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Michael Snow. Game Programming with Silverlight

Publisher:Course Technology PTR
Year:2009
Pages:258
ISBN:1598639064

Learn to program fun and challenging games using Silverlight, a rich, web-based application that is ideal for rapid, casual game development. "Game Programming with Silverlight" shows anyone interested in game design and development how to build web-based games using any of the major operating systems and browsers. This comprehensive guide walks readers through every feature of Silverlight used in game creation. You'll get an introduction to Silverlight 3 and all of its cool features. After you're comfortable with the application you'll learn how to create your game world, add objects and animate them, incorporate sound and music, network your game and make it multiplayer, and more! Each chapter covers a wide range of topics that you can leverage to build just about any type of game ...

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Markus Montola, Jaakko Stenros, Annika Waern. Pervasive Games: Theory and Design

Publisher:Рид Элсивер, Morgan Kaufmann
Year:2009
Pages:336
ISBN:978-0-12-374853-9

Quickly emerging from the fast-paced growth of mobile communications and wireless technologies, pervasive games take gaming away from the computer screen and back to the three-dimensional world. Now games can be designed to be played in public spaces like shopping malls, conferences, museums and other non-traditional game venues. Game designers need to understand how to use the world as a gamespace - and both the challenges and advantages of doing so. This book shows how to change the face of play - who plays, when and where they play and what that play means to all involved. The authors explore aspects of pervasive games that concern game designers: what makes these games compelling, what makes them possible today and how they are made. For game researchers, it provides a solid theoretical, ...

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Alan Gershenfeld, Mark Loparco, Cecilia Barajas. Game Plan: The Insider's Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business

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ISBN:0312275048

The $20 billion computer and video gaming business is the fastest-growing entertainment medium in the world?on track to surpass both the movie and record businesses. More than 200 million computer and video games are sold to the 140 million gamers in America every year. Game Plan: The Insiders Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business is the first book that clearly explains how to get a foot in the door to this incredibly dynamic and exciting field. This essential guide includes everything job seekers need to know about: · How the computer and video game business really works · How to break into the industry · How to get your dream game made · The many different jobs in the field · Surviving and thriving in the marketplace Three top game veterans ...

Price:1197 rub.Buy

Markus Montola, Jaakko Stenros, Annika Waern. Pervasive Games: Theory and Design

Publisher:Рид Элсивер, Morgan Kaufmann
Year:2009
Pages:336
ISBN:978-0-12-374853-9

Quickly emerging from the fast-paced growth of mobile communications and wireless technologies, pervasive games take gaming away from the computer screen and back to the three-dimensional world. Now games can be designed to be played in public spaces like shopping malls, conferences, museums and other non-traditional game venues. Game designers need to understand how to use the world as a gamespace - and both the challenges and advantages of doing so. This book shows how to change the face of play - who plays, when and where they play and what that play means to all involved. The authors explore aspects of pervasive games that concern game designers: what makes these games compelling, what makes them possible today and how they are made. For game researchers, it provides a solid theoretical, ...