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People young and old love playing computer games, but what goes into making them? From simple games created by one person, to big blockbusters made by a huge team, there is an amazing range of games. Find out what's involved in developing computer games, the tools and skills you need, and the difficulties of managing a complex process.

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Publié par	Capstone Global Library
Date de parution	18 juillet 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781406268874
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	12 Mo

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THE Coolest Jobs on the Planet Computer Games Designer

Mark Featherstone

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Featherstone, Mark. Computer games designer.  (The coolest jobs on the planet) 1. Computer gamesDesignJuvenile literature. 2. Computer gamesDesignVocational guidanceJuvenile literature. I. Title II. Series 794.8’1526dc23

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce photographs: Alamy pp. 11 (© betty finney), 15 (© David J. Green – technology), 35 (© Silicon Valley Stock); © David Braben and Ian Bell p.14; © Capstone Global Library Ltd p. 18 (Steve Mead); Arkham Horror is ™ Fantasy Flight Games p. 39; CCP Games p. 28; Corbis p. 19 (© Mark Savage); Getty Images pp. 9 (Photographer’s Choice/Seth Joel), 22 (Ethan Miller), 25 (Bloomberg/Chris Ratcliffe), 27 (EA/Jeff Vinnick), 32 (AFP Photo/Joe Klamar), 33 (WireImage/Albert L. Ortega), 37 (Stone+/Nick Dolding); Mark Featherstone pp. 4, 8, 20, 21, 26 inset, 26 main, 29, 40; Metacritic p. 5; Microsoft p. 30; Photoshot p. 31 (Richard B Levine); Planetside Software pp. 24 l & r; Rex Features pp. 6 (Camilla Morandi), 7 (Graham Harrison), 10 (Andy Drysdale), 12 (Terry Harris), 13 (Future Publishing/ Gavin Roberts), 23 (James Curley); Sheffield Hallam University p.16; Shutterstock p.34 (© Yaroslavna); Sumo Digital p.36; Valve Corporation p.38.

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CONTENTS

The moment of truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The process of making a game . . . . . 6

A day in the life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

How I became a game developer . . 10

Dierent roles, dierent skills . . . . . 18

Game genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Dierent ways of working . . . . . . . . 32

Learning to make games . . . . . . . . . 38

Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

The moment of truth The most exciting moments in game development are when the game you’ve worked on for so many months – or even years – is finally ready. Playing the completed game for the first time, it feels almost magical as you see all your ideas brought to life. Then comes certification, when your publisher checks what you’ve done and decides if they think the game is ready for the public. Shortly after that is the launch day, and you visit the local games shop and buy one of the first copies of the finished game. The publisher will give you a free copy, but it isn’t the same as buying one from the shop!

This is one of my games still in its shiny wrapper, never to be opened!

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