Tag Archives: games
Game Programming for Teens
Game Programming for Teens, Maneesh Sethi, – 2009 This book teaches programming using Basic and the BlitzMax IDE. Contents: Getting to Know BASIC Loops, Functions, Arrays, and Types The Style Factor Beginning Graphics Page Flipping and Pixel Plotting Basic Image … Continue reading
Extra Lives
Extra Lives – Why Video Games Matter, Tom Bissell, – 2010 This book is about the culture of video games. It is very readable, written by self confessed game addict. Hard cover, 200 pages.
Racing the Beam
Racing the Beam – The Atari Video Computer System, Nick Montfort, – 2009 This book tells the history of the Atari game console that was popular in the 80′s. Hardcover, 150 pages.
3ds Max 2012
3ds Max 2012 Bible, Kelly Murdock, – 2011 If you are creating 3D models and graphics for video games then you will want to read this. 1200 pages with CDROM.
The Art of Immersion
The Art of Immersion – How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories, Frank Rose, – 2011 Transmedia: the future of movies and games. Hardcover, 300 pages.
Reality Is Broken
Reality Is Broken – Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, Jane McGonigal, (- 2011 This book about game design is innovative. Hardcover, 350 pages.
Creating your World – Second Life
Creating your World – The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life, Aimee Weber, Wiley, 2008 Learn how to build avatars and script communities in Second World. 350 pages with CD.
Art of the Video Game
The Art of the Video Game, Josh Jenisch, Quirk, 2008 This coffee table book contains wonderful images from console games. Wide format, hardcover, 150 pages.
Hot Jobs in Video Games
Hot Jobs in Video Games – Cool Careers in Interactive Entertainment, Joe Funk, Scholastic, 2010 Teens who want to plan a career in game design will want to read this book. It will also interest anyone who wants to know … Continue reading
The Art of Game Design
The Art of Game Design – A Book of Lenses, Jesse Schell, Elsevier Morgan Kaufmann, 2008 Game designers will want to read this. 450 pages.
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