Create Computer Games: Design and Build Your Own Game
- Length: 373 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2017-11-30
- ISBN-10: B07856YXN4
- Sales Rank: #2866731 (See Top 100 Books)
PUT DOWN YOUR CONTROLLER
Why just play videogames when you can build your own game? Follow the steps in this book to learn a little about code, build a few graphics, and piece together a real game you can share with your friends. Who knows? What you learn here could help you become the next rock-star video- game designer. So set your controller aside and get ready to create!
- Decipher the code – build some basic knowledge of how computer code drives videogames
- Get animated – create simple graphics and learn how to put them in motion
- Update a classic – put your knowledge together to put your modern twist on a classic game
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Game Design?
Chapter 2: Unity: The Software You’ll Use to Build Your Game
Chapter 3: Creating Level 1
Chapter 4: Camera, Character, and Controls
Chapter 5: Making Your “Game” into a Game
Chapter 6: Play Testing
Chapter 7: Fixing and Adjusting Your Game
Chapter 8: Animating in Blender
Chapter 9: Creating Your Assets
Chapter 10: Animating Your Characters
Chapter 11: Coloring and Lighting Your Game Level
Chapter 12: Importing Your Characters into Your Game
Chapter 13: Play Testing (Again)
Chapter 14: Finalizing Your Game
