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Book Odallus  the Dark Call

Download or read book Odallus the Dark Call written by Thais Weiller and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts'n Goblins, Demon's Crest and Castlevania. The player takes place of Haggis, a warrior tired of fighting who must wield his sword once more to rescue his son from Darkness.Odallus is a 2015 exploration indie platformer game set in a dark fantasy world, praised for its tight gameplay and exquisite graphics. This book not only spotlights this art but also follows the authors reasoning behind gameplay and story, while exploring further the game world, its beliefs and history.This book was made thanks to the patient and lovely backers from Odallus crowdfunding campaign. We could not have made Odallus or this book if it wasn't for their support.If you liked Odallus and wants to know more, this book is for you.

Book Graveyard Gothic

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eric Parisot
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2024-04-30
  • ISBN : 1526166305
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Graveyard Gothic written by Eric Parisot and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graveyard Gothic is the first sustained consideration of the graveyard as a key Gothic locale. This volume examines various iterations of the Gothic graveyard (and other burial sites) from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, as expressed in numerous forms of culture and media including poetry, fiction, TV, film and video games. The volume also extends its geographic scope beyond British traditions to accommodate multiple cultural perspectives, including those from the US, Mexico, Japan, Australia, India and Eastern Europe. The seventeen chapters from key international Gothic scholars engage a range of theoretical frameworks, including the historical, material, colonial, political and religious. With a critical introduction offering a platform for further scholarship and a coda mapping potential future critical and cultural developments, Graveyard Gothic is a landmark volume defining a new area of Gothic studies.

Book Game Design Deep Dive

Download or read book Game Design Deep Dive written by Joshua Bycer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Game Design Deep Dive series examines specific game systems or mechanics over the course of the history of the industry. This book examines the history of jumping – one of the oldest mechanics in the industry – and how it has evolved and changed over the years. The author looks at the transition from 2D to 3D and multiple elements that make jumping more complicated than it looks from a design perspective. Key Selling Points: The first in a series of books that focus entirely on a singular game design system or mechanic, in this case: jumping. A perfect read for anyone interested in understanding game design, or just curious from a historical standpoint. A must read for anyone interested in building their own platformer or just interested in the history of the game industry’s most famous game mechanic. This book is a perfect companion for someone building their first game or as part of a game design classroom. Includes real game examples to highlight the discussed topics and mechanics. Joshua Bycer is a Game Design Critic with more than seven years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time, through Game-Wisdom, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games. He also strives to raise awareness about the importance of studying game design by giving lectures and presentations; his first book was titled 20 Essential Games to Study.

Book Women in Gaming  100 Professionals of Play

Download or read book Women in Gaming 100 Professionals of Play written by Meagan Marie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play is a celebration of female accomplishments in the video game industry, ranging from high-level executives to programmers to cosplayers. This insightful and celebratory book highlights women who helped to establish the industry, women who disrupted it, women who fight to diversify it, and young women who will someday lead it. Featuring household names and unsung heroes, each individual profiled is a pioneer in their own right. Key features in this book include: *100 Professionals of Play: Interviews and Special Features with 100 diverse and prominent women highlighting their impact on the gaming industry in the fields of design, programming, animation, marketing, voiceover, and many more. *Pro Tips: Practical and anecdotal advice from industry professionals for young adults working toward a career in the video game industry. *Essays: Short essays covering various topics affecting women in gaming related careers, including "Difficult Women: The Importance of Female Characters Who Go Beyond Being Strong," "NPC: On Being Unseen in the Game Dev Community," and "Motherhood and Gaming: How Motherhood Can Help Rather Than Hinder a Career." *"A Day in the Life of" Features: An inside look at a typical day in the gaming industry across several vocations, including a streamer, a voice actor, and many more.

Book Game Design Deep Dive  Horror

Download or read book Game Design Deep Dive Horror written by Joshua Bycer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Game Design Deep Dive series examines a specific game system or mechanic over the course of the history of the industry. This entry will examine the history and design of the horror genre and elements in video games. The author analyzes early video game examples, including the differences between survival, action-horror, and psychological horror. Thanks to recent hits like Five Night’s at Freddy’s, Bendy and the Ink Machine, and recent Resident Evil titles, the horror genre has seen a strong resurgence. For this book in the Game Design Deep Dive series, Joshua Bycer will go over the evolution of horror in video games and game design, and what it means to create a terrifying and chilling experience. FEATURES • Written for anyone interested in the horror genre, anyone who wants to understand game design, or anyone simply curious from a historical standpoint • Includes real game examples to highlight the discussed topics and mechanics • Explores the philosophy and aspects of horror that can be applied to any medium • Serves as a perfect companion for someone building their first game or as part of a game design classroom Joshua Bycer is a game design critic with more than eight years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time, through Game-Wisdom, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games. He also strives to raise awareness about the importance of studying game design by giving lectures and presentations. His first book was 20 Essential Games to Study. He continues to work on the Game Design Deep Dive series.

