Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools

List of contents

Introduction. Why do we need to do this?. Why is this Happening?. How can we do this?. Real-World Examples. What can you do?. Conclusion.

About the author

After spending most of his formative years in his parents' basement trying to clone 8-bit console games on an Apple IIGS, David Lightbown got a job in the games industry. Since then, he has dedicated the majority of his career to working on content creation tools and pipelines. In addition to contributing to a variety of games as a technical director, David has delivered presentations at the Game Developers Conference, Montreal International Game Summit, and SIGGRAPH, in various cities within Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has also collaborated with Autodesk to create product reviews, training manuals, tutorial videos, and masterclasses. In 2010, he received the Autodesk Master Award for his contributions to the 3D community. David currently holds the title of technical director at Ubisoft Montreal.

Summary

Most tools developers want to improve the user experience but are not given the time, lack the techniques, or don‘t know where to begin

Product details

• Authors: David Lightbown, Lightbown David
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138427631
• ISBN: 978-1-138-42763-1
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, Graphical & digital media applications, Games development & programming, Games development and programming, Graphical and digital media applications, COMPUTERS / Design, Graphics & Media / Graphics Tools