Software Engineering for Game Developers (Software Engineering Series)

Software Engineering for Game Developers (Software Engineering Series), 9781592001552 (1592001556), Course Technology PTR, 2004

This book is about how a small team of developers can build a computer game using
practices that are fostered by software engineering. It takes you through the major
phases of the software engineering lifecycle and introduces you to the subjects
named in the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK). The development
process that this book documents started from a set of requirements. It guided the team
to consistently design and implement a game according to requirements. The team stayed
within budget and delivered on time.

The game is called Ankh Adventure (or just Ankh). (See Figure I.1.) The game provides a
3D graphics engine built with DirectX. Its design incorporates customizable levels and
characters. (It features map and character editors.) It provides save and replay options, a
particle engine, and MP3 music. The code for the game is extensive enough that you can
gain from it a sense of the complexity that characterizes games created by programmers
who are working in the game industry. On the other hand, the code is limited enough that
you can study it in detail. (The game consists of roughly 30,000 lines of code.)

As you read the book, you will see how the requirements for the game were laid out. The
effort started with a game design document. Using the game design document, the team
engineered a set of software requirements. To accomplish this, the team employed use
cases and other tools of analysis. After that, the team designed the game software. You will
be able to follow along through all of this activity. You can see how the team created the
configuration management plan from the design. You can see how the team created the
test plans by using the requirements and the design. (The artifacts—documents—that
resulted from these activities are on the CD.)

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