Computers : Entertainment & Games

The popular Postmortem column in Game Developer magazine features firsthand accounts of how some of the most important and successful games of recent years have been made. This book offers the opportunity to harvest this expertise with one volume. The editor has organized the articles by theme and added previously unpublished analysis to reveal successful management techniques. Readers learn how superstars of the game industry like Peter Molyneux and Warren Spector have dealt with the development challenges such as managing complexity, software and game design issues, schedule challenges, and changing staff needs. more...

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You haven't experienced the full potential of Xbox 360 or Windows until you've created your own homebrewed games for these innovative systems. With Microsoft's new XNA Framework, the only thing limiting you is your imagination. Now professional game developer and Microsoft DirectX MVP Benjamin Nitschke shows you how to take advantage of the XNA Game Studio Express tools and libraries in order to build cutting-edge games. more...

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Rather than starting from scratch, would-be game developers can take advantage of freely available 3D game engines so that they can focus on the fun part–creating the game–rather than first creating the technology necessary to create the game. Mods alter the way a game is played, whether it means adding a new weapon, adding a whole new level to play, or even changing the rules of the game. This book contains step-by-step instruction for those interested in using id Software’s Quake game engine to create modifications to the game. Covers installing the editor, thinking up an initial mod, making game maps, adding textures, adding characters, and publishing and distributing mods more...

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Offers a roadmap for parents, educators, gamers, and industry insiders to leverage the inherent potential of video games to promote positive personal and social change. more...

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With 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 multimedia possibilities of the PSP, including gaming, movie playback, organizing and playing music, organizing and displaying photographs, and web surfing and RSS. In addition he will walk readers through how to use the device on a network, how to get the most life from the battery, how to pick a headset, how to set up a WLAN and more. more...

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