Explains the complex technical aspects of video game programming in comprehensive language, covering such areas as 3-D graphics, "voxel graphics," digitized sound and music, modem communications, ... more

Find out from an industry veteran exactly what you need to do to become a game designer, tester, artist, producer, programmer, writer, soundtrack composer, videographer, or sales/marketing professional. ... more

This second edition offers the same practical, hands-on approach as the first edition to learning the C# language through classic arcade game applications.

This is a book of ideas and of choices. Knowing which choices to make is not teachable. It’s part of that creative instinct we call talent whose secret voice guides us every time we sit down at the keyboard. ... more

Chris Crawford on Game Design is all about the foundational skills behind the design and architecture of a game. Without these skills, designers and developers lack the understanding to work with the ... more

Cinematography for Games covers the space between the game and film industries by pointing out the most relevant cinematic techniques in today’s hottest games, and including interviews with the game industry’s ... more

The heart of any system that simulates the physical interaction between objects is collision detectionthe ability to detect when two objects have come into contact. This system is also one of the most ... more

This book presents a powerful new language and methodology for programming complex reactive systems in a scenario-based manner. The language is live sequence charts (LSCs), a multimodal extension of sequence ... more

This insightful book provides an insider?s guide to starting a game company, from financing through the creation of the first game. The book follows the daily creation process through the variety of successes ... more