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Video Games by Andy Bossom; Ben Dunning
Call Number: HD9993.E452 B67 2016
ISBN: 9781472567116
Publication Date: 2016-01-28

A highly visual, example-led introduction to the video game industry, its context and practitioners.
Designing Gamified Systems by Sari Gilbert
Call Number: QA76.76.C672 G54 2016
ISBN: 9780415725705
Publication Date: 2015-09-04

Designing Gamified Systems is a fundamental guide for building essential skills in game and interaction design to revitalize and reimagine real world systems - from cities and corporations to schools and the military. A
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by Tony Mott, Ed.; Preface by Peter Molyneux
Call Number: GV1469.3 .A17 2010
ISBN: 9780789320902
Publication Date: 2010

Overview history of classic video game titles, orgainized by decade from the 1970s to the 2010s.
The Videogame Style Guide and Reference Manual by Kyle Orland; Dave Thomas; Scott Steinberg
Call Number: GV1469.3 .T46 2007

Tthe ultimate resource for game journalists and the first volume to definitively catalogue the breathtaking multibillion-dollar game industry from A to Z. .

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Beginning Game Graphics by Harry Evry
Provides powerful and easy-to-use tools to get you started, and it covers many of the methods, philosophies, and proven techniques that can improve your game demos and help separate you from the crowd in the rapidly growing interactive entertainment industry.
Beginning Game Level Design by Premier Development; John Harold Feil; Marc Scattergood
Covers everything from putting your ideas down on paper, to creating spaces and architecture, through placing units and scripting their behavior.
Beginning Illustration and Storyboarding for Games by Les Pardew
Readers will learn how to create game art and design clear, concise storyboards as well as how their art is used in a game design document.
The Game Producer's Handbook by Dan Irish; David Perry (Foreword by)
Get a behind-the-scenes view of what it takes to succeed in the game industry with this unique guide written specifically for producers.
Game Programming All in One by Jonathan S. Harbour
Gives aspiring game programmers the skills that are needed to create professional-quality games. If you have a working knowledge of C or C++ and are ready to expand your skills into the field of game programming, then get ready to begin your journey with this latest edition!
Game Testing All in One by Koenig Boespflug; Charles P. Schultz; Robert Bryant; Tim Langdell
Reveals how to apply software test engineer methodologies to the game industry. It examines several game genres, detailing the product cycle and testing fundamentals specific to each.
Multimedia and Virtual Reality by Alistair Sutcliffe
This book is primarily a summary of research done over 10 years in multimedia and virtual reality, which fits within a wider interest of exploiting psychological theory to improve the process of designing interactive systems.