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The Game Producer's Handbook 1st Edición

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"The Game Producer's Handbook" offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to succeed in the game industry, answering the question "what does it take to be a successful video game producer?" It is for those who yearn to achieve excellence in their work--individuals whose desire for excellence will define their careers in the entertainment software industry. It is for students who view the video game industry from the outside and want the knowledge and skills to succeed inside this burgeoning future of entertainment. Whatever their current role in the game industry, readers will be fascinated by this insider's glimpse into the role of Game Producer. They'll discover the reasoning behind some of the most common mistakes made in video game development. The author offers tips on how financial aspects of a project govern a producer's decisions and shows readers how to negotiate a good development deal that ensures a win-win situation for everyone. Readers will even learn how to produce an excellent soundtrack and will learn why the music is as important as the graphics.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1592006175
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1592006175
  3. Edición
    1er
  4. Editorial
    Cengage Learning PTR
  5. Fecha de publicación
    11 Marzo 2005
  6. Idioma
    Inglés
  7. Dimensiones
    7 x 1 x 9 pulgadas
  8. Número de páginas
    352 páginas
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Dan Irish has been passionately involved in the video game industry since 1993. He¿s held various roles at multiple software publishers and developers during that time, including Spectrum HoloByte, Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft, Mattel Interactive, The Learning Company, and UbiSoft Entertainment, and at the award-winning Relic Entertainment. He¿s consulted for a number of clients in the entertainment software industry including Dreamworks Interactive, Evans & Sutherland, Auran Pty Games Ltd. He is also a published author with several game industry books published by Sybex, Inc. and Prima Games, a division of Random House. Most recently, he was the Executive Producer at Relic Entertainment and responsible for Homeworld2 and the Homeworld franchise. Prior to that he was responsible for the Myst/Riven franchise, including Myst III: Exile, realMyst, Myst Masterpiece. The Myst III: Exile was nominated for several AIAS awards including Best Original Story, Best Original Music Score and Best Adventure Game. Homeworld2 was also nominated for several industry awards including Best RTS Game at E3 2003. Dan remains committed to producing excellent entertainment software for the foreseeable future.

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  • Editorial ‏ : ‎ Cengage Learning PTR; 1er edición (11 Marzo 2005)
  • Idioma ‏ : ‎ Inglés
  • Tapa blanda ‏ : ‎ 352 páginas
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592006175
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592006175
  • Dimensiones ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1 x 9 pulgadas
  • Opiniones de clientes:
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Jumoka Cobbs
5.0 de 5 estrellas A Must have for Game Developers
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 18 de septiembre de 2006
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This a great resource book that gives you the insight into the game industry. The best part about this book is that its easy to pick up and hard to put down. The breath of information in this book is invalueable. It has chapter devoted to the commonly used tools and software that are used in today's game industry.

If you are looking to start your own company, this book should be next to your business plan.
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John Matlock
5.0 de 5 estrellas Inside Scoop on Producing Games
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 28 de marzo de 2005
First, what this book is not. It's not a book on how to design, program or play games.

Instead it is a book that attempts to answer the question "what does it take to be asuccessful video game producer?"

Here is a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to succeed. It is about today's video game business. In the early days game production was usually a one man show. One man produced, designed, programmed, tested, sold, even designed the box. But not now. Now a major game project cost perhaps $15 million, this book is on what it takes to put together a $15 million development effort. It covers what needs to be done in all the areas, not how to do them, it's what needs to be done and how to put together a team that can do it.

The author was Executive Producer at Relic Entertainment responsible for a major game, and now consults to some of the biggest players in the business.
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Jason C
4.0 de 5 estrellas Great overview on the industry
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 28 de agosto de 2005
I'm not a game designer, but I'm interested in the process of how games are put together. Since this book is written from the point of view of the producer--the person charged with organizing much of the , it gives a great picture of how the different parts of the team come together. Irish talks about working with artists and programmers, designers and composers, and how the input of these different people fit into the final product. Even if you're not looking to be a producer, you might find this book interesting as a big picture of the "birth of a game."
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The only overt problem with the book is that it has more than a few typos. Also it references a non-existent bibliography in one chapter.
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Matthew J. Alderman
5.0 de 5 estrellas Invaluable Resource To Understanding The Art & Science Of Game Production
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 12 de julio de 2007
After shipping over 50 different titles in 15 years (working in various capacities), I thought I knew it all. However, after seeing Dan's common-sense approach and mastery of the production cycle beautifully laid out, I suddenly found myself an aspiring student in several areas. In the others, it was an affirmation of what I know, believe, and have personally experienced.

