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An Architectural Approach to Level Design - Couverture souple

Totten, Christopher W.

 
9780815361367: An Architectural Approach to Level Design
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 081536136X ISBN 13 : 9780815361367
Editeur : A K Peters, 2019

Synopsis

Written by a game developer and professor trained in architecture, An Architectural Approach to Level Design is one of the first books to integrate architectural and spatial design theory with the field of level design. It explores the principles of level design through the context and history of architecture.

Now in its second edition, An Architectural Approach to Level Design presents architectural techniques and theories for you to use in your own work. The author connects architecture and level design in different ways that address the practical elements of how designers construct space and the experiential elements of how and why humans interact with that space. It also addresses industry issues like how to build interesting tutorial levels and how to use computer-generated level design systems without losing the player-focused design of handmade levels. Throughout the text, you will learn skills for spatial layout, evoking emotion through gamespaces, and creating better levels through architectural theory.

FEATURES

  • Presents case studies that offer insight on modern level design practices, methods, and tools

  • Presents perspectives from industry designers, independent game developers, scientists, psychologists, and academics

  • Explores how historical structures can teach us about good level design

  • Shows how to use space to guide or elicit emotion from players

    • Includes chapter exercises that encourage you to use principles from the chapter in digital prototypes, playtesting sessions, paper mock-ups, and design journals

    • Bringing together topics in game design and architecture, this book helps you create better spaces for your games. Software independent, the book discusses tools and techniques that you can use in crafting your interactive worlds.

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    À propos de l'auteur

    Chris Totten is Game Artist in Residence at American University. He has contributed to several independent game productions as an artist, animator, level designer, game designer, and project manager. Totten is also an active writer in the game industry, with articles featured on VideoGameWriters.com, GameCareerGuide, and Gamasutra. He has also published a book entitled Game Character Creation with Blender and Unity. Totten's writings on interdisciplinary approaches to game design have earned him guest speaking appearances at GDC China, Dakota State University's Workshop on Integrated Design in Games, and East Coast Game Conference.

    À propos de la quatrième de couverture

    Thoroughly updated, this book discusses level design, the discipline of creating interactive game environments, with an emphasis on architectural principles. These principles can help level designers create meaningful user experiences and emotional responses for players..

    Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

    Éditeur
    A K Peters
    Date d'édition
    2019
    Langue
    anglais
    ISBN 10 
    081536136X
    ISBN 13 
    9780815361367
    Reliure
    Broché
    Numéro d'édition
    2
    Nombre de pages
    579
    Coordonnées du fabricant
    CRC Press
    https://www.routledge-ny.com

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