Software Engineering for Game Developers [With CDROM] - Softcover

Flynt, John; Salem, Omar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111062846 ISBN 13: 9781111062842

Publisher: Course Technology, 2009

Synopsis

Software engineering leads to better software products. This book teaches readers how to develop games according to a design and follow a standardized approach to game development. It provides a multitude of exercises that show just how software engineering practices can improve your game. All the basic categories of software engineering are covered. Programmers, designers, architects, generalists, software engineers, and game developers seeking knowledge about standard frameworks for games and their relative merits will find this text more than satisfying. Three frameworks (function, object-oriented, and patterned) are presented, contrasted, and fully described through design documents.

About this title

About the Author

John P. Flynt, Ph.D., works in the software development industry, has taught at colleges and universities, and has authored courses and curricula for several college-level game development programs. His academic background includes work in information technology, the social sciences, and the humanities. Among his works are In the Mind of a Game, Simulation and Event Modeling for Game Developers (with co-author Ben Vinson), and Software Engineering for Game Developers. John lives in the foothills near Boulder, Colorado.

Omar Salem served as a member of the technical staff at Bell Labs/Lucent Technologies/Avaya for 20 years. He is currently a game development teacher, holding bachelor¿s and master¿s degrees in computer science and mathematics. Salem lives in Denver, Colorado.

Edition details

• Publisher: Course Technology
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1111062846
• ISBN 13: 9781111062842
• Binding: Paperback