作者：Guy W. Lecky-Thompson
出版日期：December 11, 2007
出版社：其它
页数：322
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1584505621 ISBN-13: 978-1584505624
文件格式：CHM

Product Description
Whether you are a professional game developer working in an establishedstudio or a creative thinker interested in trying your hand at gamedesign, “Video Game Design Revealed” will show you the steps andprocesses involved in bringing a video game from concept to completion.Beginning with an overview of the history of video games and anexamination of the elements of successful games, the book breaks downthe video game design process into its simplest elements and buildsfrom there. You’ll learn how to take an idea and tweak it into a viablegame based on the genre, market, game style, and subject matter, movingon to creating and organizing a timeline for the production of thegame. Once you’ve mapped out your game production plan and gathered allthe information you need, you’ll learn how to choose the developmentplatform and other technologies that best suit the game you’vedesigned, add sound and graphics, and apply game mechanics such aswhether the game will be single-player or multiplayer and what levelsand objects to add to your game to make it challenging and interesting.“Video Game Design Revealed” concludes with guidelines on how tocompose a proposal to be used to present your idea to the game industryas well as tips and information on how to find and contact gamestudios, publishers, and investors to help you make your game design areality.About the Author
Guy W. Lecky-Thompson is anexperienced author in the field of video game design and softwaredevelopment, whose articles have been published in various places,including Gamasutra and the seminal Game Programming Gems. He is alsothe author of Infinite Game Universe: Mathematical Techniques;InfiniteGame Universe, Volume 2: Level Design Terrain, and Sound; and VideoGame Design Revealed.