This handy, to-the-point reference guide for video game development emphasizes the significance of storytelling and writing skills for creating today's most popular, narratively-engrossing video games. Video Game Storytelling provides developers with comprehensive, but easy-to-f…
"Uncover the secrets to creating stunning graphics with Pixel Art for Game Developers. ... The book provides an introduction to Pixel Art, its utility, foundational elements, and concepts such as light and shadow. It offers tutorials on creating animations and serves as a functi…
A simple guide, packed with tutorials that ease you into learning about the Slick game workflow and Slick game library. If you are a game programmer who would like to expand on your skills and become a game developer, this book is ideal for you. No previous knowledge of Slick 2D…
Provides information on creating a variety of game applications for the Android platform.--
The word sex has many implications when it is used in connection with video games. As game studies scholars have argued, games are player-driven experiences. Players must participate in processes of play to move the game forward. The addition of content that incorporates sex and…
Shaman, paragon, God-mode: modern video games are heavily coded with religious undertones. From the Shinto-inspired Japanese video game Okami to the internationally popular The Legend of Zelda and Halo, many video games rely on religious themes and symbols to drive the narrative…
Beginning HTML5 Games with CreateJS provides a hands-on approach to get you up and running withthe most comprehensive tools available for HTML5 Canvas game development. Whether you are brand new to making games or an experienced game developer, you'll learn to fully utilize the …
Demonstrates how games that will run on all Windows 8 devices can be developed using C♯ and XAML. Covers the whole game development experience from initial setup and game design through to user interface design, coding, and deployment to the Windows Store. Intended for users who…
Incontestably, Future Narratives are most conspicuous in video games: they combine narrative with the major element of all games: agency. The persons who perceive these narratives are not simply readers or spectators but active agents with a range of choices at their disposal th…
An easy-to-follow guide full of hands-on examples on real-world networking tasks. It covers the advanced topics of network programming in Python using a set of selected recipes. If you are a network programmer, system/network administrator, or a web application developer, this b…
To create a great video game, you must start with a solid game design: A well-designed game is easier to build, more entertaining, and has a better chance of succeeding in the marketplace. Here to teach you the essential skills of player-centric game design is one of the industr…
In the early days of Pong and Pac Man, video games appeared to be little more than an idle pastime. Today, video games make up a multi-billion dollar industry that rivals television and film. The Video game theory reader brings together exciting new work on the many ways video g…
Sharpen your strategy and shot-making skills! Whether it's eight ball, nine ball, straight pool, or one pocket, Precision Pool will reveal the secrets the pros know in this attractive full-color offering. Authors Gerry "The Ghost" Kanov and Shari "The Shark" Stauch leave nothing…
"Presents the fundamentals of game design from one of the world's top game designers. Exploring the unusual territory that is game design, the book demonstrates how the basic principles of psychology used in board games, card games, and athletic games also work in top-quality vi…
Presents the fundamentals of game design from one of the world's top game designers. Exploring the unusual territory that is game design, the book demonstrates how the basic principles of psychology used in board games, card games, and athletic games also work in top-quality vid…
This book will show you how to create a truly cross-platform bubble-shooter game--playable in both desktop and mobile browsers. Readers will learn how to: send sprites zooming around the screen with JavaScript animations; make things explode with a jQuery plug-in; use hitboxes a…
Pro Python System Administration, Second Edition explains and shows how to apply Python scripting in practice. It will show you how to approach and resolve real-world issues that most system administrators will come across in their careers. This book has been updated using Pytho…
This book is an easy-to-follow guide that introduces you to advanced tips and techniques to code Unity games in C♯. Using practical and hands-on examples across ten comprehensive chapters, you'll learn how C♯ can be applied creatively to build professional-grade games that sell.…
