End-To-End Game Development - Creating Independent Serious Games Simulations From Start to Finish

Features step-by-step approach to developing games from start to finish (graphic arts, software engineering, designing, producing, and marketing). This book demonstrates a process for meshing gameplay and story to create an experience for the player. It offers a series of case studies from real indy games.

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Table of Contents At A Glance

End to End Game Development

Introduction
Defining Independent Games, Serious Games and Simulations
Setting Up Game Development
Client Management
From Start to Finish: A Walk-Through

Step 1: Determining Project Goals
Needs Analysis:
Task Analysis:
Instructional Design:
Ongoing Documentation:

Step 2: Game Design
Determining Simulation Activities:
Concept Testing, Refinement and Documentation:
Determining Platforms and Tools:
Team Building:
Game Design vs. Instructional Design:

Step 3: Production and Authoring
Media production:
Programming:
Testing and Refining:
Project Management:

Step 4: The Finish Line
Packaging and Distribution:
Assessments:

Your Game - Version 2.0:
Case Studies
Games for Social Change:
Occupational Training Games:
Leadership and Collaboration Games:
Educational Games:
Indy Games:
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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Terry Borst, Borst Terry, Nick Iuppa, Nick Borst Iuppa, Iuppa Nick
• Con la collaborazione di: Chris Simpson (Editore)
• Editore: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2009
• EAN: 9780240811796
• ISBN: 978-0-240-81179-6
• Pagine: 381
• Serie: Focal Press
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Hobby, casa > Giochi, quiz; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Linguaggi di programmazione; COMPUTERS / Programming / Games, Games development & programming, Games development and programming