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Game architecture and design addressing itself to industry programmers and managers makes a compelling case that game developers should manage software the same way the other computer companies do it even though they may not want to hear it this books real world perspective on the video game business makes it a standout and its dozens of case studies and anecdotes from the field . Game architecture and design learn the best practices for game design and programming rollings andrew morris dave on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers game architecture and design learn the best practices for game design and programming. Teaches design architecture and management the things programmers need to know before they can even begin writing code provides real life case studies of what works and what doesnt takes the reader through all the necessary game creation steps from seeing a game idea on paper to actually implementing that idea. 20 initial architecture design 607 21 development 637 22 the run up to release 687 23 postmortem 719 24 the future of game development 747 iv appendixes a sample game design documents 785 b bibliography and references 887 glossary 893 index 897 game architecture and design a new edition contents at a glance 00 3634 fm intro 9 30 03 1014 am page i. Game architecture and design is a protracted meditation on what makes a game and a game development company and a game developer good this is not a programming book it is a design book andrew rollings and dave morris do talk about game architecture and pick apart some top games with state diagrams and sketches of class hierarchies but