Basics of Game Design
1st Edition
Published on 19. April 2016
400 pages
978-1-040-05281-5 (ISBN)
Description
Basics of Game Design is for anyone wanting to become a professional game designer. Focusing on creating the game mechanics for data-driven games, it covers role-playing, real-time strategy, first-person shooter, simulation, and other games. Written by a 25-year veteran of the game industry, the guide offers detailed explanations of how to design t
Reviews / Votes
A 'must' for any serious game programmer or designer!-Midwest Book Review, December 2011
this work is unique in its focus. ... this book dives into the tables, charts, and numbers behind game mechanics that power game play. Each chapter ends with exercises that reinforce the material being covered and invites the reader to look outside video games for insight and inspiration. For students and professionals alike, this book can be a helpful reference and design toolbox. ... Highly recommended.
-A. Chen, CHOICE, October 2011
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Florida
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-040-05281-5 (9781040052815)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Content
Introduction. Making Games. Game Play and Game Mechanics. Math and Logic in Games. Inside Game Mechanics. On Movement. On Combat. On Characters and Monsters. On Items. On Magicks and Technologies. On Puzzles in Games. Implementing the Design. Storytelling in Games. Designing Playfields. Interface Design. A Conversation with Chris Taylor.
