RPG Maker for Teens

by Michael Duggan

Overview

RPG MAKER FOR TEENS shows teens and other beginners how to make fun, fantasy role-playing games that they can play and distribute on their computers using the easy-to-learn RPG Maker VX 1.20 program. RPG Maker requires no previous programming experience making it ideal for beginners who want to explore game design techniques and build a basic game design skill set. It also utilizes an anime-style art which is popular with the teen market. The book uses step-by-step lessons and includes tips from game design professionals. Readers will learn how to how to create new art and sound assets to import into the program, how to perfect and enhance their role-playing games, write stories for quests, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435459670
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	06/08/2011
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Michael Duggan is an Oklahoma-born author and illustrator with a background in game and web design. His education includes a bachelor of science degree in Game Art and Design at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Michael currently lives in the Ozark Mountains with his wife and step-kids and is an applications developer and digital media instructor at North Arkansas College.

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. What is a Fantasy RPG? 2. Making a Fantasy RPG. 3. Building Game Worlds. 4. Creating Characters and Writing Dialogue. 5. Staging Battle Encounters. 6. Quest Design. 7. Final Touches. 8. Where to Go from Here. Glossary. Index.