Mobile Game Design Essentials

Immerse yourself in the fundamentals of mobile game design. This book is written by two highly experienced industry professionals to give real insights and valuable advice on creating games for this lucrative market.

Key Features

• Packed with the best practices in game development, and the methodologies and tricks to create fun, polished games
• Detailed descriptions of software and methodologies to create graphics and audio for video games
• References to the most popular programming and scripting languages and development kits

Book Description

What you will learn

• Get to know who makes up a game development team and how to select the right people for yours
• Discover the most popular graphics software applications as well as understand the guidelines to produce graphics efficiently
• Explore the most popular audio software applications and how to produce sound effects and music for your games
• Get well versed with the programming languages used in mobile game development
• Learn what the most common input systems and controls used in mobile games are
• Understand what the most popular game engines used in mobile game development are and which are appropriate to your game s characteristics
• Get acquainted with the game development process from concept to release
• Learn how to publish and market your mobile game

Who this book is for

This book is for game enthusiasts who want to try their hand at designing, developing, and publishing their own games. Be aware that this effort requires a wide variety of skills, including graphic and audio design, programming, and play testing, which is why we also describe how to assemble a team with the appropriate skills. On the other hand if you just want to prototype your game ideas to see how they “play out”, this book will meet your needs as well.