Ultimate Game Design: Building & Scripting Game Worlds by Tom Meigs, ISBN 0072228997
Filled with tips and techniques from veteran game designers at Sony, Blizzard, Disney, LucasArts, Activision, 3DO, and many others!
Plan, design, and create enthralling game environments complete with richly animated characters and objects by applying the expert techniques described in this one-of-a-kind resource. Veteran game developer Tom Meigs covers the foundations of game design, including previsualization, level stubbing and layout, lighting, texturing, behavior scripting, and using particles, and explains in detail each stage of game development and design. Each chapter features an in-depth interview with a game industry expert as well as case a study based on Tom's real-world experiences working on Sony PlayStation games and various other projects. Plus, you'll get priceless advice on how to get into the game development industry now with details on the different types of jobs available.
Design: A Very Short Introduction
John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car we drive to work in, to the medical equipment used to save lives. Design combines "need" and "desire" in the form of a practical object that can also reflect the user's identity and aspirations through its form and decoration. This concise guide to contemporary design goes beyond style and taste to look at how different cultures and individuals personalize objects. Heskett also reveals how simple objects, such as a toothpick, can have their design modified to suit the specific cultural behavior in different countries. There are also fascinating insights into how major companies such as Nokia, Ford, and Sony approach design. Finally, Heskett gives us an exciting vision of what design can offer us in the future, showing in particular how it can humanize new technology.
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Logitech USB Microphone Black PS2
High-performance microphone accurately reproduces sound for Sony Playstation2 games like Karaoke Revolution and Get On Da Mic. High-performance microphone accurately reproduces sound. Reliable, high quality design. Designed for karaoke games.
Logitech USB Microphone Black PS2
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Maya 5 Fundamentals by Jim Lammers, ISBN 0735713723
With the powerful 3D modeling program Maya 5, users are limited only by their own imagination. In these pages, veteran animator Jim Lammers (who brought life to the Sony/Tristar film "Starship Troopers") takes readers from a review of 3D fundamentals to full-blown Maya 5 content creation. A companion CD includes video-captured movies that walk readers through every tutorial in the book.
Maya 5 Fundamentals by Jim Lammers, ISBN 0735713723
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Worms: Open Warfare PSP
Retaining the same award-winning gameplay, unique sense of humor and clever mix of action and strategy that has epitomized the brand for almost a decade, Worms is the ideal quality gaming experience while on the move and is perfectly placed to make its debut on the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS. The processing power of the new handhelds means "Worms" contains the best of aspects of all previous "Worms" games whilst at the same time offering the best Worms AI and most balanced weapons system to date. Plus with the introduction of a whole raft of unique features and laugh-out-loud comedy, Worms engages the player with streamlined gameplay especially suited to the smaller screen and shorter play time of a handheld device.
Heralding a return to the classic 2D turn based gameplay, the easy to play yet hard to master gameplay makes Worms on PSP and the Nintendo DS a match made in heaven
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- The unique "Two-and-a-half dimensional environments" of the PSP...
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Darkstalkers' Revenge by Run Ishida, ISBN 1569314284
Based on the hit Sony PlayStation video game, Night Warriors follows the sometimes scary, sometimes comedic adventures of a cast of weird characters including vampire prince Demitri; catwoman Felicia, a six-foot-tall fur-covered humanoid; ghoulish Lord Raptor; and vampire hunter Donovan.
Darkstalkers' Revenge by Run Ishida, ISBN 1569314284
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Vegas 6 Revealed: The Official Guide
Vegas X is a non-linear video editing application featuring an intuitive interface that allows you to compile, trim, and edit digital video. Covering the logical workflow of a Vegas project, from capturing video to rendering the finished project, ?Vegas ? The Official Sony Guide? covers all aspects of creating video productions with Vegas 6.0. Learn how to create compelling video productions using the software toolset, from the basic facets of digital video editing such as editing clips and assembling a project, to more advanced features such as how to create special effects and working with digital sound. The book can be read from cover-to-cover or it can serve as a handy desktop reference for specific video editing task. Written in an approachable style with definitions, Quick Tips, and how-to tutorials throughout, ?Vegas ? The Official Sony Guide? will help you master all of the features of Vegas X, Sony's popular, feature-rich video editing application.
Vegas 6 Revealed: The Official Guide
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Ghost Rider PS2
Reflecting the stylized action of the Marvel comic series and Sony Pictures' upcoming film, Ghost Rider offers a unique combination of high impact combat and motorcycle action. Johnny Blaze is Ghost Rider destined to haunt America's highways, visiting his righteous wrath upon the souls of the wicked and the damned. The high-octane storyline takes Ghost Rider to a large variety of scenes and locations while facing off against familiar faces from both the Marvel comic universe and Sony Pictures' movie.
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- A top property from Marvel
First released into the spotlight in 1972, Marvel's Ghost Rider comic series has sold more than 45 million copies to date. A new limited series comic written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Clayton Crain is due out in September 2005. In addition, a feature length movie from Sony Pictures is due out February 2007 and stars Nicholas Cage as Ghost Rider. - Authentic Comic Storyline
Famed comic writers...
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