If you are an Assistant / Associate / Full-Fledged Producer--this book is for you. If you are someone who is striving to break into the games industry, again, this book is for you.

Dan is currently the CEO of Threewave Software in Vancouver B.C. (if anyone is keeping tabs), and his knowledge and personality resonates throughout the book.

Major kudos, a great read, and like the subject line says it's an invaluable resource for now and years to come.
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C. Julian
5.0 de 5 estrellas Would have been great when I started
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 15 de agosto de 2008
I've been a game Producer for 8 years. Over that time I've had some successes and some failures. There is no doubt in my mind having this book would have prevented some of the failure. It goes very in depth into all aspects of a producer's job. I learned several new things from the book and can't wait to try them out on my team. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about becoming a producer or anyone who currently is a producer.
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Diane C. Rummel
5.0 de 5 estrellas Review from Gamasutra.com by Brad Kane
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 16 de mayo de 2005
If there were a Hitchhiker's Guide to game production, this would be it.

It's not easy to describe the work of a producer. In practical terms, the producer is the person ultimately responsible for the planning, development, and delivery of a game. Involved in all aspects of production, a producer holds the broadest possible view of a project, and orchestrates its unfolding at the highest level.

Yet producing is also much more than that. In many ways, producing is the most complex and versatile job in the entertainment industry, and those involved in production often claim that their jobs vary as much from day to day much as they do from project to project.

So how does one approach a field this large, this complex, and this rewarding? There's no single answer, but the The Game Producer's Handbook is a good place to start.

The Game Producer's Handbook is a comprehensive, pragmatic guide to the producer's role in game development. Drawing on his own experience as producer of the Myst franchise, Dan Irish presents a complete A-to-Z of game producing, focusing on the processes and practices that make for a successful producer and a smoothly-run production.

Welcome to the World of the Producer

The book opens with the legendary question: "What exactly does a producer do ?" Verdict

A producer and his or her team, says Irish, are responsible for ensuring that a game is developed to spec, on schedule, under budget, and at an acceptable level of quality. The producer is the central hub connecting the development team, the publisher, and the production staff - and by extension, any studio executives, contractors, marketing coordinators, or other parties who might get involved along the way.

This translates into a great many responsibilities over the course of a production cycle. From developing design documents to planning tools acquisitions, a producer must coordinate all major activities associated with a project, and balance a wide palette of tasks that can vary from the ordinary to the wholly unexpected.

Exploring these various areas of responsibility, and detailing the best practices for handling them, is the primary focus of this book.

The Biggest Job in the Industry

Using specific examples and techniques, Irish addresses every major aspect of production, supplementing the general discussion of each topic with sample documents, checklists, and professional testimony. The result is a comprehensive overview of all facets of a game producer's job.

Here is a general summary of the areas focused on in the book.

Best Practices. Generally speaking, the author outlines many of his best practices for game production - tips and tricks which help streamline a production and bring about efficiency and success. Examples include weekly leads meetings, conservative use of overtime, daily delta reporting, building slack into the schedule, and using postmortems to continually improve efficiency.

Design Documentation. Irish places great emphasis on the importance of creating clear and comprehensive design documents. Included are tips on creating a concise executive summary, delivering a clear and passionate presentation to a publisher, creating adequate technical documentation, and regularly revisiting all design documents over a game's life cycle.

Scheduling. Scheduling and resource allocation are in many ways the heart of a producer's job. The author discusses at length the processes that go into creating manageable schedules, setting realistic milestones, and tracking the interaction between human resources, production assets, and deadlines. Specific techniques for linking information via Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel are also included.

