ABSTRACT

Take control of your global game development team and make successful AAA game titles using the 'Distributed Development' model. Game industry veteran Tim Fields teaches you how to evaluate game deals, how to staff teams for highly distributed game development, and how to maintain challenging relationships in order to get great games to market. This book is filled with interviews with a broad spectrum of industry experts from top game publishers and business owners in the US and UK. A supplementary web site provides interviews from the book, a forum where developers and publishers can connect, and additional tips and tricks. Topics include:

chapter |7 pages

Preface and Overview

chapter |25 pages

Overview of the Development Process

chapter |27 pages

Your World and Your Internal Team

chapter |41 pages

External Partnerships

chapter |41 pages

Getting off on the Right Foot

chapter |35 pages

Maintaining the Organism

chapter |29 pages

Site Visits and Common Situations

chapter |10 pages

Review, Conclusions, and the Future