by Aidan Temple
Game development has traditionally only been accessible to those with experience in computer science and access to the best or most expensive development tools. However, with the advent of technologies such as HTML5 and the ability to self-publish, web-based games such as those on Facebook and smartphones are becoming more attractive to develop than ever before. Through the use of open technologies such as ...
Price: $9.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2013
Learning Physics Modeling with PhysX 
by Krishna Kumar
In this day and age, physics engines play a very critical role in the success of a sophisticated game. PhysX is a state-of-the-art cross-platform physics engine widely used by top game studios and developers. It contains all the physics-related components you will need and exploits the parallel-processing capability of modern GPUs as well as multi-core CPUs to make a game as physically-realistic as possible...
Price: $20.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2013
by Chris Strom
You know what's even better than playing games? Creating your own. Even if you're an absolute beginner, this book will teach you how to make your own online games with interactive examples. You'll learn programming using nothing more than a browser, and see cool, 3D results as you type. You'll learn real-world programming skills in a real programming language: JavaScript, the language of...
Price: $9.29 | Publisher: The Pragmatic Programmers | Release: 2013
by Egor Kuryanovich, Shy Shalom, Russell Goldenberg, Mathias Paumgarten, David Strauss, Seb Lee-Delisle, Gaetan Renaudeau, Jonas Wagner, Jonathan Bergknoff, Rob Hawkes, Brian Danchilla
HTML5 Games Most Wanted gathers the top HTML5 games developers and reveals the passion they all share for creating and coding great games. You'll learn programming tips, tricks, and optimization techniques alongside real-world code examples that you can use in your own projects. You won't just make games - you'll make great games.The book is packed full of JavaScript, HTML5, WebGL, and CSS3 c...
Price: $27.84 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012
Creating Games with cocos2d for iPhone 2
by Paul Nygard
Games are explained in detail, from the design decisions to the code itself. Learn to build a wide variety of game types, from a memory tile game to an endless runner. Use different design approaches to help you explore the cocos2d framework....
Price: $26.99 | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release: 2012
by Clive Fencott, Jo Clay, Mike Lockyer, Paul Massey
Presenting a holistic and thoroughly practical investigation of the true nature of computer games that arms readers with a small yet powerful set of theories for developing unique approaches to understanding games. Game Invaders fully integrates genre theory, new media aesthetics, perceptual opportunities, and semiotics into a practical DIY toolkit for games analysis - offering detailed guidance for how to ...
Price: $41.68 | Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2012
Beginning iOS 3D Unreal Games Development
by Robert Chin
The Unreal UDK features Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine 3, used to create bestselling games such as Infinity Blade for iOS, and popular console games like Borderlands and Bioshock. Now, you can build your own Unreal game for the iOS platform.Beginning iOS 3D Unreal Games Development covers using the Unreal UDK game creation system to create 3D games for the iOS platform, which includes the iPhone, i...
Price: $28.67 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012
by Vladimir Silva
Since their release, Android has progressed with the debut of Android 4.0, adding better fonts, new User Interface and Experience (UI/UX) APIs, tablet considerations, multi-touch capabilities, multi-tasking, faster performance, and much more to the Android game app development repertoire.Multi-touch code gives these games and their players dynamic input and exchange ability, for a more realistic arcade game...
Price: $32.94 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012
by David Guerineau
So you have a great idea for an iPhone or iPad game, but you've never programmed before. Where to start? Here! With GameSalad, you can design, build, and publish a 2D game in the App Store using an easy-to-use, no-programming-required game creation tool.Learn GameSalad for iOS shows you how to set up your development environment and how to create a variety of simple 2D games from a breakout-style game ...
Price: $44.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012
Beginning iOS 6 Games Development
by Lucas Jordan
Game apps on iPhone and now The New iPad remain one of the most popular type of apps in the Apple iTunes App Store. Does Angry Birds ring a bell? Now, you can learn to build game apps for the iPhone 5 and The New iPad using the new iOS 6 SDK.Beginning iOS 6 Games Development provides a clear path for you to learn and create iPhone and iPad game apps using the iOS 6 SDK platform. You'll learn how to us...
Price: $31.84 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2012