Game Developer's Marketplace
Game Developer's Marketplace

Author: Ben Sawyer

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 756

ISBN-13: 9781576101773

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Provides basic background on different aspects of making games. Seventeen chapters discuss the ins and outs of the industry and aspects of designing games, financing, getting a job, console development, creating game content, dealing with software publishers, marketing, legal issues, and resources for developer tools and programs. The CD-ROM contains tools such as the source code to Abuse, demos from Animatek, Goldwave, IForce2.0 SDK, Miles Sound System, demos from RTime and RAD, Open GL, Sound Forge, and a searchable database of industry resources. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Game Development and Production
Game Development and Production

Author: Erik Bethke

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1556229518

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A handbook for game development with coverage of both team management topics, such as task tracking and creating the technical design document, and outsourcing strategies for contents, such as motion capture and voice-over talent. It covers various aspects of game development.

Software Developer's Marketplace
Software Developer's Marketplace

Author: Ben Sawyer

Publisher: Coriolis Group Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13:

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More than ever before, there is overwhelming demand for skilled programmers. The only problem is connecting programmers to opportunities. The solution is this guide, a first-of-its-kind volume which represents all the information professional programmers and developers need to market their skills. Whether their goal is to become a top-level corporate programmer, cutting-edge game developer, or freelance Web site designer, readers will find everything they need in this book.

The Complete Guide to Game Audio
The Complete Guide to Game Audio

Author: Aaron Marks

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1136059253

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Turn your musical passion into a profitable career with this essential guide to the business and technical skills you need to succeed in the multi-billion dollar games industry. Step-by-step instructions lead you through the entire music and sound effects process - from developing the essential skills and purchasing the right equipment to keeping your clients happy. Learn everything you need to: Find the jobs. Identify your niche, implement a business and marketing plan that includes a great demo reel, and plug into the established network to find clients. Make the deals. Make the bidding and contract process work for you by knowing the standard industry terminology, understanding how to set fees, and employing non-confrontational negotiating tactics to reach sound agreements that establish acceptable boundaries for change orders, reworks, payment options, and other essentials. Create music and sound effects for games. Master the exacting specifications for composing music and creating sound effects on the various gaming platforms and systems. The companion DVD features audio and cinematic examples, demos of useful sound editing and sequencing programs, and sample business contracts.

The Indie Game Developer Handbook
The Indie Game Developer Handbook

Author: Richard Hill-Whittall

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-02-11

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 131757365X

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The indie game developer’s complete guide to running a studio. The climate for the games industry has never been hotter, and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets, consoles and phones grow. Seemingly every day there is a story of how a successful app or game has earned thousands of downloads and revenue. As the market size increases, so does the number of people developing and looking to develop their own app or game to publish. The Indie Game Developer Handbook covers every aspect of running a game development studio—from the initial creation of the game through to completion, release and beyond. Accessible and complete guide to many aspects of running a game development studio from funding and development through QA, publishing, marketing, and more. Provides a useful knowledge base and help to support the learning process of running an indie development studio in an honest, approachable and easy to understand way. Case studies, interviews from other studies and industry professionals grant an first-hand look into the world of indie game development

Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues
Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues

Author: Sharma, Ravi S.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2011-10-31

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 161350148X

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Increasingly, multimedia content—from music, movies, games, news, books, and digital art to sharable educational material, e-government services, and e-health services—is delivered over broadband networks. With technological advances, cloud computing applications, and social networking approaches, many exciting applications are emerging to deliver this content as Interactive Digital Media (IDM). Understanding the Interactive Digital Media Marketplace: Frameworks, Platforms, Communities and Issues presents the results of a large, industry-oriented, multi-national research program. This research seeks to discover usable business models, technology platforms, market strategies and policy frameworks for the emerging global digital economy, particularly for digital media researchers and industry entrepreneurs who wish to reach users around the world.

Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0
Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0

Author: Rob Miles

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2011-01-15

Total Pages: 635

ISBN-13: 0735660255

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Now you can build your own games for your Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, or Windows-based PC—as you learn the underlying concepts for computer programming. Use this hands-on guide to dive straight into your first project—adding new tools and tricks to your arsenal as you go. No experience required! Learn XNA and C# fundamentals—and increase the challenge with each chapter Write code to create and control game behavior Build your game’s display—from graphics and text to lighting and 3-D effects Capture and cue sounds Process input from keyboards and gamepads Create features for one or multiple players Tweak existing games—and invent totally new ones

Media Today
Media Today

Author: Joseph Turow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-10-04

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 1317401026

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Media Today uses convergence as a lens that puts students at the center of the profound changes in the 21st century media world. Through the convergence lens they learn to think critically about the role of media today and what these changes mean for their lives presently and in the future. The book’s media systems approach helps students to look carefully at how media content is created, distributed, and exhibited in the new world that the digital revolution has created. From newspapers to video games and social networking to mobile platforms, Media Today prepares students to live in the digital world of media.

Ready Player One
Ready Player One

Author: Ernest Cline

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2011-08-16

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0307887456

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Now a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg. “Enchanting . . . Willy Wonka meets The Matrix.”—USA Today • “As one adventure leads expertly to the next, time simply evaporates.”—Entertainment Weekly A world at stake. A quest for the ultimate prize. Are you ready? In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself. Then Wade cracks the first clue. Suddenly he’s beset by rivals who’ll kill to take this prize. The race is on—and the only way to survive is to win. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Entertainment Weekly • San Francisco Chronicle • Village Voice • Chicago Sun-Times • iO9 • The AV Club “Delightful . . . the grown-up’s Harry Potter.”—HuffPost “An addictive read . . . part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart.”—CNN “A most excellent ride . . . Cline stuffs his novel with a cornucopia of pop culture, as if to wink to the reader.”—Boston Globe “Ridiculously fun and large-hearted . . . Cline is that rare writer who can translate his own dorky enthusiasms into prose that’s both hilarious and compassionate.”—NPR “[A] fantastic page-turner . . . starts out like a simple bit of fun and winds up feeling like a rich and plausible picture of future friendships in a world not too distant from our own.”—iO9