Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace

Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace

Author: Darrin Perez

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 148420784X

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Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace takes you through the process of using the RPG Maker VX Ace game development engine to create your very own role playing game. The book has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. Tutorials and exercises will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project. Game design can be quite a daunting challenge, as it generally involves a large amount of programming know-how on top of having to plan everything out that makes a good game what it is. RPG Maker VX Ace is an intuitive system that allows you to make your own game with a fraction of the effort otherwise required. Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace equips you with the knowledge you need to use Enterbrain’s newest role playing game development engine. Takes you from the start of a project to the completion of a small game. Provides a step-by-step process that will walk you through each stage of the creation process. Gives many helpful tips and tricks you can apply to your future endeavors with the engine.


Beginning RPG Maker MV

Beginning RPG Maker MV

Author: Darrin Perez

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2016-06-17

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1484219678

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Create your very own role playing game using the RPG Maker MV game development engine. You'll go through tutorials and exercises that will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project. Beginning RPG Maker MV has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. It includes full JavaScript code, replacing the old Ruby commands. Game design can be quite a daunting challenge, as it generally involves a large amount of programming know-how on top of having to plan everything out that makes a good game what it is. RPG Maker MV is an intuitive system that allows you to make your own game with a fraction of the effort otherwise required. Beginning RPG Maker MV equips you with the knowledge you need to use Enterbrain’s newest role playing game development engine. Takes you from the start of a project to the completion of a small game. Provides a step-by-step process that will walk you through each stage of the creation process. Gives many helpful tips and tricks you can apply to your future endeavors with the engine. What You Will Learn Use switches and variables to affect the game world Populate your areas with non-player characters that serve a wide range of roles Use the database which serves as the backbone of RPG Maker MV Create dungeons with two types of enemy encounter Create fun and varied mini-games and side-quests to serve as distractions from the main plot Write scripts using RPG Maker MV’s Script Editor Who This Book is For Novices in game design who would like to learn how to use a simple, yet robust, game development engine. It’s for those people who have little to no programming experience but would like to make an RPG.“/p>


Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend

Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend

Author: Darrin Perez

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2015-04-09

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1484210409

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Make a 2D RPG in a Weekend shows you how to create your very own dungeon crawler game in RPG Maker VX Ace in a single weekend. The entire process, from start to finish, is covered within this book. You will see a variety of dungeon maps and events, all broken down for your convenience. One of the hardest parts of game development is actually finishing a game, but it is also one of the most important steps on the way to becoming a game developer. If you have yet to finish a game, this book will give you the confidence and resources you need to finally be able to create your very own RPG. Once you've completed the game in this book, you'll be able to modify it as much as you like, adding new monsters and quests, and you'll have the skills to go on to create your second game all by yourself. Among the topics covered in this book are: • Creating various types of enemy encounters via the use of the eventing system. • Creating a special area that allows the player to pick their character of choice instead of being forced to play a particular character. • Clever uses of events to create items that allow the player to return to town instantly and summon vehicles to their side.


Beginning RPG Maker MV

Beginning RPG Maker MV

Author: Darrin Perez

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2016-06-18

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781484219669

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Create your very own role playing game using the RPG Maker MV game development engine. You'll go through tutorials and exercises that will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project. Beginning RPG Maker MV has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. It includes full JavaScript code, replacing the old Ruby commands. Game design can be quite a daunting challenge, as it generally involves a large amount of programming know-how on top of having to plan everything out that makes a good game what it is. RPG Maker MV is an intuitive system that allows you to make your own game with a fraction of the effort otherwise required. Beginning RPG Maker MV equips you with the knowledge you need to use Enterbrain’s newest role playing game development engine. Takes you from the start of a project to the completion of a small game. Provides a step-by-step process that will walk you through each stage of the creation process. Gives many helpful tips and tricks you can apply to your future endeavors with the engine. What You Will Learn Use switches and variables to affect the game world Populate your areas with non-player characters that serve a wide range of roles Use the database which serves as the backbone of RPG Maker MV Create dungeons with two types of enemy encounter Create fun and varied mini-games and side-quests to serve as distractions from the main plot Write scripts using RPG Maker MV’s Script Editor Who This Book is For Beginning RPG Maker MV is for novices in game design who would like to learn how to use a simple, yet robust, game development engine. It’s for those people who have little to no programming experience but would like to make an RPG.“/p>


