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Informationen zum Autor MARIOS C. ANGELIDES, PhD, is a Professor of Computing in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University, UK, a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society, and a Chartered Engineer. He holds a BSc and a PhD, both from the London School of Economics (LSE). HARRY AGIUS, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Computing in the School of Engineering and Design at Brunel University, UK, and a Fellow of the British Computer Society. He holds a BSc in Computing and Information Systems, an MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, and a PhD in Multimedia Systems, all from the London School of Economics (LSE). Klappentext A thorough discussion of the present and future of digital gamingPeople play digital games for many reasons, from entertainment to professional training, but all games share the same basic characteristics. From those basic parameters, gaming professionals manage to create the enormous variety of games on the market today. The Handbook of Digital Games explores the many considerations and variables involved in game creation, including gaming techniques and tools, game play, and game design and development.A team of recognized gaming experts from around the world shares their thoughts on the different aspects of game creation, providing readers with a deep understanding and insider perspective on the cross-disciplinary aspects of the industry. The fundamentals are discussed, but the emphasis is on emerging theory and technology with topics including:* Player experience and immersion, including emotion* Automatic content generation and storytelling techniques* Collaboration and social information exchange* Game aesthetics* Simulation of game play and crowds* Collision detection* Networking issues such as synchronizationThe book also includes retrospective and ontological examinations of gaming, as well as discussions about mobile game play, spatial game structures, and education-centric gaming. In-game advertising, gender stereotyping, and independent game production are also considered. The Handbook of Digital Games is a robust compilation of the latest information across the entire industry, and a major resource for any gaming professional. Zusammenfassung This book covers the state-of-the-art in digital games research and development for anyone working with or studying digital games and those who are considering entering into this rapidly growing industry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Introduction 1 Marios C. Angelides and Harry Agius Part I Gaming Techniques and Tools 1. Toward the Adaptive Generation of Bespoke Game Content 17 Cameron Browne, Simon Colton, Michael Cook, Jeremy Gow, and Robin Baumgarten 2. Procedural Content Generation 62 Tom Betts 3. Content Generation in a Collaborative Browser-Based Game Environment 92 Juha-Matti Vanhatupa and Janne Lautamaki 4. Automatic Narratives in MMORPGs 111 Hao Wang 5. Collision Detection with Navigation Meshes 130 D. Hunter Hale and G. Michael Youngblood 6. Mass Population: Plausible and Practical Crowd Simulation 146 Sybren A. Stüvel, Cathy Ennis, and Arjan Egges 7. Synchronization in Multiplayer Online Games 175 Stefano Ferretti 8. Exchanging Social Information in Online Social Games 197 Fabrizio Davide, Stefano Triberti, and Francesco Collovà 9. Collaboration through Gaming 235 Damon Daylamani Zad, Marios C. Angelides, and Harry Agius 10. AI for General Strategy Game Playing 274 Jon Lau Nielsen, Benjamin Fedder Jensen, Tobias Mahlmann, Julian Togelius, and Georgios N. Yannakakis 11. Rated A for Advertising: A Critical Reflection on In-Game Advertising 305 Laura Herrewijn and Karolien Poels <...
