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The WoW Diary: A Journal of Computer Game Development [Second Edition]

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  • Product Details

    Author:
    John Staats
    Format:
    Hardcover
    Pages:
    324
    Publisher:
    Source Point Press (June 25, 2024)
    Language:
    English
    ISBN-13:
    9798888760178
    Weight:
    40oz
    Dimensions:
    8" x 10" x 0.9"
    File:
    Eloquence-SimonSchuster_03032026_P9790483_onix30_Complete-20260303.xml
    Folder:
    Eloquence
    List Price:
    $59.99
    Case Pack:
    10
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    $46.19
    Publisher Identifier:
    P-SS
    Discount Code:
    A
    Audience:
    General/trade
    Pub Discount:
    65
    Imprint:
    Source Point Press
  • Overview

    The WoW (World of Warcraft) Diary offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry written by the game's first level designer, John Staats.

    The World of Warcraft Diary offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry. It was written by the game's first level designer, John Staats, from notes he took during WoW's creation. The WoW Diary explains why developers do things and debunks popular myths about the games industry. In great detail he covers the what it took to finish the project; the surprises, the arguments, the mistakes, and Blizzard's formula for success. The author includes anecdotes about the industry, the company, the dev team; how they worked together, and the philosophy behind their decisions.

    The WoW Diary is a story made from notes taken during the dev team’s four-year journey. It is a timeline of Vanilla WoW’s development cycle, a time-capsule with an exhausting amount of details that also looks at the anatomy of computer game studio. In order to illustrate how all the parts of computer game company work together, he interviewed everyone from the company’s founders to his former teammates; and the supporting departments who helped make WoW a reality.