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The game maker's apprentice : game development for beginners / Jacob Habgood, Mark Overmars ; [foreword by Phil Wilson].

Author
Habgood, Jacob
Published
Berkeley, CA : Apress, [2006]
New York, NY : Distributed by Springer
Copyright Date
©2006
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxi, 311 pages) : color illustrations
Additional Creators
Overmars, Mark H., 1958-
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Contents
Your first game : devilishly easy -- Action games -- More actions : a galaxy of possibilities -- Target the player: it's fun being squished -- Game design : interactive challenges -- Inheriting events : mother of pearl -- Maze games : more cute things in peril -- Game design : levels and features -- Cooperative games : flying planes -- Competitive games : playing fair with tanks -- Game design : balance in multiplayer games -- GML : become a programmer -- Clever computers : playing tic-tac-toe -- Intelligent behavior : animating the dead.
Summary
"Game Maker allows you to begin creating games almost immediately, using a simple drag-and-drop system that makes learning to program much easier than traditional programming languages. This book brings together the expertise of Game Maker's creator with a professional game developer to present a complete guide to designing and programming games that are fun to play."--Jacket.
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SIT2100
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ISBN
9781430201595
1430201592
1280726857
9781280726859
1590596153
9781590596159
9786610726851 (electronic bk.)
661072685X
Digital File Characteristics
PDF
text file
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 297) and index.
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