Video Game Design

They zap, they crash, they turn swords into bridges...but how do video games really work? More than 248 million games were sold last year--what ideas went into them? What is it like to design one? Master game designer Matthew Hawkins cuts through the usual technical mumbo-jumbo to give a clear explanation of the abstract concepts of video game design. Discover how to create the rules that the game and the player must follow, get an understanding of the complex internal logic of video game design, understand why characters are endowed with special abilities, and more. This introduction to video game design uses simple, down-to-earth language to reveal the intricate inner workings of great games.Hawkins, Matthew is the author of 'Video Game Design ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781581154818 and ISBN 158115481X.