Exploring Game Mechanics: Principles and Techniques to Make Fun, Engaging Games - Softcover

Dhule, Maithili

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484288742 ISBN 13: 9781484288740

Publisher: APress, 2023

Synopsis

Learn simple yet powerful, modern-day techniques used in various gaming genres, including casual and puzzle, strategy and simulation, action-adventure, and role-playing. This book is your pocket-sized guide to designing interesting and engaging mechanics for any type of game.

Exploring Game Mechanics is a cornucopia of concepts related to gameplay mechanics that you can use to create games that are fun and rewarding to play. Dive into key gameplay elements that improve the player experience, such as implementing in-game tutorials, controlling the flow of player-choice-based games, and building a game narrative through storytelling. Understand how to establish the game's end goal for the player to work towards by creating quests, missions, and objectives. Explore the key ideas behind creating immersive game worlds, generating better NPCs and enemies, and controlling the in-game economy. Finally, discover the unique mechanics that make established industry games so successful. 

What You Will Learn

• Discover the key elements that make gameplay immersive and entertaining
• Develop players and NPCs through customization and levelling up 
• Gain insight into the tried-and-tested concepts behind modern-day games 

Who Is This Book For

Game development enthusiasts with little to no knowledge of game mechanics will find the content informative and useful. 

Edition details

• Publisher: APress
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484288742
• ISBN 13: 9781484288740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212