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Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design

ISBN: 1592730019
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 148

Authors: Andrew Rollings, Ernest Adams

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• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• About the Authors
• About the Technical Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• Tell Us What You Think
• Introduction
• From Idea to Design
• What This Book Is (and Isn t) About
• How This Book Is Organized
• Non-Computer Games, Too
• A Word About Pronouns
• Part I: The Elements of Game Design
• Chapter 1. What Is Game Design?
• Art, Science, or Craft?
• The Anatomy of Game Design
• Documenting the Design
• Anatomy of a Game Designer
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 2. Game Concepts
• Getting an Idea
• The Elements of a Game
• Understanding Your Audience
• The Genres of Interactive Entertainment
• The Types of Game Machines
• Motivations That Influence Design
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 3. Game Settings and Worlds
• The Purpose of a Game Setting
• The Dimensions of a Game World
• Realism and Abstraction
• The Save-Game Issue
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 4. Storytelling and Narrative
• Stories in Games
• The Story Vehicle
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 5. Character Development
• Art-Driven Character Design
• Story-Driven Character Design
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 6. Creating the User Experience
• What Is the User Experience?
• The Human-Computer Interface
• Components of the User Experience
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 7. Gameplay
• Use of Language
• Defining Gameplay
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 8. The Internal Economy of Games and Game Balancing
• What Is Game Balance?
• Static Balance
• Dynamic Balance
• Tools for Balancing
• Putting It Together
• Part II: The Genres of Games
• Chapter 9. Action Games
• Action Game Genres
• Design Elements
• Special Design Considerations for Action Games
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 10. Strategy Games
• The Common Elements of Strategy Games
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 11. Role-Playing Games
• The Common Elements of Role-Playing Games
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 12. Sports Games
• The Common Elements of Sports Games
• Special Design Issues for Sports Games
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 13. Vehicle Simulations
• The Common Elements of Vehicle Simulations
• Other Vehicles
• Special Design Considerations for Vehicle Simulations
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 14. Construction and Management Simulations
• The Common Elements of CMSs
• Special Design Considerations for CMSs
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 15. Adventure Games
• What Is an Adventure Game?
• The Common Elements of Adventure Games
• User Interface Design
• Special Design Considerations
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 16. Artificial Life, Puzzle Games, and Other Genres
• Artificial Life Games
• Puzzle Games
• Games for Girls
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 17. Online Games
• Advantages of Online Games
• Disadvantages of Online Games
• Design Issues for Online Gaming
• Persistent Worlds
• Putting It Together
• Chapter 18. The Future of Gaming
• Gaming Hardware
• The Future of Game Programming
• Game Genres
• Broadband Networking
• The Distant Future
• Interactive Entertainment as an Art Form
• A Few Final Words
• Part III: Appendixes
• Appendix A. Sample Design Documents
• Creating and Using Design Documents
• The High-Concept Document
• The Game Treatment
• The Design Script
• Appendix B. Bibliography
• Game Design
• Game Theory
• History and Sociology of Video Games
• Architecture and Graphic Design
• Writing and Narrative
• Index
• Index SYMBOL
• Index A
• Index B
• Index C
• Index D
• Index E
• Index F
• Index G
• Index H
• Index I
• Index J
• Index K
• Index L
• Index M
• Index N
• Index O
• Index P
• Index Q
• Index R
• Index S
• Index T
• Index U
• Index V
• Index W
• Index X
• Index Y