Computer Games Design

A source of inspiration and nostalgia, The Little Book of Video Games is a lighthearted collection of 70 of the most iconic and influential classic...

The Game Design Deep Dive series examines a specific game system or mechanic over the course of the history of the industry. This entry will examin...

This book, the first multi-disciplinary study of nostalgia and videogame music, allows readers to understand the relationships and memories they of...

This book, the first multi-disciplinary study of nostalgia and videogame music, allows readers to understand the relationships and memories they of...

Video games are among the most popular media on the planet, and billions of people inhabit these virtual worlds on a daily basis. This book investi...

Rigging for Games: A Primer for Technical Artists Using Maya and Python is not just another step-by-step manual of loosely related tutorials. Using...

This book, written and edited by members of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Game Writing Special Interest Group, follows the a...

Wolfgang Engel’s GPU Pro 360 Guide to Lighting gathers all the cutting-edge information from his previous seven GPU Pro volumes into a convenient s...

Wolfgang Engel’s GPU Pro 360 Guide to Lighting gathers all the cutting-edge information from his previous seven GPU Pro volumes into a convenient s...

Well-known Maya professional, Michael Ingrassia, takes readers through his unique style of modeling: "Image Based Modeling" where efficient, realis...

Throughout the 1990s, artists experimented with game engine technologies to disrupt our habitual relationships to video games. They hacked, glitche...

It’s the ultimate art tome for the iconic Devil May Cryfranchise! Collected are materials from all four classic Devil MayCry games and the Devil Ma...

Spiele zu entwickeln ist dein Traum? Worauf wartest du? Mit der Programmiersprache Scratch ist es sehr einfach, die Zutaten für ein Spiel zu erstel...

Discover the ultimate companion book to Ubisoft's most highly anticipated game of 2020.Discover the ultimate companion book to Ubisoft's most highl...

With annual gross sales surpassing 100 billion U.S. dollars each of the last two years, the digital games industry may one day challenge theatrical...

The official art book for Amplitude Studios’ ENDLESS LEGEND, a fantasy style, turn-based strategy game set in the Endless Space universe, on a sing...

Against the backdrop of a hyper-competitive AAA industry and the perception that it is a world reserved for top programmers and hard-core ‘gamers’,...

Ready to make amazing games for the iPhone and iPad? With Apple's Swift programming language, it's never been easier. This updated cookbook provide...

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

Since the emergence of digital game studies, a number of debates have engaged scholars. The debate between ludic (play) and narrative (story) pa...

Videogame history is not just a history of one successful technology replacing the next. It is also a history of platforms and communities that nev...

Video games have entered the cultural mainstream and now rival established forms of entertainment such as film or television in terms of economic p...

Can a video game make you cry? Why do you relate to the characters and how do you engage with the storyworlds they inhabit? How is your body eng...

UDON Entertainment is back with an all-new classy compilation of the creative studio’s Capcom artwork! This prestigous 300-page hardcover volume ga...

In Marx at the Arcade, acclaimed researcher Jamie Woodcock delves into the hidden abode of the gaming industry. In an account that will appeal to h...

The award-winning video games of 5TH Cell have captivated gamers with their innovative mechanics and unique visuals. Whether it's the endless freed...

Starting with the basics of game creation and the artistic skills necessary to get started, this book provides the inside track on how to forge a c...

Shining Force Feather is the first Nintendo DS entry in the popular Shining RPG series. This official Design Works art book includes character pro...