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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

Summary


In this chapter, we went beyond the basics of just creating AAA games with Lumberyard. We looked at how Lumberyard can be used to create Virtual Reality applications. Our VR discussion included tips on how to test your VR game on an actual head-mounted device. We then looked at the Waf Build system, the publishing release system used by Lumberyard. Next, we explored how cut scenes can be constructed using Lumberyard's cinematics system. Later, the advanced topics of system streaming and memory handling were also covered. Finally, we ended the chapter with a review of two additional Amazon Web Services (Simple Query Service and Simple Notification Service).

You have come a long way since the first chapter. Lumberyard is an exciting new game engine and continues to mature at a rapid pace. You are now armed with enough knowledge to start building your own games with Lumberyard. There is so much more to learn and you'll continually learn as you develop. Have fun!