We deserve better villains : a video game design survival guide / by Jai Kristjan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kristjan, Jai, author

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer games--Design.

Computer games.

Computer games--Programming.

Video games--Design.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

"We Deserve Better Villains is a highly accessible how-to guide for video game designers no matter what level of experience to understand what is needed to be successful in the development cycle of any video game from concept to supporting the game live. Each chapter outlines a period in a video games development cycle what key concepts need to be on a designers mind and how they can work to improve themselves every step of the way. To help visualize the journey the chapters start with a section centered on the reader as a hero character in a fictitious adventure video game that faces the trials and tribulations of the development cycle to completing the game. We all deserve better games better heroes and villains which starts with learning what it takes to survive in the game development system as a videogame designer."

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Preparation

The Game Begins: Preparation

Preparation Definition

Preparation: The Quest

Preparation: Your Crew

Preparation: Your Environment

Chapter 2: Blue Sky

Level 2: Blue Sky

Blue Sky Definition

Blue Sky: Core Idea

Blue Sky: Research

Blue Sky: Shoot for the Moon

Blue Sky: Ideas Are Yours or Theirs

Blue Sky: Break It Down, Break It Down, Break It Down

Blue Sky: Theory vs. Practical

Blue Sky: Vision

Blue Sky: Don't Be at Home for Fear

Blue Sky: Choose a Color Scheme

Blue Sky: Possibilities and Solutions

Blue Sky: Replay-ability

Blue Sky: To Story or Not to Story

Blue Sky: Target Audience

Blue Sky: Design Is Not Just in Games-Look Outside

Chapter 3: Pre-Production

Level 3: Pre-Production

Pre-Production Definition

Pre-Production: Duration

Pre-Production: Design Document

Pre-Production: Grand Design Document vs. Micro Design Docs

Pre-Production: Write for Your Audience

Pre-Production: Prototype or Suffer

Pre-Production: Backstory

Pre-Production: Evoking Emotions

Pre-Production: Three Levels of Complexity

Pre-Production: Innovation vs. Boilerplate

Pre-Production: Make a Model

Pre-Production: Micro Adventures

Pre-Production: Lights, Camera, Camera

Pre-Production: Tools-Look to the Future

Pre-Production: Audio Design

Pre-Production: Monetization

Pre-Production: Platform or Platforms

Pre-Production: Communicate Early

Pre-Production: Character Growth

Pre-Production: Controls

Pre-Production: Diversity

Pre-Production: Localization

Pre-Production: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 4: Production

Level 4: Production

Production Definition

Production: Evaluate Each Milestone

Production: Ctrl-X.

Production: Communication Catch-Up

Production: Maintaining the Balance

Production: Your Time Is Precious

Production: Make Villains Vibrant

Production: Build Parts to Combine

Production: Test Your Stuff

Production: Incentives

Production: Peaks and Valleys

Production: Visual Storytelling

Production: You Are Not Your Mistakes

Production: Spiderweb of Features

Production: Risk vs. Reward

Production: Tune It

Production: Difficulty

Production: Level Design

Production: What Are You Doing Right Now?

Production: Goal Setting

Production: Artificial Intelligence

Production: Final Feature

Production: The Power Is Not in Design

Production: Ready, Steady, Go!

Production: All Hail Chaos

Production: Keep It Stable

Production: Friends Make Life Better

Chapter 5: Alpha

Level 5: Alpha

Alpha Definition

Alpha: Bugs

Alpha: 125%

Alpha: Importance of 100% Fix Rate

Alpha: The Art of Bug Balance

Alpha: Test the Game!

Alpha: Ask for Help

Alpha: Marathoner vs. Sprinter

Alpha: Help Others

Alpha: Overtime Madness

Alpha: The Sacred Art of the Pivot

Alpha: Love QA, Don't Hate Them

Alpha: Oh, It's New, We Should Do That

Alpha: Updating Design Rather than Getting the Game Done

Alpha: Build a Following

Alpha: Demos, aka Pure Evil

Alpha: Get It Out Early

Alpha: Remember You in All of This

Chapter 6: Beta

Level 6: Beta

Beta Definition

Beta: Johnny or Janie on the Spot

Beta: Check Every Bug Yourself

Beta: Know Your Game

Beta: Monotony

Beta: Play Your Game

Beta: Play Where the Player Plays

Beta: Herding Cats

Beta: Relax-It's in Everyone's Best Interest

Beta: Prepare Yourself for Interviews

Beta: Love QA Even More

Chapter 7: Final

Level 7: Final

Final Definition

Final: Chart Your Shipped Bugs.

Final: Give Up on Praise

Final: Dust Off Your Blue Sky Notes

Final: Do a Postmortem

Final: Celebrate Your Victories

Chapter 8: Post-Release

Level 8: Post-Release

Post-Release Definition

Post-Release: It's Alive, Kill It Now!

Post-Release: Patch Plan-Have One

Post-Release: Visit Your Product in the Stores

Post-Release: Review Scores and Bottom Line

Post-Release: Put It on the Wall

Post-Release: Nothing to Do Is a State of Mind

Post-Release: Be Working on Something Already

Post-Release: What Happens When You Win

Chapter 9: Live

Level 9: Live

Live Definition

Live: You Fight for the Users

Live: Live Will School You

Live: Fix the Boat Before Making a New One

Live: From Trolls to Heroes

Live: A/B/C/D … Q Testing

Live: DLC for You and Me

Live: Workflow Waves

Chapter 10: Miscellaneous

Level 0: Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous or Everything Else

Miscellaneous: The Written Word

Miscellaneous: The Powerless Um

Miscellaneous: Presentation Preparation

Miscellaneous: Art of the Presentation

Miscellaneous: Storytelling

Miscellaneous: Silent but Deadly

Miscellaneous: Interface Design

Miscellaneous: Systems Designers

Miscellaneous: Content Designers

Miscellaneous: Level Designers

Miscellaneous: Audio Designers

Miscellaneous: See-Mores

Miscellaneous: 30-Day Design Challenge

Conclusion

Index.

ISBN:

9780429196553

0429196555

9780429591747

0429591748

OCLC:

1289820974