CHAPTER 8

Mechanics for External Forces

The Force will be with you. Always.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

8.1 Introduction

Designing games is challenging now more than ever. In addition to high-end gaming consoles and high-powered desktop graphics cards, there are also low-powered mobile devices for which to cater. Of course, if you're designing a game for a mobile device it is not likely it will be released on a console. In addition to considering the different ways in which art assets are delivered, the designer also has the challenge of coming up with a really unique gaming experience.

The flood of mobile devices in the pockets of almost every consumer ...

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