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Perhaps no book better chronicles the rise of video games from niche hobby to multibillion- dollar industry than All Your Base Are Belong to Us. Recalling tales of gaming's biggest names throughout the years, including Atari's Nolan Bushnell and Rockstar's Dan and Sam Houser, Harold Goldberg' race through the ages is a great read for gamers of all types. It's not quite a historical breakdown, but more a narrative woven through the developments of the industry over the years.
Seeing the highs and lows of the business through the eyes of the people who were there almost every step of the way provides some great insight into how games got to where they are today. There are a number of Mass Effect novels and comics available to read, but the first three books Revelation, Ascension and Retribution written by lead game writer Drew Karpyshyn are the best of the bunch.
The three books take place around the time of the original game trilogy, offering looks at the universe of Mass Effect before and between the adventures of Commander Shepard.
Although the books are great at adding more depth to the universe of Mass Effect, they are also solid sci-fi novels in their own right. Add in the fact that the characters involved are all tertiary to the games, and you have a set of novels anyone can read without feeling too lost. Sega does what Nintendon't. It's an advertising slogan that has stuck with anyone old enough to remember the bit wars of the '90s between Sega and Nintendo.
In Console Wars, Blake Harris shows readers just how incredible the action behind the scenes really was for both companies. After the irrefutable success of the NES over the Sega Master System, Sega had to go big for its next venture, and the team behind the Genesis went all out to compete and try to outsell the Super Nintendo.
There are fewer things more captivating in games writing than the deep dives into how the business works, and Console Wars shows the bitter truth behind two of home gaming's juggernauts. Greg Rucka has written Batman, Wonder Woman and dozens of other comic characters, as well being a successful thriller novelist in his own right.
A couple of articles that might also be helpful, How to break into the game industry , and, Ideas for a game programming portfolio. Hey Sir, I started learning unity but after some time i found out that i also need to learn graphics and game engine programming to become good game programmer and for better understanding the game engines like unity and unreal. I want to ask from where should i start learn graphics and engine programming assuming that i am complete beginner in that.
They will teach you the basics, and give you some exercises to grow your skill set. It looks like this article was posted a couple years ago. Hi Tucker, I keep the articles relatively up to date. To be more specific I mean like how games not game engines are are built from scratch using code any programming language and the elements of a game which is more about design for example what are the main building blocks of a game? Could you recommend any books about game design?
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Tony Floyd talks about structuring and organizing the game development process, figuring out what makes a game successful, how to write better characters, and more. Instead, it is centered around the business aspect of game design and how to extract more from an existing idea. Which elements characterize or highlight a genre, why do people like certain game mechanics, how to build a community around your game, all that stuff.
An all-in-one solution for intermediate developers who are looking to get serious with Android game development. Memory and performance optimization is also covered, in addition to game monetization techniques and future prospects of Android within game development. A low-level assembly style language with a compact binary format which runs at near-native performance and allows you to write applications for the web in almost any language.
This book is targeted at both web developers as well as game developers. You also learn basic game development techniques like how to create and animate 2D sprites, UI design, shaders, debugging, AI, physics, camera, performance optimization, etc. Ever wondered what it takes to create a truly compelling storyline for your game? How to write a good character that the players can relate with? You also need to design a clear objective for the player to work towards and understand how the game genre affects what type of story you can have.
These issues and a lot more shall be tackled in The Game Narrative, a guidebook created by 4 experienced game authors with several years of writing experience in various game studios. The Game Narrative Toolbox demonstrates how to create a player-centric story-based experience and compelling dialogue.
It also shows the process of switching from prose or screen-writing to interactive writing. Every chapter carries examples and questions to help you write your own documentation and dialogue for independent projects. There are plenty of resources on coding, game engine development, AI, and stuff like that. But rarely do you find a well-written guide on how to compose game audio.
This book is exactly that, it takes an interesting approach towards teaching you how to create your own sound and music for a game. And it does all of it within Unreal, one of the most popular commercial game engines on the market. You start with basic concepts and gradually move your way up to more complex systems.
The book has a companion website from which you can download 12 demonstration games that will let you practice your SFX skills. Ever wondered about what a game director actually does?
Just like a movie director. But what if you have been given the role of director for an indie team? You will learn brainstorming methods, maintaining a vision as a team, providing structure and organizing ideas, leading effectively, and more.
This book will teach you strengths that complement your technical skills, allowing you to function as an effective developer as well as a creative leader. A lot of the content within this book is derived from and inspired by undergraduate course modules, to introduce the basics of JavaScript in a fun and engaging way.
Then you move onto animation and finally put it all together to get a completed game. What makes this book unique is how it teaches you basic concepts in a manner that is fun while also building upon them with more advanced stuff using practical examples. First, there is Unity- a free, commercially available game engine with everything from animation to rendering and AI built right in. The book contains tips and tricks, quizzes, questions that encourage the development of problem-solving skills, and code solutions in C.
There are chapters which focus on helping you write your first script in C , explaining common coding mistakes and how to avoid them.
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