End-to-end game development : creating independent serious games and simulations from start to finish / Nicholas Iuppa and Terry Borst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iuppa, Nicholas V., author.

Contributor:

Borst, Terry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Video games--Design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

You're part of a new venture, an independent gaming company, and you are about to undertake your first development project. The client wants a serious game, one with instructional goals and assessment metrics. Or you may be in a position to green light such a project yourself, believing that it can advance your organization's mission and goals. This book provides a proven process to take an independent game project from start to finish. In order to build a successful game, you need to wear many hats. There are graphic artists, software engineers, designers, pr

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Defining Independent Games, Serious Games, and Simulations; 3. From Start to Finish: A Walkthrough; Section 1: Setting up Game Development; 4. Getting Started; 5. Client Acquisition; 6. Client Management; 7. Legal Issues; 8. Team Building; 9. Project Planning; 10. Project Management; Section 2: Determining Project Goals; 11. Game Design and Instructional Design; 12. Determining Project Goals through Analysis; 13. Instructional Design; 14. Instructional Design for Advergames and Promotional Games

Section 3: Game Design: The Creative Side15. Determining Simulation Activity; 16. Gameplay Design; 17. The Concept Document; 18. Concept Testing and Refinement; Section 4: Game Design: The Technical Side; 19. Development and Delivery Platforms; 20. Selecting Development Tools; 21. The Design Document; Section 5: Production and Authoring; 22. Graphics Development; 23. Media Production; 24. The Production Pipeline; 25. Final Product Testing; Section 6: The Finish Line; 26. Packaging, Distribution, and Marketing; 27. Assessment; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612618642

9781136137174

1136137173

9781136137181

1136137181

9781282618640

1282618644

9780080952246

0080952240

OCLC:

613962619