market surpassed $10 billion in 2003. Current sales of new consoles is consolidated around 3 major companies and their proprietary platforms: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. ... mehr

Most books on game design and development treat the topic as if designers worked in a vacuum. But in the real world, game design almost always needs to work within the constraints of time, money, hardware ... mehr

"Game Design: A Practical Approach" teaches new game designers, students, and hobbyists the fundamentals of game design through the design and creation of a simple game. Written by a veteran game designer, ... mehr

This book provides practical, complete coverage of game design basics from design process to production. This full color, structured coursebook offers complete coverage of game design basics, focusing ... mehr

As an introduction to the complicated topic of user interface design, this in-depth text discusses player interface design conventions and looks at the effects of platform, genre, and design goals related ... mehr

Game Story & Character Development-the newest installment in Cengage Learning’s acclaimed Game Development Essentials series-shows how to create compelling stories and characters specifically for games. ... mehr