Distributed Game Development: Harnessing Global Talent to Create Winning Games

Tim Fields

ISBN 10: 0240812719 / ISBN 13: 9780240812717

Published by Routledge -, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Distributed Game Development: Harnessing Global Talent to Create Winning Games
• Publisher: Routledge -
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240812719
• ISBN 13: 9780240812717
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Take control of your global game development team and make successful AAA game titles using the 'Distributed Development' model. Game industry veteran Tim Fields teaches you how to evaluate game deals, how to staff teams for highly distributed game development, and how to maintain challenging relationships in order to get great games to market. This book is filled with interviews with a broad spectrum of industry experts from top game publishers and business owners in the US and UK. A supplementary web site provides interviews from the book, a forum where developers and publishers can connect, and additional tips and tricks. Topics include:

About the Author

Tim Fields has been in the game industry since 1995 as a producer, project manager, design lead, and business developer. Tim has helped small studios and top publishers like EA and Microsoft run teams that create great games. He has worked on shooters, sports games, racing titles, and RPGs using talent and teams from North America, Asia, Europe, and the UK.