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Date de parution
10 mars 2021
Nombre de lectures
1
EAN13
9781683926993
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
16 Mo
Many people aspire to create their own games but don't know where to start. Make Amazing Games, third edition, introduces the game creation process to the aspiring game developer with no experience or programming ability. Taking the reader step-by-step through the various stages of developing a game and using the popular "drag and drop" game creation software (a free feature limited version which is available from Steam), readers can build their very own games. Using the tutorials, the reader will complete four fully playable games including platform, bat & ball, mouse-clicker, and side-scrolling shoot-'em up, games. Other chapters cover more complex game features such as porting the game onto the Web, distribution, and publishing. This must-have book is the essential resource for anyone interested in learning game creation from beginning to end. Includes companion files with 4-color figures, game demos, graphic libraries, and source code. FEATURES:Includes a discussion of the different types of games, necessary game resources, importing graphics, and some basic programming conceptsFeatures detailed information on downloading, installing, and using the free Fusion softwareCreate four games from scratch with Fusion: a platform game, side-scroller shooter, a bat-and-ball game, and a mouse-clicker gameCovers backing up your game, debugging, marketing, distribution, and moreIncludes companion files with 4-color figures, game demos, graphic libraries, and source code.The companion files are available online by emailing the publisher with proof of purchase at info@merclearning.com.
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Date de parution
10 mars 2021
EAN13
9781683926993
Langue
English
Poids de l'ouvrage
16 Mo
MAKEAMAZINGGAMES Third Edition
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Preface Acknowledgments
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Vîdeo Games Why Make Games? 2D or 3D Games Game Genres and Types Thîrd Person/Thîrd-Person Shooter Adventure Games Arcade Arena Bat and Ba Board Games Card Games Casua Cîty Buîders Co-Op Drîvîng Endess Runners Fîghtîng Games Fîrst Person/Fîrst-Person Shooter Fîght/Fyîng God Games Hîdden Object Horror/Psychoogîca Isometrîc JRPG MMO Musîc Based Party Games Patform Puzze Games Racîng Car Rea Tîme Strategy Retro Rogueîke/Rogueîte Roe-Payîng Games (RPG) Sîde-Scroîng Shoot-’Em-Ups
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Sîms Sîmuatîon Sports Games Steath Steampunk Strategy Survîva Turn Based Vîsua Noves Wakîng Sîmuators War Games Software Used în Thîs Book About Cîckteam Summary
Chapter 2 Basîc Game Desîgn Concepts Why Desîgn? Keepîng ît Sîmpe Product Desîgn and Pannîng The Ideas Too Choîce The Story and Game Mechanîcs Prototypîng Screen Desîgn Paper Testîng Graphîcs Sound and Musîc Summary
Chapter 3 Basîc Programmîng Concepts Tradîtîona Programmîng Languages Tradîtîona Programmîng Versus Fusîon Programmîng Terms and Concepts Arrays INI Fîes and Data Fîes Fags Loca and Goba Loops Random Varîabes Pseudocode – Programmîng în Engîsh Summary
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Chapter 4 Fusîon Basîcs Structure of A Game Game Creatîon Process în Fusîon Graphîcs and Objects Event Edîtor Summary
Chapter 5 Fîndîng Your Way Around System Requîrements Instaatîon Requîrements Runtîme Requîrements Program Instaatîon Startîng Fusîon for the Fîrst Tîme Fusîon Tour Menu Text Bar Menu Button Toobars The Edîtors Storyboard Edîtor The Frame Edîtor The Event Edîtor The Pîcture Edîtor The Expressîon Evauator Makîng More Space Summary
Chapter 6 Workîng Wîth Objects What Are Objects? Addîng an Object Objects în Fusîon Object Manager Object Instances Summary
Chapter 7 Confîgurîng Propertîes Propertîes Expaîned Property Tabs Appîcatîon Propertîes Frame Propertîes Object Propertîes Appîcatîon Propertîes în Depth The Settîngs Tab The Wîndow Tab
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The Runtîme Optîons Tab The Vaues Tab The Events Tab The About Tab The HTML5 Tab Frame Propertîes în Depth The Settîngs Tab The Runtîme Optîons Tab The About Tab Object Propertîes în Depth The Settîngs Propertîes Tab The Sîze/Posîtîon Tab The Dîspay Optîons Tab The Event Propertîes Tab The About Propertîes Tab Summary
Chapter 8 Fusîon Codîng Basîcs Introductîon to the Event Edîtor Codîng Concepts Events Condîtîons The Order of Condîtîons Negatîng Condîtîons Actîons The Order of Actîons Functîons Code Comments Code Groups Groups wîthîn Groups Loops Runtîme Order Quaîfîers and Behavîors Quaîfîers Behavîor Summary
Chapter 9 Backîng up Your Games Why Back Up? Tîme and Effort What Systems Are Avaîabe? Backîng Up Usîng Fusîon
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