Ultimate Game Design : Building game worlds

Building Game Worlds
346
crowd, 146–147
defined, 144
fearthis, 145–146
light, 149–150
line of sight, 146
material, 148–149
message, 149
shoot, 144
weather effects, 147–148
Tuning
case study comments on camera, 99–100
defined, 111
sports games require heavy, 111
TV programming, 289
U
Uber-publishers, 247
UBO (Ultimate Baseball Online), 206, 322
batting order, 325–326
case study comments on challenges for, 206–209
early game setup screen, 324
game details, 324–325
game interface, 322–326
player creation screen, 323
position selection, 325–326
UBO (Ultimate Baseball Online) gallery, 321–333
baseball stadiums, 330–332
basic character construction, 326–329
game action, 332–333
UBO game interface, 322–326
UI (user interface), 95
Unit-intensive, simulators are, 123
Unreal engines, engines solutions and, 151–152
User interface (UI), 95
V
U L T I M A T E G A M E D E S I G N
View, keeping big game picture in, 42–43
Vision, level goals enhancing game, 45
Visual Basic sample, 139
W
Warhol, Dave, 232–234
Weather effects trigger, 147–148
Web, 3-D construction for, 299
Web game entertainment with physical counterparts,
248–250
importance of new opportunities for
developers, 250
toys and card games go online, 249
Weiner, Michael, 209–212
White, Melinda, 181–185
Wireless
case study comments on infancy of, 230–232
development, 301
opportunities in, 229–230
toy networks, 226–227
Wireless gaming, cell phones and, 215–235
case study comments on infancy of wireless,
230–232
impending boom, 217–222
interview with Dave Warhol, 232–234
Work, planning level, 26–31
Work tools, summary of designer’s, 128
Worksheet, career guideline, 303–307
Writing
design document, 316–317
fast code, 268
test plans, 172–173
Y
You, interview with, 283–284