{"product_id":"9781484289099-game-backend-development","title":"Game Backend Development","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Microsoft Azure and PlayFab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUp your game developer skills by learning game backend development with Microsoft Azure and PlayFab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobust backend infrastructure support is essential for all modern games. Implementing game backend features became easier with the emergence of GBaaS (Game Backend-as-a-Service) providers and the advance of the cloud. Multiplayer gaming, leaderboards, game analytics, and virtual economies are all backed by cloud services.\u003c\/p\u003eAs a game developer, understanding core game backend features and implementation techniques is an important addition to your game developer skill set. Understanding game backend development will not only give you a  competitive advantage, it will also eventually allow you to create better games.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will help you get started. It teaches all the core concepts, using downloadable source code, so that you can experiment right away following a learning-by-doing approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter reading this book, you will have a solid grasp of key game backend services and know how to implement them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Will Learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand core concepts around game backend development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse the PlayFab API to implement backend features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild game backend infrastructure using Microsoft Azure cloud (architecture and implementation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContrast the traditional Azure cloud- and PlayFab (GBaaS)-based implementations of game backend capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReuse source code to enable backend capability in your own games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover different ways for authenticating players\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplement a multiplayer game in Unity with the help of mirror networking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a matchmaker to bring together players for an online game session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablish leaderboards to reinforce player competition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild a virtual economy and monetize your game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet up game analytics and gain insight into players’ behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet players communicate with each other by taking advantageof cognitive services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn how to implement server-side custom game backend logic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGame developers who may be skilled in game development, but who possess little to no skills in GBaaS and cloud computing. This book is also for professionals working in the cloud solutions space who want to learn about the specific challenges of the gaming domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40809162637409,"sku":"9781484289099","price":22.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27303950.jpg?v=1721656292","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781484289099-game-backend-development","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}