Game Design Workshop : a playcentric approach to creating innovative games by
Game Design Workshop is an excellent guide, and has become, in my opinion, the defacto standard text for beginner- to-intermediate level game design education.
The Art of Game Design by
Good game design happens when you view your game from as many perspectives as possible. Written by one of the world's top game designers, The Art of Game Design presents over one hundred sets of questions, or different lenses, for viewing a game's design, encompassing diverse fields such as psychology, architecture, music, visual design, film, software enginee
Game Mechanics by
Game mechanics the rules and systems that govern the functional behavior of a game lie at the heart of all game design. The mechanics implement the living world of the game; they generate active challenges for players to solve in the game world and they determine the effects of the players' actions on that world.Here to teach game designers and students the essentials of game mechanics are two leading authorities in game design.
The Game Narrative Toolbox by
Learn how to create compelling game storylines. Four experienced narrative designers from different genres of game development ;have banded together to create this all-inclusive guide on what it's like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the videogame industry. From concept to final testing.
Game Feel by
"Game Feel" exposes "feel" as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures, chord progressions, verse) - no matter the instruments, style or time period - these building blocks come into play. Feel and sensation are similar building blocks where game design is concerned.
Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition by
Expert Guidance on the Math Needed for 3D Game Programming Developed from the authors popular Game Developers Conference (GDC) tutorial, Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition illustrates the importance of mathematics in 3D programming.
Game Engine Architecture by
Hailed as a "must-have textbook" (CHOICE, January 2010), the first edition of Game Engine Architectureprovided readers with a complete guide to the theory and practice of game engine software development. Updating the content to match today's landscape of game engine architecture, this second edition continues to thoroughly cover the major components that make up a typical commercial game engine.
Mathematics for Computer Graphics by
John Vince explains a wide range of mathematical techniques and problem-solving strategies associated with computer games, computer animation, virtual reality, CAD and other areas of computer graphics in this updated and expanded fourth edition.
