Game Development Essentials: An Introduction, 2/e (Paperback)

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Game Development Essentials: An Introduction, 2nd Edition offers a thorough and insightful introduction to the game development industry, with industry updates that will keep readers current and well-prepared for a career in the field. The book begins with a highly informative chapter on the evolution of game development, providing a historical context for later chapters, and moves on to examine content creation and the concepts behind the development of story, character, environment, level design, user interface, and sound. With the same engaging writing style and examples that made the first edition so popular, this new edition features expanded coverage of today's hottest topics - such as next-generation platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii), level design, interface design, project management, serious games, game accessibility, and online social networks. New game-related technology, development techniques, and the latest research in the field make this an invaluable resource for anyone entering the exciting, competitive, ever-changing world of game development.

《遊戲開發基礎：入門第二版》提供了一個全面且深入的遊戲開發行業介紹，並提供了行業更新，使讀者能夠跟上時代並為在這個領域追求職業生涯做好準備。本書首先通過一個高度信息化的章節介紹了遊戲開發的演變，為後面的章節提供了歷史背景，然後探討了內容創建以及故事、角色、環境、關卡設計、用戶界面和音效開發背後的概念。本書以與第一版相同引人入勝的寫作風格和例子，增加了對當今最熱門話題的廣泛涵蓋，例如下一代平台（Xbox 360、PS3和Wii）、關卡設計、界面設計、項目管理、嚴肅遊戲、遊戲可訪問性和在線社交網絡。新的遊戲相關技術、開發技巧和該領域的最新研究使本書成為進入充滿激情、競爭激烈且不斷變化的遊戲開發世界的寶貴資源。