Game Design Deep Dive
Shooters
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2024
244 pages
978-1-040-11367-7 (ISBN)
Description
This entry in the Game Design Deep Dive series takes a look at the shooter genre: one that has grown with the times and whose influence can be felt from indie teams to major studios. Joshua Bycer breaks down the 30-plus-year history of one of the most popular genres of the games industry to educate readers on how to design their own. This book is suitable for students and designers to learn about one of the most popular genres on the market.
Key features:
Discusses reflex-driven design and the challenges and balances that go into single and multiplayer gameplay
Provides a breakdown of what gunplay is and how to make your FPS design pop
Draws from examples across the industry
Examines the design and philosophies that went into many of the best shooters released in the past 30 years
Key features:
Discusses reflex-driven design and the challenges and balances that go into single and multiplayer gameplay
Provides a breakdown of what gunplay is and how to make your FPS design pop
Draws from examples across the industry
Examines the design and philosophies that went into many of the best shooters released in the past 30 years
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
11 Tables, black and white; 148 Halftones, color; 148 Illustrations, color
ISBN-13
978-1-040-11367-7 (9781040113677)
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Person
Joshua Bycer is a Game Design Analyst with over a decade of experience writing for major sites, doing YouTube, and the author of the Game Design Deep Dive series. In that time through Game-Wisdom.com, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games.
Content
Acknowledgements
Social Media
Preface
1: Introduction
2: The Beginning of "Boomer Shooters"
3: Basic Shooter Design
4: The Cinematic Era of Shooting
5: The Live Service Shooter Era
6: The Evolution of Shooters
7: The Foundations of a Great Shooter
8: Advanced Shooter Design
9: The Future of Shooters
10: Conclusion
Glossary
Social Media
Preface
1: Introduction
2: The Beginning of "Boomer Shooters"
3: Basic Shooter Design
4: The Cinematic Era of Shooting
5: The Live Service Shooter Era
6: The Evolution of Shooters
7: The Foundations of a Great Shooter
8: Advanced Shooter Design
9: The Future of Shooters
10: Conclusion
Glossary