Mostly Codeless Game Development

Mostly Codeless Game Development

Author: Robert Ciesla

Publisher: Apress

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1484229703

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Get a head start in your game development career with this all-genre guide for absolute beginners. Whether you're into action games, role-playing games, or interactive fiction, we've got you covered. Mostly Codeless Game Development empowers new developers with little or no previous programming experience and explores all major areas of game development in a succinct, entertaining fashion. Have you dreamed of making your own video game? Do you find the prospect daunting? Fear not. A new generation of game engines has emerged. Lengthy and complicated feats of programming are largely a thing of the past in video game development. To create commercially viable games you simply need the right tools, many of which are discussed in this book. A gigantic software team isn't a must-have prerequisite for success. The one-person operation is back. What You Will Learn Master the concepts and jargon used in game creation for the beginner Find the best game development suite for your project Make the most out of related graphics and audio production software Discover video game marketing essentials Who This Book Is For People with no programming experience who desire a career in the video game industry as producers or independent, single-person developers./div


Game Design Workshop

Game Design Workshop

Author: Tracy Fullerton

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 851

ISBN-13: 1351597698

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This book helps you to create the digital games you love to play, using a non-technical approach to game design without the need for programming or artistic experience. Award-winning author Tracy Fullerton demystifies the creative process with clear and accessible guidance on the formal and dramatic systems of game design. Using examples of popular games, illustrations of design techniques, and refined exercises to strengthen your understanding of how game systems function, the book gives you the skills and tools necessary to create a compelling and engaging game. This fully updated 4th edition includes expanded coverage of new platforms and genres of play, including casual games and games for learning. It expands on agile development processes and includes a host of new perspectives from top industry game designers. Game Design Workshop puts you to work prototyping, playtesting, and revising your own games with time-tested methods and tools. These skills will provide the foundation for your career in any facet of the game industry including design, producing, programming, and visual design.


Interactive Storytelling

Interactive Storytelling

Author: Henrik Schoenau-Fog

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-28

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 3319270362

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th InternationalConference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2015, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in November/December 2015. The 18 revised full papers and 13 short papers presented together with 9posters, 9 workshop descriptions, and 3 demonstration papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections ontheoretical and design foundations, technical advances, analyses and evaluation systems, and current and future usage scenarios and applications.


Surviving Game School...and the Game Industry After That

Surviving Game School...and the Game Industry After That

Author: Michael Lynch

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1351339699

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Surviving Game School speaks about what to expect in a top game design or game development college program, and what to expect once students get out. Making games is not at all the same as playing games. Uncommonly blunt, the book reveals the rigors – and the joys – of working in this industry. Along the way the book touches on themes of time management, creativity, teamwork, and burnout. The authors explore the impact working in the game industry can have on personal relationships and family life. The book closes with advice about life’s goals and building and keeping a sensible balance between work and everything else.


Computer Supported Education

Computer Supported Education

Author: James Uhomoibhi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-09-07

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 3031405013

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This book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, CSEDU 2022, Virtual Event, April 22–24, 2022. The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 crisis. The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 181 submissions. The papers included in CSEDU 2022 proceedings contribute to the understanding of relevant trends of current research on Computer Supported Education, including: Emerging Technologies in Education for Sustainable Development, Instructional Design, Pre-K/K-12 Education, Machine Learning, Learning with AI Systems, Higher Order Thinking Skills, Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning, Educational Data Mining, Course Design and eLearning Curriculae and Constructivism and Social Constructivism.


The Role-Playing Society

The Role-Playing Society

Author: Andrew Byers

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-03-04

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0786498838

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Since the release of Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, role-playing games (RPGs) have spawned a vibrant industry and subculture whose characteristics and player experiences have been well explored. Yet little attention has been devoted to the ways RPGs have shaped society at large over the last four decades. Role-playing games influenced video game design, have been widely represented in film, television and other media, and have made their mark on education, social media, corporate training and the military. This collection of new essays illustrates the broad appeal and impact of RPGs. Topics range from a critical reexamination of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, to the growing significance of RPGs in education, to the potential for "serious" RPGs to provoke awareness and social change. The contributors discuss the myriad subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways in which the values, concepts and mechanics of RPGs have infiltrated popular culture.