Creating Casual Games for Profit & Fun

By Allen R. Partridge

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584505192
• ISBN13: 9781584505198
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Consistently Excellent work from this author

this is the second book of Partridge's that I've read and then chosen as the text for a class I'll be teaching. He is a consistently excellent author and his books are clear, concise and the sort of text that makes all others superfluous. Partridge neither assumes the reader knows too much, nor too little. He engages readers and developers from all parts of the spectrum and one is never left feeling spoken down to nor 'jargon fatigued.' my students find his books witty and his examples clear and useful. Professor likes the book and Students like the book...isn't that what's called a win-win situation?

works for me!

easy to read and understand, if you want to create games and make money at it this is the right book, plus it gives you great ideas to market you games. but mostly it is not hard to read and understand

Really helpful book

I don't go out of my way to write reviews often but this is an awesome book! It 's filled with great examples. It's changing the way I design everything.

Setting the Standards in Ground-Breaking Material for Games

This book was a fantastic read. The ideas and topics covered in Creating Casual Games for Profit and Fun are ground-breaking and revolutionary. I followed along with the examples and learned the simplicity in creating good quality casual games. The book even explains how to get your casual games published. The industry of casual games is in the middle of an explosion and this book shows the reader how to create these games so they can jump onto the proverbial "gravy train." Allen Partridge has always been a visionary in his writing. You may also want to check out his other works such as; Real-Time Interactive 3D Games: Creating 3D Games in Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio. The flow of the material is very easy to follow in both books and this author definitely knows what he is talking about. If you would like to see some of his casual games, I found two of them for online trial and download; Podz and Word Whacky. I find this author's books to be a must read for anyone who wants to obtain a career in the video game industry.

A new standard for the casual game maker

This is a phenomenal book about a fast growing industry. I could even see this as a college text. A great introduction to the industry and a solid primer for any game developer. Filled with everything I needed to know about casual games industry - including how to get my stuff published. Without a doubt, I know I am better prepared to tackle this industry after reading this book. Everything you could want to know about casual games is in this book. There are even examples of some of the most common types of games (code, walkthrough, and tons of pics to make learning to make the games easy.) After reading his first book, Real-Time Interactive 3D Games: Creating 3D Games in Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio, I was excited to see he had another title out. I normally drudge through computer books trying to get the information I know I need, but Partridge has an informative and engaging style to his writing that I greatly enjoy. This is a must read for anyone interested in actually succeeding at making video games.