ultimate game design - building game worlds

[...]... 95 96 97 Special-Case Cameras, 97 Common Camera Problems, 98 Case Study Comments on Actor Loading and Camera Tuning, Mega Tips, Design by Genre 107 109 Fighting Games, Puzzle Games, 112 114 Real-time Strategy Games, Role-Playing Games, 116 120 First- or Third-Person Action Games, Simulations, 121 123 Creating Cinematics, 125 Developing Backstory, Creating Dialog, 125 126 Summary of Designer’s Work... approaches to game design specifics Much has been written about game design theory, but far less has been written about what might be called applied game design Make no mistake: I still believe that game design theory is important I think it can be safely assumed that theory tends to inform and inspire application I simply wanted to try to move much closer to a discussion about applied game design for... architecture and environmental design (A level is a self-contained section of the game experience with its own beginning and end Most games feature many levels that must be completed in order to finish the game as a whole.) Doing concept work on paper and building topographic reference maps Making simple asset breakdowns from your design S TEP-BY-STEP PREVISUALIZATION Since most game development cycles rarely... thoughts toward supporting gameplay In the end, the environment that you’re building will be built to host gameplay 1 Building an environment to host gameplay is quite different from building an environment for visual impact alone You want both—an environment that hosts gameplay well and is visually striking The primary idea here is that for your levels (first- or third-person games), arenas (death match... CA International Game Developers Association, UC Irvine extension, and Art Institute-LA Introduction book was written for anyone interested in learning about applied game design It is skewed somewhat toward new game developers, but it has plenty to say about the design process itself that should be useful to game developers at all levels of familiarity with the process of building games The material... game makers often depends on repeatable results in game design quality THIS xix xix Building Game Worlds xx U L T I M A T E G A M E D E S I G N There are many reasons why the development of great gameplay frequently faces many obstacles—as we’ll soon discuss In order to succeed, game developers need to be able to build up fun and addictive play into their games quicker and more surely than ever before... applied game design It’s time to move away from having to learn an entirely new design tool every 20 minutes I know that if you use the material assembled here as a starting point, you’ll soon find many ways to quickly build or reinforce your understanding of the many forces that help to shape game design CHAPTER 1 Previsualization 1 game design process begins by synthesizing and harmonizing various gameplay... how to build and evolve the right kind of environment in the right ways for your game 1 Room Flow Room flow is important because it gives shape to your game play function ideas Many current games depend on room-to-room interiors as environments for play For example, first- and third-person shooters are routinely set within building interior components At the high concept level, rooms must connect in... Fish, 250 250 251 Sacking Sanka, 252 Case Study Comments on Final Thoughts for Designers, 253 Creating Your Perspective and Maintaining Your Passion, Mega Tips, 11 264 Game Development Career Choices Programming, 265 266 Game Programming as a Career Choice, Art, 267 268 Game Artist as a Career Choice, Design, 269 270 Game Designer as a Career Choice, Production, 271 271 Production as a Career Choice,... 298 Production Tools, 298 Sound Editing Tools, 299 3-D Construction for the Web, Scripting Languages, 292 300 299 xv Building Game Worlds xvi U L T I M A T E G A M E Game Dynamics Libraries, Motion Tracking, D E S I G N 300 300 Programming Language for Console/PC, MMOG Box Solutions, 301 Wireless Development, 300 301 Introducing Children to Game Design, C 301 Career Guideline Worksheet If You Want . 328 Baseball Stadiums, 330 Game Action, 332 Index 335 Blow the Lid Off! / Ultimate Game Design / Meigs / 22289 9-7 / ULTIMATE GAME DESIGN xvi Building Game Worlds P:10CompBlowLid89 9-7 fm.vp Monday,. 99 Mega Tips, 105 5 Design by Genre 107 Sports Games, 109 Fighting Games, 112 Puzzle Games, 114 Real-time Strategy Games, 116 Role-Playing Games, 120 First- or Third-Person Action Games, 121 Simulations,. profile Composite Default screen Blow the Lid Off! / Ultimate Game Design / Meigs / 22289 9-7 / ULTIMATE GAME DESIGN xiv Building Game Worlds Building the Cell Phone Gaming Market, 228 Opportunities