Game development essentials : gameplay mechanics / Troy Dunniway, Jeannie Novak.

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Published: Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, 2008.
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100 1 |a Dunniway, Troy. 
245 1 0 |a Game development essentials :  |b gameplay mechanics /  |c Troy Dunniway, Jeannie Novak. 
260 |a Clifton Park, NY :  |b Thomson Delmar Learning,  |c 2008. 
300 |a xxiv, 327 p. :  |b col. ill. ;  |c 26 cm. +  |e 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 0 |g Pt. I.  |t Gameplay Groundwork --  |g Ch. 1.  |t Creating the Foundation: history of gameplay mechanics --  |g Ch. 2.  |t Creating the Process: the game's design path --  |g Ch. 3.  |t Creating the Core: the game's heart and soul --  |g Ch. 4.  |t Creating the Characters: the game's inhabitants --  |g Pt. II.  |t Gameplay Dimensions --  |g Ch. 5.  |t Creating the Options: providing breadth --  |g Ch. 6.  |t Creating the Connection: providing depth --  |g Pt. III.  |t Gameplay Strategies --  |g Ch. 7.  |t Creating Progression: ramping the player --  |g Ch. 8.  |t Creating Variety: involving the player --  |g Ch. 9.  |t Creating Cohesion: putting it all together. 
520 1 |a "Game designers are faced with the challenge of balancing consumer expectations with strict marketing requirements, schedule deadlines, and budget limitations. With a hands-on, practical approach, Game Development Essentials: Gameplay Mechanics shows readers how to approach game design in an efficient way that meets the objectives of the target audience as well as the businesses that find development."--BOOK JACKET. 
650 0 |a Video games  |x Programming. 
650 0 |a Video games  |x Design. 
700 1 |a Novak, Jeannie,  |d 1966- 
991 |a 2008-05-27 
992 |a Created by mamc, 27/05/2008. Updated by lisa, 03/05/2023. 
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