Budgeting. The discussion on game development financials covers the management of global and departmental budgets, the differences between fixed and incidental costs, and the finer points of financial modeling, such as a Profit and Loss statement. Irish also offers techniques for identifying and managing calculated risk.

Legal. On the legal side of production, the book offers a wealth of information on working with contracts and outlines steps to ensure that all bases are covered when entering into a legally binding agreement with a third party. (A point-by-point explanation of a typical studio contract is especially useful for anyone involved in contract negotiation.) The author also offers pointers for working with contractors, attorneys, and unionized employees, including both SAG and non-SAG actors.

Audio Production. Perhaps one of the most important aspects of game development, the book addresses the various areas of audio production in which a producer might be involved. These include choosing music, interviewing and hiring composers, managing sound effects assets, and wrangling voiceover work, as well as licensing and/or developing a sound engine.

Tools. Since a producer is ultimately responsible for the tools that his or her team uses to make a game, the author includes an overview of some key applications used by a typical development house. These include programming tools such as OpenGL, CGI packages such as Maya, and industry-specific tools such as Valve's "Source" engine. The book also addresses the pros and cons of using a proprietary toolset.

QA. The QA process, though often relegated to a secondary position in the production pipeline, is emphasized as a critical component of the development process. The author discusses the importance of establishing an organized, methodical approach to QA, and encourages fixing issues as they arise rather than at the end of production. Irish also presents breakdowns of a typical QA hierarchy and of common QA practices.

Marketing. Lastly, Irish addresses the relationship between producer and marketing department, and the importance of factoring marketing needs into the budget and schedule. He discusses the merits of a strong demo, the importance of good screen shots, and the wisdom of planning for accessory products such as a soundtrack or a strategy guide.

The author also addresses the degree to which producers must understand the game industry per se in order to successfully manage a game's development. This includes the specific technological and financial constraints of today's market, as well as a discussion of the inherent challenges of straddling the fence between production and design.

An Indispensable Handbook

It's worth noting that this book has added relevance outside the game industry, particularly in animation production and digital filmmaking. Leveraging middleware or working with game testers are of course industry-specific considerations, but the general nature of production is the same throughout the entertainment industry, and the material in this book has much to offer for production professionals in related sectors.

Irish also recognizes that the manner in which a producer approaches his or her work impacts the quality of a production. At several points in the book, he examines the habits and attitudes that allow a producer to be successful, and ties these back to producing and production management.

If there's one genuine critique of this book, it's that the author over-emphasizes the degree to which his material applies to "producers." Irish does address the full scope of the production hierarchy, from Executive and Associate Producers down to PAs and Interns - but the general emphasis on the producer could lead less experienced readers to miss out on material that is applicable at levels of the command chain.

Yet overall, what Irish delivers is a great guidebook for professional game production, covering every major aspect of the field in enough detail to be useful and accessible, while paying fair due to the habits and behaviors that characterize a strong producer. Appropriate for experienced professionals and up-and-comers alike, The Game Producer's Handbook is an excellent text on the overall art and science of producing games, and the book is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in this topic.

5 out of 5 stars

PROS

Outstanding all-around guide to the art and science of producing games.

Comprehensive yet specific approach addresses all areas of game production.

Author balances pragmatism and efficiency with passion and integrity.

CONS

Focus is largely on producers, but the material is applicable at all levels of production.

Book is conceptually well-organized, but needs clearer visual organization - e.g. clear indications of main sections and sub-sections.

Readers might benefit from a bundled CD-ROM containing sample documents and other digital resources.
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Karen Marie Cupp
5.0 de 5 estrellas This one is a must-have!
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 14 de diciembre de 2006
This is the book that de-mystifies video game production. What a fantastic handbook!
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S. Rushworth
1.0 de 5 estrellas Useless
Calificado en Estados Unidos el 22 de octubre de 2007
This book is basically just a long list of platitudes, like "strive for excellence", "plan ahead" and "be nice to people". It contains very little of substance and is incredibly superficial.

Apart from that, it is poorly organised (apparently every single paragraf deserves to get its own header!), extremely repetitive, and also contains annoying small mistakes (like referring to a reading list which doesn't exist).
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