About This Edition
From the Publisher
New Features
- Revised profiles, tips, and quotes from industry professionals and educators.
- New and updated game screenshots, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.
- Expanded sections on the newest trends in game development, including mobile, social, and serious games.
- Coverage of new console and mobile platforms.
- Discussions of new trends and technologies, such as 3D, motion control, cloud-hosted, augmented reality, convergent platforms, and transmedia.
Additional Features
- Comprehensive coverage of all essential gaming topics ranges from planning, prototyping, and testing, to production and marketing.
- Case studies and industry profiles of prominent game developers offer a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the industry.
- Thought-provoking questions help readers develop and fine-tune the skills specific to game development.
- Game demos, accessibility games, and articles offer new material for the companion DVD for a complete hands-on experience.