Postmortems from Game Developers

Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games

Austin Grossman

328 pages, parution le 13/05/2003

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Résumé

The popular Postmortem column in Game Deverloper magazine features firsthand accounts of how some of the most important and successful games of recent years have been made. This book offers the opportunity to harvest this expertise with one volume. The editor has organized the articles by theme and added previously unpublished analysis to reveal successful management techniques. Readers learn how superstars of the game industry like Peter Molyneux and Warren Spector have dealt with the development challenges such as managing complexity, software and game design issues, schedule challenges, and changing staff needs.

Contents

Introduction - Tales from the Front Line

I. Startups
II. Sequels and Sophomore Outings
III. Managing Innovation
IV. Building on a License
V. Developing for the Online Frontier

Appendix A Game Development Team Roles

L'auteur - Austin Grossman

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	CMP Books
Auteur(s)	Austin Grossman
Parution	13/05/2003
Nb. de pages	328
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	705g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781578202140
ISBN13	978-1-57820-214-0