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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,354 ratings — published 2008
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,749 ratings — published 2017
Game Programming Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,536 ratings — published 2011
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,420 ratings — published 2004
Game Engine Architecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.41 — 575 ratings — published 2009
Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,121 ratings — published 2010
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
by (shelved 19 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,009 ratings — published 2003
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.10 — 507 ratings — published 2008
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.29 — 19,837 ratings — published 2003
Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.05 — 7,750 ratings — published 2021
Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
by (shelved 14 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.91 — 376 ratings — published 2008
Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.46 — 469 ratings — published 2013
Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.13 — 180 ratings — published 2012
Real-Time Rendering, Third Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.52 — 339 ratings — published
Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development: From Concept to Playable Game with Unity and C# (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.27 — 110 ratings — published 2014
Programming Game AI by Example: . (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 265 ratings — published 2004
Game Coding Complete (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 251 ratings — published 2003
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,283,176 ratings — published 2022
A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design (Game Design/Usability)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.93 — 133 ratings — published 2013
Foundations of Game Engine Development, Volume 1: Mathematics (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.24 — 62 ratings — published
Mathematics for 3D Game Programming and Computer Graphics, Third Edition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 201 ratings — published 2001
Unity in Action (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 124 ratings — published
Artificial Intelligence for Games (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 160 ratings — published 2006
Challenges for Game Designers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.99 — 303 ratings — published 2008
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.61 — 344 ratings — published 2006
The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 46,772 ratings — published 1988
3D Math Primer For Graphics and Game Development (Wordware Game Math Library)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.15 — 211 ratings — published 2002
Designing Virtual Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.04 — 174 ratings — published 2003
A Playful Production Process: For Game Designers (and Everyone)
by (shelved 7 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.33 — 111 ratings — published
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.21 — 100,953 ratings — published 2014
Agile Game Development with SCRUM (Addison-Wesley Signature) (Addison Wesley Signature Series)
by (shelved 6 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 209 ratings — published 2010
Fundamentals of Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 167 ratings — published 2006
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.11 — 86,828 ratings — published 1990
Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,778 ratings — published 2024
Foundations of Game Engine Development, Volume 2: Rendering (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.20 — 20 ratings — published
Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.28 — 78 ratings — published
The Indie Game Developer Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.15 — 59 ratings — published 2015
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,290 ratings — published 2010
Gender Inclusive Game Design: Expanding The Market (ADVANCES IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND GAME DEVELOPMENT SERIES)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.41 — 37 ratings — published 2003
The Making of Prince of Persia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,849 ratings — published 2011
Critical Play: Radical Game Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 157 ratings — published 2009
The Secret Science of Games (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.03 — 68 ratings — published
Think Like A Game Designer: The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.05 — 162 ratings — published
Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,515 ratings — published 2020
How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design (Playful Thinking)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.58 — 477 ratings — published 2016
Unity Game Development Cookbook: Essentials for Every Game (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 33 ratings — published
Game Engine Black Book, Wolfenstein 3D (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.48 — 624 ratings — published 2017
Beginning C++ Through Game Programming (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 355 ratings — published 2004
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices: Better games, less hassle (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 3.90 — 20 ratings — published
Procedural Content Generation in Games (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 4 times as game-development)
avg rating 4.00 — 40 ratings — published
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― Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
― Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
