Comments on: The Game Bookosphere http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Spothttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-72253 Spot Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:02:06 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-72253 This is some very interesting information to peruse through. Thanks for the posting. I am definitely checking out TouchGraph as well. This is some very interesting information to peruse through. Thanks for the posting. I am definitely checking out TouchGraph as well.

]]> By: Charles Ellishttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-71461 Charles Ellis Mon, 11 Dec 2006 19:05:59 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-71461 One of the things I always found interesting about game coding books is that, while there are many books on writing the 2D and 3D graphics components of a game engine, there aren't many books that cover game engine design and development as a whole. Even the books whose titles would imply that they teach this, (according to the ToC for those I haven't read) tend to stick only to the graphics. As someone who has worked on major game projects (although perhaps not in the programming area), do you feel there is a good reason for this? Or, given you experience as an author, would you say it is related to the troubles of profitably publishing such a book? One of the things I always found interesting about game coding books is that, while there are many books on writing the 2D and 3D graphics components of a game engine, there aren’t many books that cover game engine design and development as a whole. Even the books whose titles would imply that they teach this, (according to the ToC for those I haven’t read) tend to stick only to the graphics.

As someone who has worked on major game projects (although perhaps not in the programming area), do you feel there is a good reason for this? Or, given you experience as an author, would you say it is related to the troubles of profitably publishing such a book?

]]> By: Mapping MMOG Reality at MMOG Nationhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-71389 Mapping MMOG Reality at MMOG Nation Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:13:41 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-71389 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] He followed that up today by mapping game design books with the same utility and some help from Amazon. That’s a pretty interesting sight too. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%-->

[...] He followed that up today by mapping game design books with the same utility and some help from Amazon. That’s a pretty interesting sight too. [...]

]]> By: Trucegorehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-71152 Trucegore Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:45:02 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-71152 looks like yhe eve map, lol. looks like yhe eve map, lol.

]]> By: rascunho » Seção de dados do blog » links for 2006-12-10http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-70960 rascunho » Seção de dados do blog » links for 2006-12-10 Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:25:16 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-70960 [...] Raph’s Website » The Game Bookosphere OK, so that TouchGraph tool is addictive. This time, I used it to find the core books of game development. (tags: www.raphkoster.com 2006 TouchGraph games raph_koster blog_post) [...]

[...] Raph’s Website » The Game Bookosphere OK, so that TouchGraph tool is addictive. This time, I used it to find the core books of game development. (tags: http://www.raphkoster.com 2006 TouchGraph games raph_koster blog_post) [...]

]]> By: Raphhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-70941 Raph Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:35:13 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-70941 Alas, Renan, TouchGraphAmazon is a web-based tool, and there's no "save" function. I don't think there's a print function either! That said, it's not that hard to recreate, and I think that TouchGraph DOES have a "manual layout" option (right-click on empty space, and turn off the automatic layout). So you could fix the overlapping titles, with a bit more work than I was willing to expend. :) Alas, Renan, TouchGraphAmazon is a web-based tool, and there’s no “save” function. I don’t think there’s a print function either!

That said, it’s not that hard to recreate, and I think that TouchGraph DOES have a “manual layout” option (right-click on empty space, and turn off the automatic layout). So you could fix the overlapping titles, with a bit more work than I was willing to expend. :)

]]> By: Renan Fontanahttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-70939 Renan Fontana Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:27:01 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-70939 Hi! Amazing job. Is there any way you could make the Touchgraph file avaliable? Some of the titles are overlapping and it´s hard to read (for example, Murray´s 'Hamlet on the Holodeck', in 'New Media' area, only 'hamlet on' can be read). It would be great to get a clearer view, and be able to print it in higher quality. (for example, I´d love to attach this as reference in academic work). Hi! Amazing job. Is there any way you could make the Touchgraph file avaliable? Some of the titles are overlapping and it´s hard to read (for example, Murray´s ‘Hamlet on the Holodeck’, in ‘New Media’ area, only ‘hamlet on’ can be read). It would be great to get a clearer view, and be able to print it in higher quality. (for example, I´d love to attach this as reference in academic work).

]]> By: covert.c.http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-70802 covert.c. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:42:18 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-70802 Interesting! I'd be interested in knowing if that dearth of technical artistry you mentioned extends online as well. Interesting! I’d be interested in knowing if that dearth of technical artistry you mentioned extends online as well.

]]> By: Audio Bookshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-71022 Audio Books Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2006/12/09/the-game-bookosphere/#comment-71022 <!--%kramer-pre%-->At the center is game design; from there the other disciplines attach. Based on Amazon data. Click for the huge version. OK, so that TouchGraph tool is addictive. This time, I used it to find the core books of game development. … Read full story Tags: Amazon Used Books<!--%kramer-post%-->

At the center is game design; from there the other disciplines attach. Based on Amazon data. Click for the huge version. OK, so that TouchGraph tool is addictive. This time, I used it to find the core books of game development. … Read full story Tags: Amazon Used Books

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