Massively Multiplayer Game Development (Charles River Media Game Development) (Game Development Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584502436 ISBN 13: 9781584502432

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

Massively Multiplayer (MMP) game development is one of the fastest growing areas in the game market. With the first MMP releases, the genre took off with amazing speed, and as its popularity continues to soar, so do the many challenges, internationalization, customer support, hacking, and technological advancements. To keep up with these challenges, developers need to implement the best tools and techniques available. Massively Multiplayer Game Development provides these solutions. This comprehensive, insightful collection of articles is written by some of the industry's best MMP developers, and provides a wealth of unique knowledge acquired while working in the MMP trenches. Details on database techniques and game systems are also included. Unlike many programming books, Massively Multiplayer Game Development is intended to appeal to the entire team: programmers will find a multitude of technical ideas, and designers and producers will benefit from the detailed information on design, architecture, and customer support.

About this title

Synopsis

An anthology of 38 articles by the developers of some of the most successful and anticipated massively multiplayer games reveal knowledge they acquired during the process. Though patterned after Game Programming Gems , it seeks to appeal to designers, producers, and customer support representatives as well as to programmers. It covers design techni

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 1584502436
• ISBN 13: 9781584502432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 484
• Editor: Alexander Thor