Game Design Deep Dive: Shooters

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Foreword
1 Introduction
	1.1 What Is the Goal of Game Design Deep Dive: Shooters?
	1.2 The Feel of It
2 The Beginning of \"Boomer Shooters\"
	2.1 Early Shooters and the Rise of id Software
	2.2 The PC Boom of the 90s
	2.3 The Early Console Shooters
	2.4 The Unreal Arrival of Half-Life
	2.5 The Limits of 90s Multiplayer Shooters
	Notes
3 Basic Shooter Design
	3.1 Reflex-Driven Design
	3.2 What Are Boomer Shooters?
	3.3 Examining Gunplay
	3.4 Basic Level Design
	3.5 The Limitations and Evolutions of Early FPS Design
	Notes
4 The Cinematic Era of Shooting
	4.1 The Rise of Halo and Xbox
	4.2 Set Piece/Modern Shooting
	4.3 Grounding the Guns and the Gameplay
	4.4 Hyperrealistic Shooting
	4.5 Interacting in First Person
	Notes
5 The Live Service Shooter Era
	5.1 The Time of Team Fortress 2
	5.2 The War of Military Shooters
	5.3 Hero Shooters
	5.4 The Battle for Battle Royales
	5.5 Coop Shooters
	5.6 Niche Shooters
	5.7 Making a Year-Round Shooter
	Notes
6 The Evolution of Shooters
	6.1 Role-Playing Shooters
	6.2 Doom\'s Return with Push-Forward Combat
	6.3 The Indie Shooter Scene
	6.4 Bringing Action Design to Shooters
	6.5 Redesigning Multiplayer Shooters
	Notes
7 The Foundations of a Great Shooter
	7.1 The Decimals and Design behind Weapon Balance
	7.2 Enemy and Encounter Design
	7.3 The Different Philosophies of Level Design
	7.4 Putting It All Together
8 Advanced Shooter Design
	8.1 First- vs. Third-Person Perspective
	8.2 The UI/UX of Gunplay
	8.3 Shooter-Filled Progression
	8.4 Single vs. Multiplayer Design
	8.5 The Contextualizing of Shooting
	8.6 The Philosophy of Powers and Push-Forward Combat
9 The Future of Shooters
	9.1 Old vs. New Shooter Design
	9.2 Where Can Multiplayer Design Go?
	Note
	10 Conclusion
		10.1 Summing Up the Shooter Genre
Glossary
Index