Fundamentals of Sports Game Design

Table of Contents

1. Title Page
2. About the Author
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction
   1. What Are Sports Games?
5. Game Features
   1. Game Structure
   2. Player Roles
   3. Gameplay and Rules
   4. Competition Modes
   5. Victory and Loss Conditions
   6. Opportunities for Creative Play
   7. Miscellaneous Issues
6. Core Mechanics
   1. Physics for Sports Games
   2. Rating the Athletes
   3. Athlete AI Design
   4. Injuries
   5. Arcade Mode vs. Simulation Mode
   6. Simulating Matches Automatically
   7. Home-Field Advantage
7. The Game World
   1. Licenses, Trademarks, and Publicity Rights
   2. Audio Commentary
8. The Presentation Layer
   1. Interaction Model
   2. Camera Models
   3. User Interface Design
9. Summary
   1. Design Practice Case Study
   2. Design Practice Questions
   3. About the Fundamentals of Game Design E-books
10. Copyright Page
11. Fundamentals of Game Design