Game Development Essentials

GAMEDEVELOPMENTESSENTIALS:ANINTRODUCTION,3Eisanauthoritative,industry-drivenintroductiontotheworldofgamedevelopment,withupdatesthatkeepreaderscurrentandwell-preparedforasuccessfulcareerinthefield.Thisbooknotonlyexaminescontentcreationandtheconceptsbehinddevelopment,butitalsogivereadersabackgroundontheevolutionofgamedevelopmentandhowithasbecomewhatitistoday.GAMEDEVELOPMENTESSENTIALSalsoincludeschaptersonprojectmanagement,developmentteamrolesandresponsibilities,developmentcycle,marketing,maintenance,andthefutureofgamedevelopment.Withthesameengagingwritingstyleandexamplesthatmadethefirsttwoeditionssopopular,thisneweditionfeaturesallthelatestgamesandgametechnology.Coverageofnewgame-relatedtechnology,developmenttechniques,andthelatestresearchinthefieldmakethisaninvaluableresourceforanyoneenteringtheexciting,competitive,ever-changingworldofgamedevelopment.