Game Development

Ever wonder why some game companies succeed while others fail? This book explains why. Game industry veteran Kim Nordström spent two years interviewing over 100 of the industry's most successful founders, CEOs, and leaders, about lessons learned and wisdom gained from their biggest wins and most disastrous failures.

With increasingly sophisticated video games being consumed by an enthusiastic and expanding audience, the pressure is on game developers like never before to deliver exciting stories and engaging characters. With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and producer Evan Skolnick provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-follow guide to storytelling basics and how they can be applied at every stage of the development process - by all members of the team.

Thanks to tabletop roleplay, millions of fans are creating unforgettable collaborative stories. No matter what roleplaying game you want to play, this book is the key to unlocking endless adventure!

Larger-than-life football personality Micah Richards delivers the most entertaining sports book of the year. From experiencing the Manchester City revolution first-hand and achieving success with the likes of Mario Balotelli, Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero to becoming a popular TV pundit for Sky Sports, BBC Sport and Match of the Day, Micah Richards has seen it all–and laughed about most of it. In The Game, Micah reflects on how he got to where he is today and on the many wins and losses along the way.

How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself is a guide for anyone who wants to make their own video game. Listen to this book to learn how to locate the itch you're eager to scratch, how to pick a game engine to power your vision, and how to find the fun in your game. Most importantly, this book helps you guide your project to the finish line. Written from personal experience by a video game industry veteran and podcaster, it's packed with handmade drawings and charts

Create your very first video game without any prior coding experience!! Would you like to get ahold of simple, effective, and compatible steps that will enable you to be an excellent problem solver while game programming? Do you want to start game coding without worrying if you’re smart enough to get it right? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, you’ve got to listen to this book!

This compact edition of Florence Scovel Shinn's classic The Game of Life and How to Play It reveals the true you. Your words and thought images are a metaphysical power that, combined with your natural intuitive insights, can bring you prosperity, love, health, and every good thing in life.

For younger generations, dating is a complicated mystery. Apps like Tinder and Bumble are supposed to foster connection but instead serve as a reminder of how painfully single we are. Certified sexologist and intimacy coach Shan Boodram - the most sought-after sex educator on the internet - is about to change all that. In this essential how-to guide, she addresses the realities of life today - when the rules of love and attraction are fluid - and teaches a group of young women how to become master daters in just 60 days.

Tony Robbins walks listeners of every income level through the steps to become financially free by creating a lifetime income plan. This audiobook delivers invaluable information and essential practices for getting your financial house in order.

When Dave Asprey started his Bulletproof Radio podcast more than five years ago, he sought out thought leaders and influencers in an array of disciplines, from biochemists to business titans to mediation masters. These folks were some of the top performing humans in the world, people who had changed their areas of study or even pioneered entirely new fields. Dave wanted to know: What did they have in common? What mattered most to them? What makes them so successful at what they do - and what makes them happiest?

Mel Robbins is back! The international bestselling phenomenon and creator of The Five Second Rule and Kick Ass with Mel Robbins returns to help you tackle the single biggest obstacle you face: fear. This life-changing Audible Original features a powerful mix of one-on-one life-coaching sessions and a personal narrative with vital take-aways that you can start using immediately.

Are you a beginner who’d like to know how to program video games? A.E Colonna is an avid gamer and a self-taught game developer who is ready to give you a smooth introduction to video game development. After nine weeks, you’re guaranteed to know the basic coding concepts; you’ll be ready to create your first game using C# and the unity engine.

The Secret Science of Games is an accessible and entertaining guide to the hidden role of science in making games more fun. User experience (UX) research is a vital part of the story of how video games have become a cultural juggernaut, but game developers generally don’t speak publicly about how data shapes game design and game development.

Are you curious about game development and interested in bringing your idea to a finished product? Are you an indie game developer that wants to find more about how to achieve success with his games? Are you an expert with successful projects that wants to maybe find out new things that he does not about the game development industry? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book is for you.

Top 10 Games You Can Play in Your Head, by Yourself is a collection of visionary author J. Theophrastus Bartholomew's most cherished mind games, edited and updated by filmmaker and storyteller Sam Gorski and author D.F. Lovett. No peripherals needed. No controllers. No pens. No dice or boards. Everything you need to experience the forefront of game design is right here in this audiobook!

In The Game: 41 Shades of Men, The Pursuit to Subdue and Use You, male psychology expert and author, Princella Clark, removes all the mystery of the male's behavior in this short but impactful guide to decoding the hidden intentions of a male's pursuit of you.

Roblox is a gaming platform that not only introduces kids to the metaverse of games but also a creator-friendly hub that offers developers the opportunity to showcase and improve their talents. But the real question is, can you really create your own game even without a programming background? Yes! This is precisely why this book is here—to equip you with the basics, solidify your fundamentals, and walk you through the whole coding process without getting overwhelmed by a plethora of codes on the black screen.

The Hungover Games is the true story of one woman’s adventures in single-motherhood. It’s about what happens when Mr Right isn’t around, so you have a baby with Mr Wrong, a musician who tells you halfway through your pregnancy that he’s met someone else - just after you’ve given up your LA life and moved back to England to be with him, so you’re now six months up the duff and sleeping on a friend’s sofa in an art studio in Dalston.

Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her.

Renowned sports psychology expert W. Timothy Gallwey teams up with two esteemed physicians to offer a unique and empowering guide to mental health in today’s volatile world. The Inner Game of Stress applies the trusted principles of Gallwey’s wildly popular Inner Game series, which have helped athletes the world over, to the management of everyday stress - personal, professional, financial, physical - and shows us how to access our inner resources to maintain stability and achieve success.