Reverse design. Half-life

Reverse design. Half-life Holleman, Patrick
The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the fourth installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Half-Life. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into six sections examining some of the most important topics to the game: How Half-Life is a key step in the evolution from the composite style of videogame design to the set piece of style of design; How Half-Life defined almost all of the core concepts of the cover-based shooter, and redefined the level architecture of the FPS genre; The small tricks and flourishes that Half-Life used to tell a story through its mechanics, AI and environments–back cover.   Abstract: The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the fourth installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Half-Life. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into six sections examining some of the most important topics to the game: How Half-Life is a key step in the evolution from the composite style of videogame design to the set piece of style of design; How Half-Life defined almost all of the core concepts of the cover-based shooter, and redefined the level architecture of the FPS genre; The small tricks and flourishes that Half-Life used to tell a story through its mechanics, AI and environments–back cover Categories:
Computers – PC & Video Games
Year:
2019
Publisher:
CRC Press
Language:
english
Pages:
187 / 197
ISBN 10:
1138324906
ISBN 13:
9781138324909
Series:
Reverse design series
File:
88 MB