Games

The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze illuminates the connection between the stories people tell, their expectations of what a robot is, and how these beliefs and values manifest in how real robots are designed and used. The...

Game narrative and UX share a deep, interconnected relationship. This book explores the connections between narrative and UX to develop a framework for creating player centric stories in games by covering best practices in both crafts using a unified...

The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze illuminates the connection between the stories people tell, their expectations of what a robot is, and how these beliefs and values manifest in how real robots are designed and used. The...

Award-winning action adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler adventures to side-scrolling non-linear “Metroidvania”...

This book is a study of the psychology, neuroscience and philosophy of creativity, originality and inspiration viewed from the lens of a seasoned game developer. It introduces the concept of creative sobriety, a practice that advocates better...

This book is a study of the psychology, neuroscience and philosophy of creativity, originality and inspiration viewed from the lens of a seasoned game developer. It introduces the concept of creative sobriety, a practice that advocates better...

This book provides a comprehensive account of Croatian animation history, as well as an analysis of background factors such as political and social circumstances and cultural heritage that influenced the great international success of Croatian animators...

Award-winning action adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler adventures to side-scrolling non-linear “Metroidvania”...

This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysing existing games and levels it introduces good design ideas and works towards communicating them in either design or practical...

This book provides a starting point for anyone interested in level and game design with zero prior knowledge. By analysing existing games and levels it introduces good design ideas and works towards communicating them in either design or practical...

Game Design Deep Dive: Real-Time Strategy, focuses on what was once one of the most popular genres in the world and the one that truly kicked off the rise of esports. It has seen the most fundamental changes as a genre than anything else, and Game Design...

Game Design Deep Dive: Real-Time Strategy, focuses on what was once one of the most popular genres in the world and the one that truly kicked off the rise of esports. It has seen the most fundamental changes as a genre than anything else, and Game Design...

From his days working under the Nine Old Men and creating layout for Disney classics like Aladdin and Hercules to more than a decade of teaching animation to the rising generation at CalArts, Dan Hansen has accumulated a lifetime of knowledge and is...

This book unveils the secrets of extraordinarily successful games and hands you a smarter way to create exceptional engagement and convert it into revenue. It teaches you detailed LiveOps techniques that show you how to keep your game appealing through...

This book presents a much-needed framework for the critical examination of miniatures games and their design. It provides the reader with both a conceptual model for understanding how these games work as well as a toolbox of mechanical approaches to...

Discover Unreal Engine 5's powerful features and advanced PCG tools that enable real-time visualization to transform game development and craft immersive, dynamic 3D environments Key Features Enhance your design skills with innovative procedural content...

This is a comprehensive guide to creating and customizing mods for the popular video game Farming Simulator within Blender. This book covers all aspects needed to create your own vehicle mods from start to finish. The book begins with a basic...

Shader gelten oft als mystisch und schwer zu entwickeln, selbst für erfahrene Programmierer, Künstler und Entwickler aus anderen Bereichen des Spieldesigns. Dieses Buch räumt mit dieser Vorstellung auf, indem es Ihr Wissen über in Stufen aufbaut. Es...

This book is a complete beginner's guide for building dynamic games from scratch with Unreal Engine 5 and exploring some of its cutting-edge features, such as Lumen and Nanite. Key Features Get up and running with Unreal Engine 5 and explore the...

An unofficial guide to Alien: Isolation, the greatest, scariest horror game ever made.There aren't many computer games that can justify an entire book, but for superfans, Alien: Isolation is truly extraordinary and Perfect Organism reveals all there is...

This book unveils the secrets of extraordinarily successful games and hands you a smarter way to create exceptional engagement and convert it into revenue. It teaches you detailed LiveOps techniques that show you how to keep your game appealing through...

From his days working under the Nine Old Men and creating layout for Disney classics like Aladdin and Hercules to more than a decade of teaching animation to the rising generation at CalArts, Dan Hansen has accumulated a lifetime of knowledge and is...

This entry in the Game Design Deep Dive series takes a look at the shooter genre. One that has grown with the times and whose influence can be felt from indie teams to major studios. Josh Bycer discusses 30 plus year history of one of games industry’s...

This entry in the Game Design Deep Dive series takes a look at the shooter genre. One that has grown with the times and whose influence can be felt from indie teams to major studios. Josh Bycer discusses 30 plus year history of one of games industry’s...

This is a comprehensive guide to creating and customizing mods for the popular video game Farming Simulator within Blender. This book covers all aspects needed to create your own vehicle mods from start to finish. The book begins with a basic...

Incorporating both historical techniques and the most recent developments in computer graphics, Shader Writing in Open Shading Language is a treatise on OSL shader writing and shader development that hopes to remedy the current lack of material on this...

The first in an ongoing series designed to take readers from zero experience to writing their own video games and interactive digital experiences using industry standard languages and tools, this book is a great way to turn a love of video games into a...

The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction provides a clear, concise and well-grounded introduction to the concept of the Metaverse, its history, the technology, the opportunities, the challenges and how it is having an impact almost every facet of society...

As Android apps continue to grow in popularity and an associated job market emerges, the ability to develop software and applications for Android smartphones will only grow more relevant in the foreseeable future. Compiled from materials used in over a...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of game economy design. It begins with a high-level overview, then utilises subsequent chapters to break this down into finer details, showing methods to approach the various problems and challenges involved in...

Programming Language Explorations helps its readers gain proficiency in programming language practice and theory by presenting both example-focused, chapter-length explorations of fourteen important programming languages and detailed discussions of the...

Incorporating both historical techniques and the most recent developments in computer graphics, Shader Writing in Open Shading Language is a treatise on OSL shader writing and shader development that hopes to remedy the current lack of material on this...

Immerse yourself in the stunning, dynamic world of Destiny with never-before-seen art and exclusive interviews from the Bungie team. The Art of Destiny, Volume 3 is a celebration of the stunning, dynamic visual style beloved by Destiny fans. Featuring...

Take inspiration from the golden age of video games and learn how to write your own modern classicsCode the Classics Volume 1 not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games...

Programming Language Explorations helps its readers gain proficiency in programming language practice and theory by presenting both example-focused, chapter-length explorations of fourteen important programming languages and detailed discussions of the...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of game economy design. It begins with a high-level overview, then utilises subsequent chapters to break this down into finer details, showing methods to approach the various problems and challenges involved in...

This book considers the four essential cores of game design: Mechanics, the interactive elements that allow players to be part and interact with the game itself; Economy, the resources and numerical concepts that will enable players to evaluate and...

The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction provides a clear, concise and well-grounded introduction to the concept of the Metaverse, its history, the technology, the opportunities, the challenges and how it is having an impact almost every facet of society...

This book considers the four essential cores of game design: Mechanics, the interactive elements that allow players to be part and interact with the game itself; Economy, the resources and numerical concepts that will enable players to evaluate and...

Dive into the heart of game development with Unreal Engine 5 (UE5), the latest revolution in creating immersive and visually stunning game worlds. Crafted to encourage your imaginative and inventive skills, Volume 1 of this two-part guide stands as a...