Procedural Generation in Game Design (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Short, Tanya; Adams, Tarn

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Making a game can be an intensive process, and if not planned accurately can easily run over budget. The use of procedural generation in game design can help with the intricate and multifarious aspects of game development; thus facilitating cost reduction. This form of development enables games to create their play areas, objects and stories based on a set of rules, rather than relying on the developer to handcraft each element individually. Readers will learn to create randomized maps, weave accidental plotlines, and manage complex systems that are prone to unpredictable behavior. Tanya Short and Tarn Adams' Procedural Generation in Game Design offers a wide collection of chapters from various experts that cover the implementation and enactment of procedural generation in games. Designers from a variety of studios provide concrete examples from their games to illustrate the many facets of this emerging sub-discipline.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351642910
• Artikelnr.: 48568884

Autorenporträt

Tanya X. Short is the director of Kitfox Games, the indie game studio behind Moon Hunters and Shattered Planet. Previously, she worked as a designer at Funcom Games on The Secret World and Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. In her spare time, she acts as the co-director of Pixelles, a non-profit helping more women make games. Tarn Adams is best known as the developer of Dwarf Fortress since 2002 with his older brother Zach. He learned programming in his childhood, and designed computer games as a hobby until he quit his first year of a mathematics post doctorate at Texas A&M to focus on game development in 2006.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Section I Procedural Generation Chapter 1
When and Why to Use Procedural Generation Darren Grey Chapter 2
Managing Output: Boredom versus Chaos Kenny Backus Chapter 3
Aesthetics in Procedural Generation Liam Welton Chapter 4
Designing for Modularity Jason Grinblat Chapter 5
Ethical Procedural Generation Dr. Michael Cook Section II Procedural Content Chapter 6
Level Design I: Case Study Chris Chung Chapter 7
Level Design II: Handcrafted Integration Jim Shepard Chapter 8
Level Design III: Architecture and Destruction Evan Hahn Chapter 9
Cyclic Generation Dr. Joris Dormans Chapter 10
Worlds Dr. Mark R. Johnson Chapter 11
Puzzles Danny Day Chapter 12
Procedural Logic Ben Kane Chapter 13
Artificial Intelligence Mark R. Johnson Chapter 14
Procedural Enemy Waves Wyatt Cheng Chapter 15
Generative Artwork Loren Schmidt Chapter 16
Generative Art Toys Kate Compton Chapter 17
Audio and Composition Bronson Zgeb Section III Procedural Narrative Chapter 18
Story and Plot Generation Ben Kybartas Chapter 19
Emergent Narratives and Story Volumes Jason Grinblat Chapter 20
Poetry Generation Harry Tuffs Chapter 21
Characters and Personalities Emily Short Section IV The Procedural Future Chapter 22
Understanding the Generated Gillian Smith Chapter 23
Content Tools Case Study Kepa Auwae Chapter 24
Automated Game Tuning Aaron Isaksen Chapter 25
Generating Rules Dr. Michael Cook Chapter 26
Algorithms and Approaches Brian Bucklew Chapter 27
Meaning Dr. Mark R. Johnson INDEX