Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogersshow you how!

If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games butaren't sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of theacclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading videogame expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac ManWorld, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, thisupdated edition provides clear and well-thought out examples thatforgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated conceptsand solutions based on years of professional experience.

Level Up! 2nd Edition has been NEWLYEXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn whatperils and pitfalls await during a game's pre-production,production and post-production stages, and provide even morecreative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projectsincluding:
* Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration allthe way to production
* Learning how to design the most exciting levels, the mostprecise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your playerschallenged
* Creating games for mobile and console systems - includingdetailed rules for touch and motion controls
* Monetizing your game from the design up
* Writing effective and professional design documents with thehelp of brand new examples

Level Up! 2nd Edition is includes all-new content, anintroduction by David "God of War" Jaffe andeven a brand-new chili recipe -making it an even moreindispensable guide for video game designers both "in thefield" and the classroom.

Grab your copy of Level Up! 2nd Edition andlet's make a game!