Overview

TORQUE FOR TEENS, SECOND EDITION teaches beginners the techniques they need to design their very own video games using Garage Games' powerful 3D computer game engine, Torque. Written in simple language, each chapter begins with a basic overview of the topic being covered, followed by step-by-step instructions to help readers conquer each new skill presented, and ending with a summary to reinforce what they've learned. Throughout the course of the book readers will put their new skills into action with a hands-on project that ends with the creation of a first-person shooter game. Each chapter builds upon the previous until their very own video game is complete. This second edition covers the latest-and-greatest version of the software, including updates and new interfaces.

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9781435456426

Table of Contents

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Introduction. 1. So You Want to Be a Game Designer? 2. The Torque Game Engine. 3. Creating a Basic Game Outline. 4. All the Players in All the Right Places. 5. This Isn't the Runway: Modeling 101. 6. Getting Gooey (GUI). 7. Texture Doesn't Mean What It Feels Like. 8. Wide Open Spaces. 9. The Sound and the Fury. 10. Me Game, You Mission. 11. Multi-Player Set-Up. 12. Put Your Game Through the Test. 13. Designing Other Games. 14. Get the Word Out: Play This Game! Appendix A: Web Resources. Appendix B: Tool Kits Reference.

Author Information

Michael Duggan is an Oklahoma-born author and illustrator with a background in game and web design. His education includes a bachelor of science degree in Game Art and Design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Michael currently lives in the Ozark Mountains with his wife and step-kids and is an applications developer and digital media instructor at North Arkansas College.

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