Book The Squire

    Book Details:
  • Author : James E Wisher
  • Publisher : Sand Hill Publishing
  • Release : 2016-02-15
  • ISBN : 1945763434
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Squire written by James E Wisher and published by Sand Hill Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Animator s Survival Kit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Richard Williams
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2012-09-25
  • ISBN : 086547897X
  • Pages : 393 pages

Download or read book The Animator s Survival Kit written by Richard Williams and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A manual of methods, principles and formulas for classical, computer, games, stop motion and internet animators"--Cover.

Book The Secret of the Dark Forest   The Way of the Shaman  Book  3  LitRPG series

Download or read book The Secret of the Dark Forest The Way of the Shaman Book 3 LitRPG series written by Vasily Mahanenko (Vasilij Mahaněnko) and published by Magic Dome Books. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original LitRPG fantasy from one of the fathers of LitRPG. #1 bestseller in audiobooks. The unrelenting #1 LitRPG bestseller since 2012. Translated into English, German, Polish, Czech and Korean languages. The Virtual World of Barliona is a place of rest and entertainment - but not for everyone. It has become a survival arena for Daniel Mahan after he was sentenced to 8 years in its virtual jail. Mahan has been through it all: the back-breaking work in the mines, betrayal by other prisoners, and finally, the retrial which has released him into Barliona's common world. What more could one want? Mahan could have kept a low profile and enjoy relative freedom while serving the rest of his time. But being a Shaman, he can't help himself. Soon he's a clan leader, taking fifty of the continent's top players to claim the secrets of the Dark Forest.

Book Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six

Download or read book Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six written by Michael Knight and published by Prima Games. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all new "Eagle Watch" missions In-depth strategies for planning every mission and for executing your strike with utmost precision Detailed intelligence maps for all "Rainbow Six" and "Eagle Watch" missions Dossiers on all 24 playable characters, including the new "Eagle Watch" operatives Covers all new "Eagle Watch" multiplayer modes Basic anti-terrorist tactics every aspiring Special Forces commando should know

Book Where the Dead Lie

    Book Details:
  • Author : C. S. Harris
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2017-04-04
  • ISBN : 0698167902
  • Pages : 352 pages

Download or read book Where the Dead Lie written by C. S. Harris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The entire series is simply elegant.”—Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author In this historical mystery from the national bestselling author of Who Slays the Wicked, the abduction and murder of a young boy takes Sebastian St. Cyr from the gritty streets of London to the glittering pleasure haunts of the aristocracy... London, 1813. One of the city's many homeless children, Benji Thatcher was abducted and murdered—and his younger sister is still missing. Few in authority care about a street urchin's fate, but Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, refuses to let this killer go unpunished. Uncovering a disturbing pattern of missing children, Sebastian is drawn into a shadowy, sadistic world. As he follows a grim trail that leads from the writings of the debauched Marquis de Sade to the city's most notorious brothels, he comes to a horrifying realization: Someone from society's upper echelon is preying upon the city's most vulnerable. And though dark, powerful forces are moving against him, Sebastian will risk his reputation and his life to keep more innocents from harm...

Book Game Design Deep Dive

Download or read book Game Design Deep Dive written by Joshua Bycer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Design Deep Dive: Roguelikes examines the history and rise of the often-confusing roguelike genre. Despite being more than 30 years old, the roguelike genre remains a mystery to a lot of consumers and developers. Procedural generation, or having the game generate content, has been a cornerstone and point of complexity since its inception. The 2010s saw an explosion of new designs and examples, along with a debate about what a roguelike is. The genre found its way back to mainstream audiences with the award-winning Demon’s Souls and Dark Souls. Since then, roguelikes have revolutionized the way we see and design games. Author and game design critic Joshua Bycer explains the differences between the various roguelike designs and give a detailed blueprint showing what makes the best ones work. The first of its kind talking about the roguelike genre Examines the design and methodology of roguelike games and the different variations A high-level discussion and breakdown of procedural and random content generation Joshua Bycer is a game design critic with more than seven years of experience critically analyzing game design and the industry itself. In that time, through Game-Wisdom, he has interviewed hundreds of game developers and members of the industry about what it means to design video games. He is also a public speaker and presenter at schools and libraries on game design and game development.

