Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Scott Rogers 지음

Wiley 2014년 04월 16일 출간

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Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought out examples that forgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated concepts and solutions based on years of professional experience.Level Up!2ndEdition has been NEWLY EXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn what perils and pitfalls await during a game's pre-production, production and post-production stages, and provide even more creative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projects including:Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration all the way to productionLearning how to design the most exciting levels, the most precise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your players challengedCreating games for mobile and console systems n- including detailed rules for touch and motion controlsMonetizing your game from the design upWriting effective and professional design documents with the help of brand new examplesLevel Up! 2nd Edition is includes all-new content, an introduction by David ldquo;God of Warrdquo; Jaffe and even a brand-new chili recipe n-making it an even more indispensable guide for video game designers both ldquo;in the fieldrdquo; and the classroom.Grab your copy of Level Up!2nd Editionam

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INTRODUCTIONPress Start! 1If You Are Anything Like Me 1No, You Can&'t Have My Job 3Who Is Th is Book For? 4Why a Second Edition? 6LEVEL 1 Welcome, N00bs! 7A Brief History of Video Games& 10The Brave New World of Gaming: Mobiles, Online Distribution, and Touchscreens 14Game Genres 16Who Makes Th is Stuff ? 17Programmer 18Artist& 19Designer 20Producer 20Tester& 21Composer 22Sound Designer23Writer 23Have You Thought about Publishing?& 25Product Manager& 25Creative Manager& 25Art Director 26Technical Director 26Marketing Team 26And the Rest 26LEVEL 2 Ideas 29Ideas: Where to Get Them and Where to Stick Them 30Getting Ahead of the Game 32What Do Gamers Want? 35Brainstorming& 36Breaking Writer&'s Block 38Why I Hate “Fun” 40LEVEL 3 Writing the Story& 43Once Upon a Time 43Th e Triangle of Weirdness& 50A Likely Story 52Time to Wrap It Up 55A Game by Any Other Name 56Creating Characters Your Players Care About 58A Few Pointers on Writing for Kids of All Ages 62Writing for Licenses& 62LEVEL 4 You Can Design a Game, but Can You Do the Paperwork? 65Writing the GDD, Step 1: The One-Sheet 68ESRB Ratings 69Unique Selling Points 70Competitive Products 70Writing the GDD, Step 2: The Ten-Pager 71The Rule of Th rees 72The Ten-Pager Outline& 73Page 1: Title Page 73Page 2: Game Outline 73Page 3: Character 74Page 4: Gameplay 75Page 5: Game World& 76Page 6: Game Experience& 76Page 7: Gameplay Mechanics 77Page 8: Enemies 79Page 9: Multiplayer and Bonus Materials 80Page 10: Mone

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저자(글) Scott Rogers