Dombrower's Art of Interactive Entertainment Design

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Book Description
Design the next interactive blockbuster! Jumpstart your interactive entertainment design career with The Art of Interactive Design. Ed Dombrower, Director of Interactive Design at Jim Henson Productions, preps you on every facet of designing top-quality interactive entertainment-from computer games to soap operas. You get crystal-clear details on the know-how behind some of the world's most popular interactive games from industry giants like Mattel, Atari and Electronic Arts-plus the insider advice you need to make the jump from games design to other media, such as full-length interactive video and animation. Whether you're a programmer, writer, designer, film maker, or just interested in the techniques and technology behind interactive entertainment-you'll find this a priceless working tool. Turn to The Art of Interactive Design for complete details on: storytelling and genres; getting products online; preliminary design elements; design teams; animation; design processes and testing; prototying tools; sound effects; reality vs. illusion; engine design; rhythm; storyboards and shot sheets; transitions; production guidelines; interface shortcuts; special effects; compilers vs. interpreters; and much more.

From the Back Cover
Create interactive entertainment-with one of the pioneers of interactivity. He's the man in interactive games. The producer who made Kermit interact with kids. Creator and designer of the multi-million-dollar "Earl Weaver Baseball" and Executive Producer of "Return to Zork." Pioneering Product Designer for Atari and Team Leader at Mattel Electronics, game developer for Electronics Arts and of Activision: Eddie Dombrower. In this career-rocketing resource, one of the Masters of Interactivity shows how you, too, can zoom to the molten megacenter of the multimedia megapolis-now hotter than ever! In Dombrower's Art of Interactive Entertainment Design, Eddie Dombrower shares his vast digital bag of tricks so you can: design and create your own turbocharged interactive games; grab and hold the user's attention-the secret of a supersuccessful product; emulate real-life examples from Mattel, Atari, Electronic Arts, Activision, Jim Henson Interactive, and other sizzling game houses; heat up any software with discoveries made by some of the industry's most famous game designers and producers; master interactive technology with Eddie's clear and simple explanations; bust a move from interactivity straight to Hollywood-or simply use your game skills to advance any interactive multimedia career. Whether you're working in a garage or already in the mix, this soon-to-be industry standard is the one resource you simply can't afford to miss!

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