Computer Games Design

Return to the Lands Between… reunite the fractured world… reforge the Elden Ring!   The two-volume Elden Ring: Official Art Book contains a plethor...

“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” —Satoru IwataTHE USA TODAY BES...

Assassin's Creed Syndicate takes players into the underbelly of Victorian London at a time when the Industrial Revolution is in full swing. This vo...

This elegant, collectible book presents the powerful concept art created for Destiny, featuring breathtaking imagery that captures the cinematic fe...

The Art of Mafia III showcases the innovative designs and stunning art behind the latest installment in the Mafia series. In Mafia III, game develo...

With 73 million units sold worldwide, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is established as one of the best-selling game series ever. Recognized f...

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) have become a new genre of "play culture," integrating communication and entertainment in a playful, computer-media...

Our modern world is dominated by giant media companies, and increasingly they don’t so much sell story, characters or gameplay as they do their set...

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games. The book gives readers the fundamentals of the craft and t...

A thrilling deep dive into the creation of the revered PlayStation RPG. Comprising over thirty interwoven voices, this beautifully produced book o...

Multiplayer Online Games (MOGs) have become a new genre of "play culture," integrating communication and entertainment in a playful, computer-media...

As animation software becomes more advanced and graphics become more refined, the opportunity to create informative detail becomes more achievable ...

As animation software becomes more advanced and graphics become more refined, the opportunity to create informative detail becomes more achievable ...

Virtual History examines many of the most popular historical video games released over the last decade and explores their portrayal of history.The ...

The success of storytelling in games depends on the entire development team—game designers, artists, writers, programmers and musicians, etc.—worki...

This book provides readers with a solid understanding of game development, design, narrative, charaterization, plot, back story and world creation ...

This book is a way of sharing insights empirically gathered, over decades of interactive media development, by the author and other children’s desi...

A gorgeous, scientifically up-to-date exploration of the prehistoric world, written and illustrated by leading palaeontologists. An elegant factua...

The first wave of Overwatch cinematics captured the imagination of millions of fans around the world. After the game released in 2016, Blizzard Ent...

Delve into the world of Marvel's Avengers in this extraordinary collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, storyboards, and artist ...

Playtesting Best Practices: Real World and Online covers the complete journey of playtesting - the iterative journey to shape and refine tabletop g...

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games. The book gives readers the fundamentals of the craft and t...

This book provides an introduction and overview of the rapidly evolving topics of computer graphics and games, presenting the new perspectives empl...

This collection of essays situates the digital gaming phenomenon alongside broader debates in cultural and media studies. Contributors to this v...

This book supports readers to transition to more advanced independent game projects by deepening their understanding of the concept development pro...

Level design connects the player to the game through challenges, experiences, and emotions. This book is an invaluable introduction to the evolving...

In The Queer Games Avant-Garde, Bonnie Ruberg presents twenty interviews with twenty-two queer video game developers whose radical, experimental, v...

Making a game can be an intensive process, and if not planned accurately can easily run over budget. The use of procedural generation in game desig...

This book offers a perspective into a phenomenon becoming more and more common: AAA developers ‘going indie’. Written through the personal story of...

Steve Rabin’s Game AI Pro 360: Guide to Architecture gathers all the cutting-edge information from his previous three Game AI Pro volumes into a co...

For over 25 years, World of Warcraft has offered a land rich in mystery and wonder. Now players can get an in-depth look at the artifacts, gear, w...

Would you rather take months to learn every tool, every feature, and every concept in Adobe Animate or start right now making your own creations wi...

This edited collection of chapters concerns the evolving discipline of procedural storytelling in video games. Games are an interactive medium, and...

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic games. This is the third installment in the Reverse Design se...