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Acknowledgments
Introduction
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Part 1 THE GAMES
Chapter 1 LittleBigPlanet 3
Team Role Interview: Lead Game Designer 19
Chapter 2 World of Warcraft 23
Team Role Interview: Development Director 36
Chapter 3 Diner Dash 39
Team Role Interview: Producer 50
Chapter 4 Half-Life 2 53
Team Role Interview: Game Writer 65
Chapter 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 67
Team Role Interview: Senior Environment Artist 83
Chapter 6 Rock Band 85
Team Role Interview: Music Composer 99
Chapter 7 FarmVille 101
Team Role Interview: Programming Lead 111
Chapter 8 Bejeweled Twist 115
Team Role Interview: Presentation Art Director 127
Chapter 9 Madden NFL 10 129
Team Role Interview: Voice Actor 138
Chapter 10 World of Goo 141
Team Role Interview: Art Director 151
Part 2 ANALYSIS
Chapter 11 Commonalities: What Goes Right 157
Iteration Is Paramount 158
Cabals Taking Over? 160
Beg, Borrow, and Steal 162
Focus on Talent 164
Use Your Whole Company 165
Playtesting as Production Driver 166
Miscellaneous 168
Wrap Up 171
Chapter 12 Commonalities: What Goes Wrong 173
Test, Test, Test 174
Bite the Bullet 176
Don't Ignore the Tutorial 178
Every Project Is Different 179
Beware the Prototype 181
Plan for Success 182
Wrap Up 183
Chapter 13 The Nature of High-Performing Teams 185
The Goal 186
The People 187
The Environment 189
The Process 190
Wrap Up 193
Chapter 14 Applying These Learnings to Your Game Projects 195
Team Roles 195
Development Phases 198
Wrap Up 206
Chapter 15 Hiring and Managing for Success 207
Hiring 207
Managing 210
A Word on Outsourcing 212
Wrap Up 212
Team Role Interview: External Producer 213
Index 215
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