Game Development Essentials: An Introduction

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.