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Dave: IMG Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

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jimlynchIf Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »
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Game Design Workshop 2ND Edition a Playcentric A

by Tracy Fullerton

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Publisher Comments:

Master the craft of game design so you can create that elusive combination of challenge, competition, and interaction that players seek. This design workshop begins with an examination of the fundamental elements of game design; then puts you to work in prototyping, playtesting and redesigning your own games with exercises that teach essential design skills.

Workshop exercises require no background in programming or artwork, releasing you from the intricacies of electronic game production, so you can develop a working understanding of the essentials of game design.

Features:

* A design methodology used in the USC Interactive Media program, a cutting edge program funded in part of Electronic Arts.

* Hands-on exercises demonstrate key concepts, and the design methodology

* Insights from top industry game designers, including Noah Falstein, American McGee, Peter Molyneux

Synopsis:

Now fully updated, this design workshop examines the fundamental elements of game design; then puts readers to work in prototyping, playtesting, and redesigning their own games with exercises that teach essential design skills.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780240809748
Subtitle:
A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
Author:
Fullerton, Tracy
With:
Hoffman, Steven S.
With:
Swain, Christopher
Author:
Hoffman, Steven S.
Author:
Swain, Christopher
Publisher:
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Subject:
Computer graphics
Subject:
Design
Subject:
Video & Electronic - General
Subject:
Computer Graphics - Game Programming
Subject:
Programming - Games
Subject:
Computer games -- Programming.
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
February 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
470
Dimensions:
9.26x7.58x1.02 in. 2.20 lbs.
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