You too can learn to design and develop classic arcade video games like Pong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Scramble. Collision detection, extra lives, power ups, and countless other essential design elements were invented by the mostly anonymous designers at the early pioneering companies that produced these great games.
In this book you'll go step by step, using modern,free software tools such as Unity to create five games in the classic style, inspired by retro favorites like: Pong, Breakout, Space Invaders, Scramble, and Pac-Man. All the source code, art,and sound sources for the projects are available on the companion files.
You'll discover the fun of making your own games, putting in your own color graphics,adjusting the scoring, coding the AI, and creating the sound effects. You'll gain a deep understanding of the roots of modern video game design: the classicsof the '70s and '80s.
Features:
| ISBN: | 9781683923855 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2019 |
| Author: | Franz Lanzinger |
| Publisher: | Mercury Learning & Information an imprint of Mercury Learning and Information |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Genres: |
Graphics programming Software Engineering Indoor games |
You too can learn to design and develop classic arcade video games like Pong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and Scramble. Collision detection, extra lives, power ups, and countless other essential design elements were invented by the mostly anonymous designers at the early pioneering companies that produced these great games.
Classic Game Design features in the following genres: Graphics programming, Software Engineering, Indoor games
Paperback. £46.80, down from the £52.00 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Classic Game Design was written by Franz Lanzinger and published by Mercury Learning & Information an imprint of Mercury Learning and Information
Classic Game Design has 296 pages
£46.80, reduced from £52.00. Print on Demand / Special Order.