Game Design Secrets

Author: Wagner James Au  

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc‎

Publication year: 2012

E-ISBN: 9781118463918

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9781118337745

Subject: TP311.5 Software Engineering

Language: ENG

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Description

Design great Facebook, iOS, and Web games and learn from the experts what makes a game a hit!This invaluable resource shows how to put into action the proven design and marketing techniques from the industry's best game designers, who all started on a small scale. The book walks novice and experienced game designers through the step-by-step process of conceptualizing, designing, launching, and managing a winning game on platforms including Facebook, iOS, and the Web. The book is filled with examples that highlight key design features, explain how to market your game, and illustrate how to turn your design into a money-making venture.

  • Provides an overview of the most popular game platforms and shows how to design games for each
  • Contains the basic principles of game design that will help promote growth and potential to generate revenue
  • Includes interviews with top independent game developers who reveal their success secrets
  • Offers an analysis of future trends that can open (or close) opportunities for game designers
Game Design Secrets provides aspiring game designers a process for planning, designing, marketing, and ultimately making money from new games.

Chapter

Part VII: Appendixes

Part III: The Web

Part VI: Game Design Documents and Final Thoughts

Part V: Funding Your Game

Part IV: iOS

Index

Part II: Facebook

About the Author

pp.:  1 – 9

About the Technical Editor

pp.:  9 – 11

Acknowledgments

pp.:  11 – 13

Contents

pp.:  13 – 17

Read This First

pp.:  17 – 25

Part I: Overview

pp.:  25 – 0

LastPages

pp.:  327 – 338

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