Beginning Game Level Design

John Feil, Marc Scattergood - Collection Course Technology

232 pages, parution le 06/04/2005

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Résumé

Get ready to conquer the basics of building a strong level or mod for your games. Beginning Game Level Design covers everything from putting your ideas doujn on paper, to creating spaces and architecture, through placing units and scripting their behavior. You'll cover each important area of expertise that goes into creating a great level. As you cover each new topic, use the end-of-chapter projects to test your newfound skills. Beginning Game Level Design gives you a step-by-step look into the tasks a successful designer goes through in order to create levels that keep players coming back for more.

Learn how to:

Create and test new ideas and follow up with a strong design document
Build terrain, architecture, and spaces
Effectively use lighting, fog, particle effects, and ambient audio
Write solid dialogue and storylines
Design for specific game genres, like first-person shooters, real-time strategy games, and Internet puzzle games

L'auteur - John Feil

John Feil is a game industry veteran whose duties have spanned from quality assurance and technical writing to level and game designer. He's worked on such titles as Star Wars; Jedi Starfighter and Microsoft's new XBOX racing game, Forza. He is currently a member of the board of directors for the International Game Developer's Association (IGDA).

L'auteur - Marc Scattergood

Marc Scattergood has been marking in the games industry since 1998, having worked with Microsoft Game Studios. In that time he has worked in a quality assurance and operations capacity, as well as level and game design. His titles include Asheron's Coll, Sudeki, and Zoo Tycoon 2. He currently is a game designer for Sigil Games Online on the upcoming MMOG, Vanguard.

Sommaire

Introduction
The Basics of Game Design
Paper Design
Building Terrain
Building Architecture and Spaces
Lighting and Atmospheric Effects
Placing Encounters
Breathing Life Into Your Levels
Dialogue and Story
Polishing
Specific Genres
Appendix A: Helpful Resources
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Review Questions and Answers
Appendix D: What's on the CD
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Thomson
Auteur(s)	John Feil, Marc Scattergood
Collection	Course Technology
Parution	06/04/2005
Nb. de pages	232
Format	18,5 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	534g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781592004348