Game Dev · Ebook

Game Development: A Complete Guide from Novice to Professional

by Shriira Press

A comprehensive, self-contained guide to building games — 2D and 3D, from the game design that makes them fun, through the engine that runs them, to a full tour of the major genres with concrete guidance on how to build a game in each, and finally the craft and business of shipping as a professional. It assumes no prior game-development experience and carries you from your first game loop to the skills and knowledge of a working professional.

Contents

1. 1Preface
2. 2Chapter 1 — What Is Game Development?
3. 3Chapter 2 — Game Design Fundamentals
4. 4Chapter 3 — How Games Work: The Game Loop and Real-Time Systems
5. 5Chapter 4 — Game Engine Architecture
6. 6Chapter 5 — Rendering: 2D and 3D Graphics
7. 7Chapter 6 — Physics, Collision, and Game Math
8. 8Chapter 7 — Audio, Input, Assets, and Tooling
9. 9Chapter 8 — Foundations of 2D Games and the Platformer
10. 10Chapter 9 — 2D Action Genres
11. 11Chapter 10 — 2D Thinking and Progression Genres
12. 12Chapter 11 — Foundations of 3D Games
13. 13Chapter 12 — 3D Action and Adventure Genres
14. 14Chapter 13 — 3D World and Strategy Genres
15. 15Chapter 14 — Game AI
16. 16Chapter 15 — Multiplayer and Networking
17. 17Chapter 16 — Performance, Optimization, and Polish
18. 18Chapter 17 — Shipping and the Profession
19. 19Appendix A — Glossary and Notation
20. 20Appendix B — Further Reading and Resources