Author: Steven Goodwin Full Title: Polished Game Development: From First Steps To Final Release Publisher: Apress; 1st ed. 2016 edition (July 12, 2016) Year: 2016 ISBN: 978-1-484218-78-5 Pages: 290 Language: English Genre: Programming File type: EPUB Quality: 10/10 Price: $27.99 Learn the things you need for a complete game, such as translations and tutorials, and improve the things you've already written to raise their standard to a professional level. This is a practical guide covering every discipline: art, music, writing, and code. In the case of the latter, code examples are included to demonstrate how to implement functionality to make the game shine. Polished Game Development acts as a comprehensive checklist of everything your game should, and should not, do, in order to be as good as it possibly can. It is more than just a book on theoretical game design principles. « Explains the difference between a pet project, and a professional one. « Covers how to test for the problems and bugs you don't know you'll have. « Details simple, but effective, visual improvements that can be done with very little effort. Regardless of platform (web, mobile, or console), or language (C++, C#, JavaScript) there is a wealth of common (and specific) tips within these pages that will enable you to make the most professional games you can. What you’ll learn: ✓ Learn what essential elements are often missed ✓ Stay on-brand, visually and verbally ✓ Use audio to enhance your game ✓ Improve game balance ✓ Test effectively Who this book is for: Polished Game Development is for game developers looking for a guide and checklist on how to get their game finished to the highest possible standards. They will know how to write a game, and get it released, but not necessarily how to make it shine. They will be professional developers, indies, university students and graduates. ------------- Our members see more. Join us!
