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Record Nr.

UNINA9910637738603321

Autore

Dhule Maithili

Titolo

Exploring Game Mechanics : Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games / / by Maithili Dhule

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : Apress : , : Imprint : Apress, , 2022

ISBN

1-4842-8873-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Disciplina

794.81526

Soggetti

Video games - Programming

Video games - Design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Why do we play games? -- Chapter 2: Creating Fun Gameplay -- Chapter 3: Freedom to Explore New Worlds -- Chapter 4: Defeat, Collect, Repeat -- Chapter 5: Choose Your Mechanics.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn simple yet powerful, modern-day techniques used in various gaming genres, including casual and puzzle, strategy and simulation, action-adventure, and role-playing. This book is your pocket-sized guide to designing interesting and engaging mechanics for any type of game. Exploring Game Mechanics is a cornucopia of concepts related to gameplay mechanics that you can use to create games that are fun and rewarding to play. Dive into key gameplay elements that improve the player experience, such as implementing in-game tutorials, controlling the flow of player-choice-based games, and building a game narrative through storytelling. Understand how to establish the game’s end goal for the player to work towards by creating quests, missions, and objectives. Explore the key ideas behind creating immersive game worlds, generating better NPCs and enemies, and controlling the in-game economy. Finally, discover the unique mechanics that make established industry games so successful. You will: Discover the key elements that make gameplay immersive and entertaining Develop players and NPCs through customization and levelling up Gain insight into the tried-and-tested concepts behind modern-day games .