Designing Games

A Guide to Engineering Experiences



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Price$30.49 - $33.99
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AuthorTynan Sylvester
PublisherO'Reilly Media
Published2013
Pages416
LanguageEnglish
FormatPaper book / ebook (PDF)
ISBN-101449337937
ISBN-139781449337933
EBook Hardcover Paperback

Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of today's hit video games. You'll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiences - a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players.

In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan Sylvester also looks at the day-to-day process necessary to keep your project on track, including how to work with a team, and how to avoid creative dead ends.




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