3-D Game Creation

by Luke Ahearn

"3D Game Creation, Second Edition" shows aspiring beginning game developers and non-programmers how to turn their game ideas into reality. Readers learn to create first-person shooter, strategy, and other games with state-of-the-art, ready-to-use game engines The Games Factory and PIE 3D GCS. Covering everything from conceptualizing a game idea, building the game, and creating and adding images, animation, and sound, beginners will gain a full understanding of how the game creating process works. Detailed tutorials walk readers through the creation of three complete games.

350 pages, Hardcover

First published August 15, 2001

About the author

I was born in New Orleans, LA and moved to Central California for a while. I now live in Georgetown, Texas.

I am a successfully published author of both fiction and nonfiction. Many of my nonfiction books are in their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions.

I am a lifelong artist and prop builder. I have created countless websites, logos, murals, and more. I have decades of professional game development experience in lead positions; designer, producer, and art director that range from AAA first person shooters to mobile and web-based games. I am expert in Photoshop and various game editors.