Designing Video Games
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Great Games
"...does indeed offer step by step considerations about creating video games." - Historical Miniatures Gaming Society
Have you ever played a video game and wondered how it was made? Do you have an idea for a game but don't know how to create it? Maybe you're curious about the skills needed to land a job as a video games developer?
This book breaks down the tools and techniques behind making games, providing practical advice to help you create experiences that grab players and transport them to worlds of mystery and adventure.
Packed with examples and tips, Designing Video Games details each step in the process:
* Thinking up and evaluating ideas.
* Turning ideas into designs.
* Understanding your audience.
* Creating game content.
* Using psychological techniques.
* Fixing common development problems.
* Polishing, marketing, and releasing games.
Yes, you absolutely have what it takes to make great video games. This book will show you how.
Have you ever played a video game and wondered how it was made? Do you have an idea for a game but don't know how to create it? Maybe you're curious about the skills needed to land a job as a video games developer?
This book breaks down the tools and techniques behind making games, providing practical advice to help you create experiences that grab players and transport them to worlds of mystery and adventure.
Packed with examples and tips, Designing Video Games details each step in the process:
* Thinking up and evaluating ideas.
* Turning ideas into designs.
* Understanding your audience.
* Creating game content.
* Using psychological techniques.
* Fixing common development problems.
* Polishing, marketing, and releasing games.
Yes, you absolutely have what it takes to make great video games. This book will show you how.
Stuart Maine has been a video game designer and writer for 27 years, working on titles for consoles, PC, and mobile. He helped set up, and later sell, indie developer, Well Played Games.
As well as a lifelong video gamer, Stuart is a fan of board, war, and roleplaying games. He writes about games in what little spare time he has remaining, along with tutoring on a 'Story for Videogames' course.
Stuart lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Jess, and Labrador, Bear.
As well as a lifelong video gamer, Stuart is a fan of board, war, and roleplaying games. He writes about games in what little spare time he has remaining, along with tutoring on a 'Story for Videogames' course.
Stuart lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Jess, and Labrador, Bear.
ISBN/UPC:
9781399038669
Product:
Book, Hardcover
Title:
Designing Video Games: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Great Games
Contributors
- Author: Stuart Maine
Publisher:
White Owl, 2025
Pages:
216
Languages:
English
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