Screencast 1: Brainstorming!
This is here mostly as a screencasting test so I decided to do it on game genre types just to get some ideas of what is out there already, it isn't a full list but just some examples. I apologize for the horrible video and audio quality on this, I really need to buy a headset and camera for my laptop, the audio quality comes across better with headphones. You can check out the page I was viewing here. The overview of game types I mentioned were: Action, Shooter, Action-adenture, Adventure, Role-Playing(RP/RPG), Simulation, Strategy, Vehicle Simulation, Music, Dancing, and MORPG(Massively online role playing games).
Books I'm currently using:- Digital Character Development: Theory and Practice
- Rob O'Neill
- ISBN-13: 978-0123725615
My Rating: *****
Info: Do you love game design but know nothing about it? This book is a great place to start for background information on games and animation. If you are looking for a book on coding I wouldn't suggest this one, it is general information about game, animation, and character design.
What Drives You?I started getting into video games in 5th grade starting with Final Fantasy 8. My favorite video games genres are role-playing(Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Kingdom Hearts, Wild Arms, Super Smash Brothers Melee, ...) and strategy games(Fire Emblem ,Yugioh Duelest of the Roses, ...).
Some of the top things I love in games are: interesting characters, original and semi-random gameplay, and overall probably most importantly innovative game concepts which keep the player wanting more even after the game is finished. Games which have enough character development and storyline to make a highly rated movie also add to the presence of future gameplay through the connections built in what is sometimes called a "lean back" experience such as watching the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children(see right image).
