Book description
You've got your dream job--making video games. You have a great project, great designs, and clever controls. One morning, you get a call from your producer. Turns out that wall-jumping trick won't work because the artists don't have time to design a separate animation just for the plumber to move…
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2 authors picked Blood, Sweat, and Pixels as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Sometimes you have to know “how the sausage is made” not so you stop eating sausages, but so you can appreciate them all the more.
Jason’s book does an excellent job of explaining the behind-the-scenes of video game development. From this, I really learned how any game that is released is a miracle born out of the blood, sweat, and tears of its creators.
From José's list on loving, learning, and caring about games.
Longtime games journalist, Jason Schreier, takes readers within the bowels of gaming’s most celebrated studios to reveal the fascinating, yet often cringe-inducing conditions in which modern games are made. Well-researched and fascinating to read, with individual chapters devoted to many of gaming’s most recent bestsellers.
From Doug's list on the video game industry.
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