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 Basics of Game Design
The video game industry has grown explosively over the past decade
and is now a major provider of home entertainment. Since the North
American release of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in
1985, game industry revenues have also grown substantially and, according
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If you want to enrich your game’s experience with physics-based realism, the expanded edition of this classic book details physics principles applicable to game development. You’ll learn about collisions, explosions, sound, projectiles, and other effects used in games on Wii, PlayStation, Xbox, smartphones, and tablets.... | | Digital Copyright and the Consumer Revolution: Hands Off My Ipod
This book documents and evaluates the growing consumer revolution against digital copyright law, and makes a unique theoretical contribution to the debate surrounding this issue. With a focus on recent US copyright law, the book charts the consumer rebellion against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 1998 (US) and the Digital... |
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Digital Games: Computers at Play (The Digital World)
In 2006, about 67 percent of Americans played video games using a computer or game console such as PlayStation, Xbox, or Wii. Video games have come a long way since they were developed in the 1970s. In the past, game programs used a computer-like gadget that could be connected to the television. The players would look at the image on the... | | Learn 2D Game Development with C# (Expert's Voice in Game Development)
2D games are hugely popular across a wide range of platforms and the ideal place to start if you’re new to game development. With Learn 2D Game Development with C#, you'll learn your way around the universal building blocks of game development, and how to put them together to create a real working game.
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If you’re new to C++ but understand some basic programming, then Learn C++ for Game Development lays the foundation for the C++ language and API that you’ll need to build game apps and applications.
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Unity 5 for Android Essentials
Learn the Unity 5 engine to master designing and building awesome real-world games and applications for Android devices. Design beautiful effects, animations, physical behaviors, and other different real-world features and techniques for your Android games and applications. Optimize your project and any other real-world projects for Android... | | How Cool Brands Stay Hot: Branding to Generation Y
Generation Y are the most marketing-savvy and advertising-critical generation ever. Three times the size of Generation X, they have a much bigger impact on society and business. In How Cool Brands Stay Hot, Joeri Van den Bergh and Mattias Behrer address what drives Generation Y as consumers and how marketers can develop the right brand... | | Developing 2D Games with Unity: Independent Game Programming with C#
Follow a walkthrough of the Unity Engine and learn important 2D-centric lessons in scripting, working with image assets, animations, cameras, collision detection, and state management. In addition to the fundamentals, you'll learn best practices, helpful game-architectural patterns, and how to customize Unity to suit your needs,... |
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PSP Hacks : Tips & Tools for Your Mobile Gaming and Entertainment HandheldSure, it's just what you've been clamoring for: an ultra slick, portable version of the most popular console gaming system in the world. But Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) isn't just a handheld gaming device. Beyond its killer graphics and spectacular widescreen LCD for unparalleled game play, it also sports wireless... | | Secrets of the Playstation PortableWith over 13 million shipped, the Sony PlayStation Portable, or PSP, is one of the fastest selling game consoles in history. In this essential guide, gaming expert Joel Durham, Jr. shows readers how to get the most out of this revolutionary handheld game console. After an initial tour around the interface, Joel will introduce the readers to the... | | Game Design: Theory and PracticeOne of the most important but least discussed elements of a computer game is the gameplay that makes a game compelling and entertaining. Game Design: Theory & Practice focuses on this elusive topic and how you can ensure your title has the best gameplay possible. Richard Rouse discusses in detail key game design topics including game balancing,... |
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