Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

Dr. Edward Lavieri

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781786460868
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Programming in C++
• Index: Computer Science

Create stunning 3D multiplayer games with integrated cloud-based features

About This Book

• Build a multiplayer 3D game from scratch using the features of Amazon's Lumberyard
• Explore the world of Lumberyard along with Twitch and various key Amazon Web Services to build a game
• This step-by-step practical guide will teach you how to build cross-platform games using Lumberyard

Who This Book Is For

The book caters for those who have an interest or desire to create their own games, either as a hobbyist or to enhance their skills as a professional games developer. The book requires previous knowledge of software development. Experience with C++ will also be beneficial.

What You Will Learn

• Explore Lumberyard's graphical user interface
• Create stunning game worlds
• Use Geppetto editor to create 3D characters
• Create and animate game characters using Lumberyard's toolset
• Create impressive gameplay to add multiplayer functionality to your game
• Debug and play your 3D game
• Add multiplayer functionality to your game using Amazon GameLift
• Integrate with Amazon cloud services to support cloud computing and storage
• Engage your users during gameplay with Twitch

In Detail

Amazon's Lumberyard is a 3D cross-platform game development engine for building high-quality AAA games. It makes the process of creating multi-player games and adding realistic characters, stunning terrains, and special effects much faster and more efficient.

This book will show you how to use Lumberyard to create a multiplayer 3D game with cloud computing, storage, and Twitch integration for user engagement. We will start with an introduction to Lumberyard and provide an overview of its capabilities and integration options. Once the game engine is installed, we'll guide you through the creation of an immersive game world with characters. You'll add animations and audio to bring the game to life. We'll explore external interactions to support live multiplayer game play, data storage, user engagement, and the back end.

By the end of the book, you will be efficient in building cross-platform games using Lumberyard.

Style and approach

This step-by-step tutorial is filled with practical examples that will introduce you to the game engine's interface, as well as setting up your development environment.

Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

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Learning AWS Lumberyard Game Development

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Author Dr.Edward Lavieri	Copy Editor Safis Editing
Reviewer Randy Lutcavich	Project Coordinator Ritika Manoj
Commissioning Editor Ashwin Nair	Proofreader Safis Editing
Acquisition Editor Anurag Banerjee	Indexer Tejal Daruwale Soni
C ontent De velopment Editor Sachin Karnani	Graphics Abhinash Sahu
Technical Editor Sachit Bedi	Production Coordinator Melwyn Dsa

About the Author

Dr. Edward Lavieri is a veteran game designer and developer with a strong academic background. He earned a doctorate in computer science from Colorado Technical University and three Master of Science degrees in Management Information Systems (Bowie State University), Education – Instructional Design (Capella University), and Operations Management (University of Arkansas), demonstrating his passion for academic pursuits. He has developed and taught computer-related courses since 2002. Edward retired from the U.S. Navy after 25 years as an Intelligence Specialist and Command Master Chief.

Edward has authored Adaptive Learning for Educational Game Design, Getting Started with Unity 5, LiveCode Mobile Development Hotshot, LiveCode Mobile Development Cookbook, Software Consulting: A Revolutionary Approach, and was the technical editor of the Excel Formulas and Functions for Dummies book. He has also authored numerous computer science and information systems college courses.

To IBB, my ride or die.

About the Reviewer

Randy Lutcavich is a software engineer focused on leveling up his skills in mobile and gaming technology. As the cofounder of WiNF Studios LLC, he creates games for all. You can follow him on Twitter at @WiNF_Randy.

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Preface

As you can guess from the title of the book, this book is designed to introduce game developers to Lumberyard. Lumberyard is a new, open source 3D game engine that provides game developers with the ability to create live multiplayer games with the integration of key Amazon Web Services.

This book teaches the reader how to use Lumberyard to create a multiplayer 3D game w...