Directing Video Games: 101 Tips for Creative Leaders

What does a video game director actually do? What guiding principles do they follow while leading a team of game creators? Longtime Ratchet & Clank director, Brian Allgeier, boils down his decades of experience into 101 fully illustrated tips.

Directing Video Games: 101 Tips for Creative Leaders covers common practices used by game directors from using comedy improv techniques for brainstorming ideas to key methods for story and game development..

Tips cover the 5 essential qualities of a creative director:

1. Hold the Vision

2. Provide Structure

3. Keep a Creative Toolbox

4. Lead Effectively

5. Know Production

For those who are curious about what it takes to be a video game director or want learn more about the art of creative collaboration, this book covers the basic principles for leading and inspiring a team to make great games.

Author: Brian Allgeier
Publisher: Illusion Road
Published: 05/06/2017
Pages: 238
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780998637518

About the Author
Allgeier, Brian: - Brian Allgeier is the longtime director of the Ratchet & Clank series and has developed video games for over 25 years. He led the design and creative direction on a wide range of games from the light-hearted Ratchet & Clank series to the virtual reality horror adventure Edge of Nowhere, for the Oculus Rift. He enjoys drawing, sculpting models in VR, and coming up with crazy Halloween costumes every year. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and dog.

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