Book description
Learn to design games for tablets from a renowned game designer!
Eager to start designing games for tablets but not sure where to start? Look no further! Gaming guru Scott Rogers has his finger on the pulse of tablet game design and is willing to impart his wisdom and secrets for designing exciting and successful games. As the creator of such venerable games as God of War, the SpongeBob Squarepants series, and Pac-Man World, to name a few, Rogers writes from personal experience and in this unique book, he hands you the tools to create your own tablet games for the iPad, Android tablets, Nintendo DS, and other touchscreen systems.
Covers the entire tablet game creation process, placing a special focus on the intricacies and pitfalls of touch-screen game design
Explores the details and features of tablet game systems and shows you how to develop marketable ideas as well as market your own games
Offers an honest take on what perils and pitfalls await you during a game's pre-production, production, and post-production stages
Features interviews with established tablet game developers that serve to inspire you as you start to make your own tablet game design
Swipe This! presents you with an in-depth analysis of popular tablet games and delivers a road map for getting started with tablet game design.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Hardware Wars
- Developer Interview 1: Paul O’Connor
- Chapter 2: Clown-On-A-Unicycle
- Game Design Spotlight 1: Fruit Ninja HD
- Chapter 3: Finger Fu!
- Developer Interview 2: Andy Ashcraft
- Chapter 4: GenreBusters
- Game Design Spotlight 2: Helsing’s Fire
- Chapter 5: Puzzlings
- Developer Interview 3: Erin Reynolds
- Chapter 6: Arcade Crazy
- Game Design Spotlight 3: Where’s My Water?
- Chapter 7: Action Guy
- Developer Interview 4: Blade Olsen
- Chapter 8: DoodleCat
- Game Design Spotlight 4: Jetpack Joyride
- Chapter 9: Casual Fryday
- Developer Interview 5: Sam Rosenthal
- Chapter 10: The New Genres
- Game Design Spotlight 5: No, Human
- Developer Interview 6: Andy Reeves
- Chapter 11: Make Your Own Star Wars
- Game Design Spotlight 6: Angry Birds
- App-pendix 1: The Class of 2008
- App-pendix 2: Touchscreen Template
- App-pendix 3: Gameplay Storyboarding Template
- App-pendix 4: The Game Designer's Checklist
- Afterword
Product information
- Title: Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2012
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9781119966968
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