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Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

By : Dr. Edward Lavieri
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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

Understanding AWS


Amazon Web Services, also referred to as AWS, is a cloud platform that offers a multitude of scalable services. You can learn about the various services offered by AWS at aws.amazon.com. We are going to concentrate on Amazon GameLift. First, you must create an AWS account. You can get started with a free account. Here are the steps to create your account:

  1. Point your browser to https://aws.amazon.com.

  2. Click the Create an AWS Account button. It will be located in the upper-right corner of the screen. Alternatively, you can select the Create a Free Account button.

    Note

    Due to the rapidly changing nature of AWS, the web page you see might differ slightly from what is presented here.

  3. Enter your e-mail address or mobile number and select the I am a new user. option:

  4. Next, you will click the Sign in using our secure server button:

  5. Next, you will fill in your name, e-mail address, and password for this account. As with any account, you should ensure you have a strong password and...