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Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how! If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the THIRD EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed for the hits Pac-Man World, God of War, Maximo and SpongeBob SquarePants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought-out examples that forgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated concepts and solutions based on years of professional experience. Level Up! 3rd Edition has been NEWLY EXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn what perils and pitfalls await during a game's pre-production, production and post-production stages, and provide even more creative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projects including: Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration all the way to productionLearning how to design the most exciting levels, the most precise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your players challengedCreating games for console, mobile, and VR/AR/MR—including detailed rules for game play design and controlsMonetizing your game from the design upPlay test your game to get the best feedback from your playersLevel Up! 3rd Edition features all-new content, including two new chapters and even a brand-new chili recipe—making it the most indispensable guide for video game designers both “in the field” and the classroom.

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of these microbes. The implications for terrestrial life and the life that might exist elsewhere in the universe are explored.Key Selling Points:Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warmingDescribes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of yearsReviews work done on permafrost microbiologyIdentifies potential health hazards and environmental risksExamines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of these microbes. The implications for terrestrial life and the life that might exist elsewhere in the universe are explored.Key Selling Points:Explores the role of long frozen ancient microbes will have when released due to global warmingDescribes how ice preserves microbes and microbial genomes for thousands or millions of yearsReviews work done on permafrost microbiologyIdentifies potential health hazards and environmental risksExamines implications for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Learn to design games for tablets from a renowned game designer! Eager to start designing games for tablets but not sure where to start? Look no further! Gaming guru Scott Rogers has his finger on the pulse of tablet game design and is willing to impart his wisdom and secrets for designing exciting and successful games. As the creator of such venerable games as God of War, the SpongeBob Squarepants series, and Pac-Man World, to name a few, Rogers writes from personal experience and in this unique book, he hands you the tools to create your own tablet games for the iPad, Android tablets, Nintendo DS, and other touchscreen systems. Covers the entire tablet game creation process, placing a special focus on the intricacies and pitfalls of touch-screen game designExplores the details and features of tablet game systems and shows you how to develop marketable ideas as well as market your own gamesOffers an honest take on what perils and pitfalls await you during a game's pre-production, production, and post-production stagesFeatures interviews with established tablet game developers that serve to inspire you as you start to make your own tablet game designSwipe This! presents you with an in-depth analysis of popular tablet games and delivers a road map for getting started with tablet game design.