Designing Video Games: A step-by-step guide to creating great games

Author:   Stuart Maine
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781399038669


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 July 2025
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Have you ever played a video game and wondered how it was made? Do you have an idea for a game but don't know how to create it? Maybe you're curious about the skills needed to land a job as a video games developer? This book breaks down the tools and techniques behind making games, providing practical advice to help you create experiences that grab players and transport them to worlds of mystery and adventure. Packed with examples and tips, Designing Video Games details each step in the process: . Thinking up and evaluating ideas. . Turning ideas into designs. . Understanding your audience. . Creating game content. . Using psychological techniques. . Fixing common development problems. . Polishing, marketing, and releasing games. Yes, you absolutely have what it takes to make great video games. This book will show you how. AUTHOR: Stuart Maine has been a video game designer and writer for 27 years, working on titles for consoles, PC, and mobile. He helped set up, and later sell, indie developer, Well Played Games. As well as a lifelong video gamer, Stuart is a fan of board, war, and roleplaying games. He writes about games in what little spare time he has remaining, along with tutoring on a 'Story for Videogames' course. Stuart lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Jess, and Labrador, Bear. 100 colour illustrations

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Author:   Stuart Maine
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:   White Owl
ISBN:  

9781399038669


ISBN 10:   1399038664
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 July 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Stuart Maine has been a video game designer and writer for 27 years, working on titles for consoles, PC, and mobile. He helped set up, and later sell, indie developer, Well Played Games. As well as a lifelong video gamer, Stuart is a fan of board, war, and roleplaying games. He writes about games in what little spare time he has remaining, along with tutoring on a ‘Story for Videogames’ course. Stuart lives in Oxfordshire with his wife, Jess, and Labrador, Bear.

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