Overview

The Digital Gaming Handbook covers the state-of-the-art in video and digital game research and development, from traditional to emerging elements of gaming across multiple disciplines. Chapters are presented with applicability across all gaming platforms over a broad range of topics, from game content creation through gameplay at a level accessible for the professional game developer while being deep enough to provide a valuable reference of the state-of-the-art research in this field. Key Features: International experts share their research and experience in game development and design Provides readers with inside perspectives on the cross-disciplinary aspects of the industry Includes retrospective and forward-looking examinations of gaming Editor: Dr. Roberto Dillon is a leading game studies educator with more than 15 years of experience in the field of game design and development.

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Author:   Roberto Dillon (JCU Singapore)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367513764

ISBN 10:   0367513765
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   16 July 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Game Analysis, Player Experience, and Accessibility Chapter 1 ◾ Analyzing Games with the AGE and 6-11 Frameworks 3 Roberto Dillon Chapter 2 ◾ Designing Player Interdependence to Enhance Players’ Social Experience in Multiplayer Games 19 Katharina Emmerich Chapter 3 ◾ Game Accessibility: Getting Started 37 Thomas Westin, Ian Hamilton and Barrie Ellis Part 2 Gamification and Serious Games Chapter 4 ◾ Gamification for Good: Addressing Dark Patterns in Gamified UX Design 53 Ole Goethe Chapter 5 ◾ The Social Media Game? How Gamification Shapes Our Social Media Engagement 63 Dayana Hristova, Suzana Jovicic, Barbara Goebl and Thomas Sluneck Chapter 6 ◾ Games for Health 95 Andrés Adolfo Navarro-Newball Part 3 Game Design, Level Design, and Storytelling Chapter 7 ◾ Free to Play Mobile Game Design Fundamentals 117 Simon Rozner Chapter 8 ◾ Evergreen Game Design Principles 127 Roberto Dillon Chapter 9 ◾ Architectural Spaces and Level Design in Modern Games 141 Christopher W. Totten Chapter 10 ◾ Encouraging and Rewarding Repeat Play of Storygames 163 Alex Mitchell Part 4 Game Development and Technology Chapter 11 ◾ How We Make Mobile Work: An Indie Perspective 185 James Barnard Chapter 12 ◾ The Development and UI Design of an Interactive Game Map 199 Tomasz Zawadzki, Korneliusz Warszawski, Slawomir Krezel and Slawomir Nikiel Chapter 13 ◾ Challenges in Designing and Implementing a Vector-Based 2D Animation System 245 Jie Jiang, Hock Soon Seah, Hong Ze Liew, and Quan Chen Chapter 14 ◾ Best Practices for Pixel Art 275 Cindy Lee Contents ◾ vii Chapter 15 ◾ Making Sound Decisions in Game Audio 287 Gwen Guo Chapter 16 ◾ Making It Real 303 Andre Pong and Justin Ng Chapter 17 ◾ Player Locomotion in Virtual Reality Games 313 Andrey Krekhov and Katharina Emmerich Chapter 18 ◾ Working Everywhere and Nowhere. A Practical Guide to the Virtual Office 331 Allan Simonsen Part 5 Game History, Society, and Culture Chapter 19 ◾ A Short Summary of Mobile Games’ History 341 Simon Rozner Chapter 20 ◾ Retrogaming as a Form of Digital Preservation: A Cultural and Technological Approach 359 Marco Acc ordi Rick ards, Micaela Romanini and Guglielmo De Gregori Chapter 21 ◾ Diversity in Games: How and Why? 383 Alayna Cole

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