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iPhone Game Blueprints

By : Igor Uduslivii
Book Image

iPhone Game Blueprints

By: Igor Uduslivii

Overview of this book

Designing and selling games on the iOS platform has become a phenomenon ever since the introduction of the App Store. With mobile gaming taking the World by storm, users are indulging in all different types of games. iPhone Game Blueprints is a hands on guide to both inspire and help developers, graphic designers, and game enthusiasts to create their own games for iOS devices. Taking a selection of iPhone game "styles" we will learn how to set the foundation and essential functionality for each game. Including thorough explanations of popular games such as puzzles, arcades, and adventures, as well as useful theoretical and technical concepts. iPhone Game Blueprints is your complete guide to creating great iPhone games, from a simple gesture game to a classic shoot 'em up. iPhone Game Blueprints guides you through the universe of mobile games, starting with the overall information about game ideas, ergonomic aspects, and much more. Then it switches to a description of each particular game type, presenting ready-to-use ideas and applications. This book will take you through a selection of iPhone game styles and show how to create the foundation and essential functionality for a game of that genre.The examples in this book are only the beginning. Including a deluge of practical tips, focusing on the best approach to game design, not forgetting to mention the pitfalls. iPhone Game Blueprints will give you the blueprints of several mobile game's essentials cores. Whether you're just getting started with gaming, or want to try a whole different genre of game, these blueprints are everything you need.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
iPhone Game Blueprints
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Planning a character's look


Creating a character is not an easy job, it can be done by creative insight or careful calculation. The main hero is the soul of the game and whose avatar is used by a player to explore the game world. Players identify themselves with that picture on the screen, empathizing with it, enjoying, grumbling, and taking all the situations to heart. Therefore, the objective is to generate an emotional connection between the character and the player. It is not necessary to provoke only positive feelings; ironically, sometimes the player can hate his avatar. A graphic look of the character can induce a wide spectrum of emotions, and these emotions can be calculated in advance. This is based on the fact that humans usually have nearly the same reactions; in this case, the rules of their behavior are pretty conspicuous.

To illustrate the principles, I created the Scale of attractiveness , made of four main entries. At the very left, there is the Cute mark, in the middle is...