Game Design Foundations (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
Game Design Foundations (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
ISBN: 1556229739
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 179
Pages: 179
Authors: Roger E. Pedersen
- Game Design Foundations
- Table of Contents
- BackCover
- Chapter 1: The Game Designer
- Game Designers Are NOT Programmers
- Game Designers Are NOT Artists
- Game Designers Are NOT Audio Engineers or Musicians
- Game Designers Are Visionaries
- Chapter 2: Pedersen s Principles on Game Design
- Principle 2: No Designer or Producer Is an Island
- Principle 3: Let Professionals Do Their Jobs
- Principle 4: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid)
- Principle 5: Schedules Are Like Laws
- Principle 6: The Yardstick: One Day s Pay for a Week s Worth of Fun
- Principle 7: I Never Met a Genre I Didn t Like
- Principle 8: Be True to Your License
- Principle 9: Share Your Toys
- Principle 10: There s No Magic Formula for Success
- Chapter 3: War Stories
- Lesson Two
- Lesson Three
- Lesson Four
- Lesson Five
- Lesson Six
- Chapter 4: Game Concepts
- Games Have a Goal
- Games Must Be Winnable
- Start of the Game
- MiddleEnding of the Game
- Chapter 5: Game Genres
- Adventure Games
- Casual Games
- Educational Games
- Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
- Simulation Games
- Sports (Including Fighting Games)
- Strategy Games
- Other Games (Puzzles and Toys)
- Chapter 6: Game Ideas
- Sports
- Board Games
- Card and Gambling Games
- Simulations
- Science
- History
- Literature
- Authors
- Art
- Music
- Dance and Instruments
- Movies and Film
- Chapter 7: Research
- Simulation Game: The Survival of the Fittest
- Classic Game: Poker
- Strategy Game: The Navy SEALs
- Sports Game: Baseball
- Chapter 8: The One Pager Concept Document
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Chapter 9: Game Art and Animation
- Adobe Photoshop
- Jasc Paint Shop Pro
- CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11
- Equilibrium DeBabelizer
- Alias Wavefront Maya
- 3D: Softimage XSI
- Softimage XSI 3.0
- 3D: NewTek LightWave 7.5
- 3D: Discreet 3D Studio Max 5.0
- Poser 4 by Curious Labs
- NXN Software s alienbrain
- PVCS Merant
- Rational Software ClearCase
- Starbase StarTeam
- Telelogic CM Synergy
- Chapter 10: The User Interface
- War Between the States User Interface (UI)
- Last UI Thoughts
- Chapter 11: The Basics of Programming
- A Look at Programming
- Operating Systems
- Programming Commands
- Conditional Statements (Also Called if Statements or Decision Blocks)
- Compound if Statements (Multiple Conditions)
- Mathematical Statements
- Computer Concepts
- Min-Max Gaming Theory (with Alpha-Beta Pruning)
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Visual Basic Tic-Tac-Toe
- Visual C Language: Code fortheAILogicofTic-Tac-Toe
- Chapter 12: 3D Game Engines
- New Definitions
- Economy 3D Engines
- Midsize 3D Game Engines
- Luxury 3D Game Engines
- Chapter 13: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Pathfinding
- Chapter 14: The Basics of Scriptwriting
- Linear vs. Nonlinear or Games vs. Films and Books
- Alice in Wonderland
- Nonlinear, Game Interactive Format
- Alice in Planet Wonderland
- Nonlinear Game-Oriented Scripting Standard
- Scheduling a Shoot or Voice-Over Session
- Chapter 15: Audio: Sound and Music
- Sound Quality vs. File Size
- Cakewalk
- Sonic Foundry
- Awave Studio
- Sound Ideas
- The Hollywood Edge
- Chapter 16: Testing
- Chapter 17: The Executive Summary (The Five Pager
- Candide 2517: The Storyline (a Futuristic Version of Voltaires Classic Novel)
- Chapter 18: The Design Document
- Reel Deal Poker Challenge Design Document
- Overview
- Rules of Poker
- Start of the Game (or After theGameIconIsClicked on)
- The Lobbies
- The Prize Vault
- Audio
- Artwork
- Cashier Cage
- Credit Screen
- Statistics Screen
- The Prize Vault
- Chips
- Tournament First Prizes
- Exit Game
- BettingRaising
- Scriptwriting
- Programming
- Basic Poker AI
- Game Variation s Order of Play
- Appendix A: Contact Information
- Gaming Conferences
- Game Job Sites
- Game Job Agencies
- Gaming Schools
- 3D Engines
- Art Packages
- Asset Management Tools
- Audio Tools
- Appendix B: An Interview with Roger E. Pedersen
- Appendix C: SFX (Sound Effects) Library
- Sound Ideas SFX Collection
- Hollywood Edge
- Appendix D: CD-ROM Contents
- Awave Studio v8.5
- Image Eye v6.0
- Any Image v2.5
- Awave Audio v7.6
- Index Number
- 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
- CD Content
Game Design Foundations (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)
ISBN: 1556229739
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 179
Pages: 179
Authors: Roger E. Pedersen