This book offers an in-depth look at the stunning virtual worlds being created by today's leading computer game artists. Subjects range from the purely imaginative vistas of the wildest fantasy and science fiction to the meticulously recreated landscapes and cites of real-world games. Interviews with the artists and game creators give insights into these fabulous worlds, while concept and production artwork reveals masterful details that may go unnoticed in the frantic pace of playing a game.

The Art of Game Worlds

Computers & Technology

Hartas, Leo

Morris, Dave.

Games & Strategy Guides

Harper Paperbacks

Computer and video games are the entertainment media of the 21st century, and game characters like Lara Croft and Mario are now as famous as Mickey Mouse and Homer Simpson. This definitive guide examines the appeal of these iconic characters from the early days of gaming to the present.
A follow-up to the successful Art of Game Worlds, this book examines the remarkable work that goes into the creation of captivating, realistic game characters. Each subsection takes an in-depth look at a specific type of character and uses examples to discuss how that type is used effectively in games. All games enthusiasts, from amateur to expert, will benefit from this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated volume.

The Art of Game Characters

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Did you know that the Romans were the first Europeans to reach the USA - in a submarine, that a moon rocket was launched in the Middle Ages and that 18th-century explorers travelled across water by train? Drawings of these machines and humorous text make this a book appealing to all ages.

King Arthur's Spaceship and Other Marvels That Might Have Changed the World

Yeoman, John

Pan/Macmillan

In recent years, the computer has become an all-important cartoonist's medium, and this practical, hands-on guide shows how to create professional quality digital cartoons. The author opens with advice on setting up a digital studio and gives tips on how to work smart, work fast, and keep operating expenses low. He follows with advice on transform-ing good graphic ideas into finished work, training the imagination, striving for original-ity, and developing the technique of self-criticism. Other details covered include planning and writing scripts, writing captions for single-frame cartoons, storyboarding, making preliminary sketches on the computer, and mastering line art, color, and 3D techniques. Finally, he offers detailed advice on how to get one's digital art seen by potential buyers, how to get it published, how to set fees, and the importance of time management and meeting deadlines. Here is a textbook and reference volume for today's cartoonist, with information and advice that will remain pertinent for years to come. Approximately 400 illustrations in both color and black and white.

How to Draw and Sell Digital Cartoons

Barrons Educational Series. Inc.

Illustrates a day in the life of an apartment building by showing activities going on in different units at various times between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.

The Apartment Book: A Day in Five Stories

Children's Books

PLATT, RICHARD

Arts, Music & Photography

DK Pub.

There's a green comet in the sky and things are getting strange. Every day, fantasy and reality are getting harder to tell apart. Witches in bottles, warmongering cabbages from the planet Pluto, and a pterandon roosting on the Eiffel Tower. Or is it a pterodactyl? Jack Ember is caught between two very unreliable mentors. Talisin is a two-thousand year old wizard or an escaped madman - or possibly both. The Kind Gentleman is the sort of fairy godfather who'll grant you three wishes you can't refuse. Both of them have plans for Jack, who's spent his life dreaming of adventure and now is about to get rather more of it than he bargained for. Mirabilis is an epic full-color graphic novel drawn from the pages of Random House's weekly comic The DFC. A delightful fantasy adventure for all ages from 10 years and up.

Mirabilis: Winter - Volume One

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Mirus Entertainment

Mirabilis is the story of a lost and forgotten year sometime between Victorian and Edwardian times. On New Year's Day a green comet appears in the sky. As it draws closer to Earth, imaginary things become part of daily life, until in midsummer the entire world is filled with fantasy. Mermaids swim up the Thames, there's a Martian embassy in New York, and a dragon is trying to hatch the Taj Mahal. Then the comet passes the sun and starts to grow fainter every day, and so the magic begins to fade. But having once known such wonders - having let their imaginations off the leash - can people go back to their life the way it used to be? Mirabilis is an epic full-color graphic novel drawn from the pages of Random House's weekly comic The DFC. A delightful fantasy adventure for all ages from 10 years and up.

Mirabilis: Winter - Volume Two

Role-playing games is the genre that most meticulously evokes a parallel life for the player-not infrequently down to the detail of what kind of wine is in their hip flask. In addition to the gameplay and simulation aspects of this genre, "Game Guru: Role-Playing Games" looks at the conventions that underlie it-the threat of evil, the archetypal playground of the sword-and-sorcery setting, and so on. With hundreds of examples and in-depth interviews with the experts, this book reveals the secrets to what makes great games compelling and successful. Whether you are a professional or a die-hard role-playing gamer, you'll be intrigued by the clear analysis of play balance, character and level design, learning curves, risk versus reward, puzzles, scale and scope, catch-up effects, symmetry, and many other aspects of game theory. This book gives you the insight you are searching for to enrich your gaming experience.

Game Guru: Role-Playing Games

Humor & Entertainment

Course Technology Ptr

Little Moose and his dog Wolfie are having fun and loving life! This unique book contains over 45 delightful black and white drawings and inspirational sayings that will appeal to everyone from toddlers to Zen masters. It's a perfect book to share with young children or for older children to read on their own. Adults love it too because its simple joy in life just lifts your heart and makes you smile.

Mindfulness for Vikings: Inspirational quotes and pictures encouraging a happy stress free life for adults and kids (A Little Moose and Wolfie Book)

Boulter, Amanda

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Faerhaven Press

Achtsamkeit für Wikinger (Ein Little Mooose und Wolfie Buch) (German Edition)

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