Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition

by Andrew Rollings, Dave Morris

Thoroughly revised and updated, this guide to computer game design, architecture, and management explores the application of design principles, shares the experiences of game programmers, and offers an overview of game development software, accompanied by a CD-ROM containing NeMo Player, Balls Level Viewer, Universal SDK and GameExplorer Software, and other tools. Original. (Advanced)

Genres: Game Design, Games, Nonfiction, Programming

765 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2003

Reviews

[Ben Rosie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The definitive game studio reference manual.

[Sjors · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book from an industry perspective - sadly a bit dated by now, and overtaken by developments in the independent game dev scene. Still worth a read.