Level Creation for PC Games (Game Development Series) - Softcover

Clayton, Andrew Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584502053 ISBN 13: 9781584502050

Publisher: Charles River Media, 2003

Synopsis

If you're like most gamers, you're always looking for more gameplay from your favorite games! Well now, thanks to today's technology and the tools developers are including in games, you can. Using the game editors that come with your game, or the free gmax software, you can create your own characters, weapons, objects, levels, and other assets. These tools might seem intimidating at first but once you overcome the initial hurdles, you'll find that you can achieve almost anything with them. Introduction to Level Design for PC Games is one of the best ways to get started. It teaches you everything you need to know about the fundamentals of game creation, so that the assets you create will work well with your favorite game. The focus throughout the book is on creating and texturing geometry for levels, but the concepts you learn and the tools covered in gmax can easily be applied to all types of asset creation. Plus, you'll begin to make the transition from player to creator, by learning many of the fundamental skills needed to become a marketable level designer. If you want to make game levels that many others will enjoy, you need to start with multiplayer levels, so the book covers popular multiplayer games, particularly First Per son Shooters (FPS). Working through the tutorials, you'll create a complete level and many of its objects. You'll find out everything you need to know to create all the elements of a level --geometry, textures, and exporting. And once you've mastered these skills, you can explore game industry jobs and salary ranges to see if this is your future!

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About the Author

Andy Clayton is an experienced animator and 3D content producer. He is currently a Discreet Certified instructor at the Art Institute of California Los Angeles and DHIMA (a Discreet Training Center), where he teaches a variety of animation courses. He has also developed customized courses for animators at major studios, including Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Universal Studios Creative, and Walt Disney Imagineering. He has worked with 3ds max and related software for over 9 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584502053
• ISBN 13: 9781584502050
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352