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Ever dream of creating your own video games, but don't know where to start? Searching the web for guidance can make your head spin with the vast number of paths and approaches. Written for the absolute beginner, Beginning Game Design gives you a broad overview of nearly every aspect of video game design and development. You'll see where and how to get started... today! That's right, you do not need big, expensive software or hardware to start creating your own video games in your spare time. Video game development is more accessible now than ever before. Are you an educator wanting to incorporate game development into your classroom? Perfect! Beginning Game Design was written with you in mind as well. Whatever your motivation for reading, you'll discover the following: The most popular video game engines of today The hottest game programming languages Tools to bring your ideas to life How to break into the industry Where you personally fit into the world of game design & development How to kickstart your video game idea Written by industry professionals and educators, you can be sure that you're learning from people who know their stuff. See you inside. Game on. Note that this book is intended for the absolute beginner with no experience.