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Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

By : Dr. Edward Lavieri
Book Image

Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

By: Dr. Edward Lavieri

Overview of this book

Amazon’s Lumberyard is a 3D cross-platform game development engine for building high-quality AAA games. It makes the process of creating multi-player games and adding realistic characters, stunning terrains, and special effects much faster and more efficient. This book will show you how to use Lumberyard to create a multiplayer 3D game with cloud computing, storage, and Twitch integration for user engagement. We will start with an introduction to Lumberyard and provide an overview of its capabilities and integration options. Once the game engine is installed, we’ll guide you through the creation of an immersive game world with characters. You’ll add animations and audio to bring the game to life. We’ll explore external interactions to support live multiplayer game play, data storage, user engagement, and the back end. By the end of the book, you will be efficient in building cross-platform games using Lumberyard.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Chapter 1. Welcome to the Lumberyard

The purpose of this chapter is to provide you with a brief overview of Lumberyard, what it is capable of, and what you can do with it. We'll start with a brief discussion of where Lumberyard fits into the game engine landscape. Our initial look at Lumberyard will include system requirements and how it integrates with the cloud for computing and storage. You'll be provided with step-by-step instructions for the download and installation process. Lastly, a tour of the Lumberyard interface will be provided.

In this chapter, you will:

  • Understand Lumberyard

  • Become familiar with Lumberyard's system requirements

  • Download and install Lumberyard

  • Understand the Lumberyard Setup Assistant

  • Download and install required software, SDKs, and plugins

  • Become familiar with the Lumberyard Editor and the user interface

  • Start a new Lumberyard project