Title Game development essentials : an introduction / Jeannie Novak

Edition Second edition Published Clifton Park : Thomson/Delmar Learning, 2007

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	794.81536 Nov/Gde 2007		AVAILABLE
MELB	794.81536 Nov/Gde 2007		AVAILABLE

Description xxvii, 435 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) Contents Ch. 1. Historical elements : how did we get here? -- Ch. 2. Player elements : who plays and why? -- Ch. 3. Game elements : what are the possibilities? -- Ch. 4. Storytelling : creating the narrative -- Ch. 5. Characters : creating the identity -- Ch. 6. Gameplay : creating the experience -- Ch. 7. Levels : creating the world -- Ch. 8. Interface : creating the connection -- Ch. 9. Audio : creating the atmosphere -- Ch. 10. Roles & responsibilities : developing the team -- Ch. 11. Production & management : developing the process -- Ch. 12. Marketing & maintenance : developing the community -- Conclusion : the future : where are we going? Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Computer games -- Design. Computer games -- Programming. Video games -- Design. LC no. 2007018643 ISBN 9781418042080 (alk. paper) 1418042080 (alk. paper)

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