Gameplay and Design

Kevin Oxland

334 pages, parution le 03/06/2004

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Résumé

What is the elusive ingredient that makes a game worth playing? It can be the scream of Daytona, the kill thrill of Quake or Doom or maybe the sense of achievement from finally completing Dungeon Siege. There is no instruction manual for making great games and it's certainly not easy to create a masterpiece. What it takes is passion, imagination, talent, a good understanding of gameplay and game design principles, experience, a dedicated team, efficient project management and good old-fashioned hard work.

Every game is individual, but there are techniques and fundamentals that can be learnt to understand the creative process of game design. These fundamentals are discussed throughout the book, enabling you to:

learn the art of creating fun and absorbing gameplay
recognise and create components of a game
create coherent game design documents

The book is in two parts. The first discusses the components that make up gameplay using case studies and examples. The second goes through the stages of creating and formatting design documents, showing how to approach the industry to start or further your career.

Whether you are a student studying game design, a practitioner working in the industry or simply someone wanting to take your first steps in this area, this book will give you new insights on many aspects of game design that will prove invaluable for your ongoing or future career in game development.

L'auteur - Kevin Oxland

Kevin Oxland has worked in the games industry for more than twenty years, holding positions such as Creative Director at Virgin Interactive in London. He has worked at Westwood Studios in Las Vegas on Disney's The Lion King' and 'Pinocchio', and has also been involved in setting up two successful development studios and creating numerous games for many top publishers around the world.

Sommaire

Part I Design DNA
- Introduction to Game Design
- Genre
- Knowing Your Audience
- Ideas and Themes
- Player Motivation
- Feedback and Fulfillment
- Rules and Boundaries
- Reward and Structures
- Environment Design
- Educating the Player
- Stories and Movies
- Design Pitfalls
- Playing Punishement
- Game Designs of the Future
- Interface
- Game Balancing
- The Future of Gaming
Part II Documenting the Design
- The Creative Process
- The Concept Document
- The Design Document
- Tools of the Trade
- Anatomy of a game Designer
- The final stretch
- How do I get in?

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Addison Wesley
Auteur(s)	Kevin Oxland
Parution	03/06/2004
Nb. de pages	334
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	675g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780321204677
ISBN13	978-0-321-20467-7