From crafting a vision to leading a team, these are the principles every director should know.
From crafting a vision to leading a team, these are the principles every director should know.
From crafting a vision to leading a team, these are the principles every director should know.
A GUIDE FOR CREATIVE LEADERS
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A director’s greatest strength is the ability to understand the player’s limited view of the game.
It’s the many little things from lighting to audio that add up and create a level of authenticity to your settings.
WHO’S YOUR PROTAGONIST?
Protagonists are complex characters with hopes and dreams, and over the course of the story, change in a profound way.
DEFINE YOUR CORE FUN LOOP
Central to all games is a cycle of actions that define what’s fun about your game.
THE FLOW ZONE
Identified by psychology professor, Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, this is the “sweet spot” between boredom and frustration.
This is the book on directing games that many directors wish they had before embarking on a game project. It’s an essential guide for the common principles, techniques, and lessons espoused by game creators throughout the halls of production studios and developer conferences.
Tips cover the 5 essential qualities of a creative director who must::
1. Hold the Vision
2. Provide Structure
3. Keep a Creative Toolbox
4. Lead Effectively
5. Know Production
Brian Allgeier shares insights from his lengthy and successful career as a game director; offering tips ranging from brainstorming techniques to methods for structuring story and design. Boldly illustrated and packed with advice, this book will benefit both aspiring and experienced creative leaders on the exciting journey of directing games.
This is the book on directing games that many directors wish they had before embarking on a game project. It’s an essential guide for the common principles, techniques, and lessons espoused by game creators throughout the halls of production studios and developer conferences.
Tips cover the 5 essential qualities of a creative director who must::
1. Hold the Vision
2. Provide Structure
3. Keep a Creative Toolbox
4. Lead Effectively
5. Know Production
Brian Allgeier shares insights from his lengthy and successful career as a game director; offering tips ranging from brainstorming techniques to methods for structuring story and design. Boldly illustrated and packed with advice, this book will benefit both aspiring and experienced creative leaders on the exciting journey of directing games.
This is the book on directing games that many directors wish they had before embarking on a game project. It’s an essential guide for the common principles, techniques, and lessons espoused by game creators throughout the halls of production studios and developer conferences.
Tips cover the 5 essential qualities of a creative director who must::
1. Hold the Vision
2. Provide Structure
3. Keep a Creative Toolbox
4. Lead Effectively
5. Know Production
Brian Allgeier shares insights from his lengthy and successful career as a game director; offering tips ranging from brainstorming techniques to methods for structuring story and design. Boldly illustrated and packed with advice, this book will benefit both aspiring and experienced creative leaders on the exciting journey of directing games.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Haven’t nodded along to a book as if it’s a good song as much as this one.
I read the book in two sittings and instantly passed it to my second-in-command and told my design team to buy it.
Whether you’re new to the field and looking for tips, a grizzled veteran looking for reminders, or even a gamer interested in seeing what directing games is like, you’ll find something helpful in these pages.
Directing Video Games is a literal loot drop of knowledge, decades of experience concisely and expertly crafted into 101 densely packed tips.
This book is one of a kind, and is essential reading for anyone who wants to lead the creation of a video game.
Brian has managed an incredible thing—to present a broadly complex, multi-faceted role in bite-sized, easy to digest nuggets of sage advice.
Born of expansive experience, this is a comprehensive book that both beginners and seasoned developers should keep at their side.
