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

"Game Development Essentials: An Introduction, 2nd Edition" offers a thorough and insightful introduction to the game development industry, with industry updates that will keep readers current and well-prepared ... mehr

Written by experts with years of gaming industry experience developing today’s most popular games, "Game Development Essentials: Game Artificial Intelligence" provides an engaging introduction to real ... mehr

Game Development Essentials: Game Project Management is the only book on the market that offers a comprehensive introduction to game project management in an informal and accessible style, while concentrating ... mehr

Paul Schuytema (Monmouth, IL) has been a professional game developer for over ten years and in that time spoke at the previous ten GDC conferences. He has produced and designed over twenty games. Schuytema ... mehr

"Game Engine Toolset Development" teaches readers how to build reusable components and optimize existing code for maximum performance, a critical issue when building processor intensive tools. Written ... mehr

"Game Interface Design" reveals design principles and techniques that enable the reader to create aesthetic and easy to use, front-end menus and in-game interfaces. The reader learns how to blend smooth ... mehr