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Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development: From Concept to Playable Game with Unity and C#, 2nd Edition

by Jeremy Gibson Bond

September 2017

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1024 pages

32h 16m

English

Addison-Wesley Professional

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You Are a Game DesignerBartok: A Game ExerciseThe Definition of GameSummary
Common Frameworks for LudologyMDA: Mechanics, Dynamics, and AestheticsFormal, Dramatic, and Dynamic ElementsThe Elemental TetradSummary
The Inscribed LayerThe Dynamic LayerThe Cultural LayerThe Responsibility of the DesignerSummary
Inscribed MechanicsInscribed AestheticsInscribed NarrativeInscribed TechnologySummary
The Role of the PlayerEmergenceDynamic MechanicsDynamic AestheticsDynamic NarrativeDynamic TechnologySummary
Beyond PlayCultural MechanicsCultural AestheticsCultural NarrativeCultural TechnologyAuthorized Transmedia Are Not Part of the Cultural LayerSummary
Iterative DesignInnovationBrainstorming and IdeationChanging Your MindScopingSummary
Design Goals: An Incomplete ListDesigner-Centric GoalsPlayer-Centric GoalsSummary
The Benefits of Paper PrototypesPaper Prototyping ToolsPaper Prototyping for InterfacesAn Example Paper PrototypeBest Uses for Paper PrototypingPoor Uses for Paper PrototypingSummary
Why Playtest?Being a Great Playtester YourselfThe Circles of PlaytestersMethods of PlaytestingOther Important Types of TestingSummary
The Meaning of Game BalanceThe Importance of SpreadsheetsThe Choice of Google Sheets for This BookExamining Dice Probability with SheetsThe Math of ProbabilityRandomizer Technologies in Paper GamesWeighted DistributionsPermutationsUsing Sheets to Balance WeaponsPositive and Negative FeedbackSummary
Direct GuidanceFour Methods of Direct GuidanceIndirect GuidanceSeven Methods of Indirect GuidanceTeaching New Skills and ConceptsSummary
Scott Kim on Puzzle DesignPuzzle Examples in Action GamesSummary
The Manifesto for Agile Software DevelopmentScrum MethodologyBurndown Chart ExampleCreating Your Own Burndown ChartsSummary
About the Game IndustryGame EducationGetting Into the IndustryDon't Wait to Start Making Games!Summary
Systems Thinking in Board GamesAn Exercise in Simple InstructionsGame Analysis: Apple PickerSummary
Downloading UnityIntroducing Our Development EnvironmentLaunching Unity for the First TimeThe Example ProjectSetting Up the Unity Window LayoutLearning Your Way Around UnitySummary
Understanding the Features of C#Reading and Understanding C# SyntaxSummary
Creating a New ProjectMaking a New C# ScriptMaking Things More InterestingSummary
Introducing VariablesStrongly Typed Variables in C#Important C# Variable TypesThe Scope of VariablesNaming ConventionsImportant Unity Variable TypesUnity GameObjects and ComponentsSummary
BooleansComparison OperatorsConditional StatementsSummary
Types of LoopsSet Up a Projectwhile Loopsdo...while Loopsfor Loopsforeach LoopsJump Statements within LoopsSummary
C# CollectionsUsing Generic CollectionsListDictionaryArrayMultidimensional ArraysJagged ArraysWhether to Use Array or ListSummary
Setting Up the Function Examples ProjectDefinition of a FunctionFunction Parameters and ArgumentsReturning ValuesProper Function NamesWhy Use Functions?Function OverloadingOptional ParametersThe params KeywordRecursive FunctionsSummary
Getting Started with DebuggingStepping Through Code with the DebuggerSummary
Understanding ClassesClass InheritanceSummary
The Object-Oriented MetaphorAn Object-Oriented Boids ImplementationSummary
The Purpose of a Digital PrototypePreparingCoding the Apple Picker PrototypeGUI and Game ManagementSummary
Getting Started: Prototype 2Game Prototype ConceptArt AssetsCoding the PrototypeSummary
Getting Started: Prototype 3Setting the SceneMaking the Hero ShipAdding Some EnemiesSpawning Enemies at RandomSetting Tags, Layers, and PhysicsMaking the Enemies Damage the PlayerRestarting the GameShooting (Finally)Summary
Getting Started: Prototype 3.5Programming Other EnemiesShooting RevisitedShowing Enemy DamageAdding Power-Ups and Boosting WeaponsMaking Enemies Drop Power-UpsEnemy_4—A More Complex EnemyAdding a Scrolling Starfield BackgroundSummary
Getting Started: Prototype 4Build SettingsImporting Images as SpritesConstructing Cards from SpritesThe Prospector GameImplementing Prospector in CodeImplementing Game LogicAdding Scoring to ProspectorAdding Some Art to the GameSummary
Getting Started: Prototype 5Build SettingsCoding BartokBuilding for WebGLSummary
Getting Started: Prototype 6About the Word GameParsing the Word ListSetting Up the GameLaying Out the ScreenAdding InteractivityAdding ScoringAdding Animation to LettersAdding ColorSummary
Dungeon Delver—Game OverviewGetting Started: Prototype 7Setting Up the CamerasUnderstanding the Dungeon DataAdding the HeroGiving Dray an Attack AnimationDray's SwordEnemy: SkeletosThe InRoom ScriptPer-Tile CollisionAligning to the GridMoving from Room to RoomMaking the Camera Follow DrayUnlocking DoorsAdding GUI to Track Key Count and HealthEnabling Enemies to Damage DrayMaking Dray's Attack Damage EnemiesPicking Up ItemsEnemies Dropping Items on DeathImplementing a GrapplerImplementing a New Dungeon—The HatThe Delver Level EditorSummary

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CHAPTER 1 THINKING LIKE A DESIGNER

Our journey starts here. This chapter presents the basic theories of design upon which the rest of the book is built. In this chapter, you also encounter your first game design exercise and learn more about the underlying philosophy of this book.

You Are a Game Designer

As of this moment, you are a game designer, and I want you to say it out loud:¹

"I am a game designer."

It's okay. You can say it out loud, even if other people can hear you. In fact, according to psychologist Robert Cialdini's book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion,² if other people hear you commit to something, you're more likely to follow through. So, go ahead and post it to Facebook, tell your friends, tell your family:

"I am a game ...

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Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development: From Concept to Playable Game with Unity and C#, 2nd Edition

by Jeremy Gibson Bond

CHAPTER 1

THINKING LIKE A DESIGNER

You Are a Game Designer

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