The Tools
Writing great games isn't all about writing good code, either. Although I don't want to imply that the code writing isn't important (because it most certainly is), there are quite a few things that go into creating these games. One thing all games need is a good set of tools that are used to create the game.
The majority of the games created today (even the strictly 2D ones) have most of the art created for them from a 3D modeling software package. These tools are invaluable to the artists who are working on your game, and make the ideas floating around in your head a reality. Although we won't be discussing how to actually create the necessary artwork in this book, the tools used need to be mentioned. Two of the more popular digital ...
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