Book Unity Game Development Essentials

Download or read book Unity Game Development Essentials written by Will Goldstone and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build fully functional, professional 3D games with realistic environments, sound, dynamic effects, and more!

Book The White Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Michael Moorcock
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2022-10-25
  • ISBN : 1534445749
  • Pages : 944 pages

Download or read book The White Wolf written by Michael Moorcock and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the 20th century, Elric is the brooding, albino emperor of the dying Kingdom of Melnibone. After coming into an unnatural, devastating power that felled his enemy Yrkoon and destroyed an entire city, Elric is haunted by the many deaths he caused and sets out on a quest for redemption and renewed purpose. The White Wolf is the final volume in Michael Moorcock's incredible series, which created fantasy archetypes that have echoed through the genre for generations"--Amazon.com.

Book The Umbrella Conspiracy

Download or read book The Umbrella Conspiracy written by S. D. Perry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remote mountain community is suddenly beseiged by a rash of grisly murders encroaching upon it from the surrounding forest. Bizarre reports start to spread, describing attacks from viscious creatures, some human...some not. At the centre of these deaths is a dark, secluded mansion belonging to the mysterious Umbrella Corporation. For years Umbrella has laboured within the mansion, unwatched, ostensibly conducting benign genetic research. Deployed to investigate the strange goings on is the Special Tactics and Rescue Squad (S.T.A.R.S), a paramilitary response unit boasting an unusual array of mission specialists. They believe they are ready for anything but nothing prepares them for the terror which awaits them when they penetrate the mansions long-locked doors. Behind the horror of nightmare creatures, results of forbidden experiments gone disasterously wrong, lies a conspiracy so vast in its scope and so insidious in its agenda that the S.T.A.R.S will be betrayed from within to ensure that the world never learns Umbrella's secret. And if any survive...they may well come to envy those who do not.

Book Air Force Gator

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dan Ryckert
  • Publisher : Dan Ryckert
  • Release : 2012-11-13
  • ISBN : 0615728421
  • Pages : 153 pages

Download or read book Air Force Gator written by Dan Ryckert and published by Dan Ryckert. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a storied military pedigree and unmatched war record, Air Force Gator achieved worldwide fame and legendary status among his peers. After falling into a years-long depression fueled by booze and pills, the alligator pilot is inspired to clean up his act and return to action after the tragic events of September 11th. When a former partner goes off the grid and threatens to shake the foundations of the United States, Air Force Gator is forced to return from the Middle East to face him head-on. Can Air Force Gator stop his old partner Gustav, or will the dastardly crocodile's plan for a reptilian revolution succeed?

Book Incubus Wolf

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bonnie Vanak
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2012-09-01
  • ISBN : 1459242297
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Incubus Wolf written by Bonnie Vanak and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexandra Kosta once knew beauty and privilege as stepdaughter to the Fae king, until he banished her and scarred her for life. Now working as a bounty hunter, she's tasked with hunting down sexy werewolf Dominic Farrell. But Dominic is also part incubus, possessing the power to seduce any woman into doing his will. When Alex is injured on the job and Dominic takes her back to his lodge, he agrees to release her—if she will share his bed first. Unlike most men, he doesn't recoil after seeing Alex in her natural state…and she cannot deny their overwhelming attraction. But in order to save herself she has to turn Dominic over to the enemy. Can she destroy the one man who loves her as she is?

Book The Legend of Zelda  Art   Artifacts

Download or read book The Legend of Zelda Art Artifacts written by Nintendo and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise with the New York Times best selling The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia and The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia. Also look for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion for an indepth look at the art, lore, and making of the best selling video game! The Legend of Zelda™: Art and Artifacts contains over four hundred pages of fully realized illustrations from the entire thirty-year history of The Legend of Zelda™ including artwork from the upcoming The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild! Every masterwork is printed on high-quality paper in an oversized format so you can immerse yourself in the fine details of each piece. This book includes rare promotional pieces, game box art, instruction booklet illustrations, official character illustrations, sprite art, interviews with the artists, and much, much more! The Legend of Zelda™: Art and Artifacts collects many of your favorite masterpieces from the storied franchise, as well as rare and never before seen content, presented in one handsome hardcover. Select artwork from the entirety of the franchise! A nostalgic look at the past! An exciting look at the future! Interviews with some of the artists behind The Legend of Zelda™ series!