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Books on Game Design

Great games start with great ideas. Explore the craft behind game design, from building compelling stories with screenwriting techniques to shaping engaging tabletop experiences and learning the fundamentals of video game development.

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  • Book, 2008Burlington, MA : Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, c2008. — COMPUTER GAMES - ART
  • 3D Game Design With Unreal Engine 4 and Blender

    Combine the Powerful UE4 With Blender to Create Visually Appealing and Comprehensive Game Environments

    Plowman, Justin,
    Book, 2016Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd., 2016. — COMPUTER GAMES - 3D
  • So You Want to Be a Game Master

    Everything You Need to Start Your Tabletop Adventure for Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Other Systems

    Alexander, Justin,
    Book, 2023Salem, MA : Page Street Publishing Co., 2023. — CRAFT GAMES - SO
  • Unbored Games

    Serious Fun for Everyone

    Glenn, Joshua, 1967-
    Book, 2014New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2014. — CRAFT GAMES - UNBORED
  • Book, 2024Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, [2024] — CRAFT GAMES - DUNGEON
  • Book, 2013Boston, MA : Course Technology, Cengage Learning, c2013. — COMPUTER GAMES - GAME
  • The Game Maker's Apprentice

    Game Development for Beginners

    Habgood, Jacob
    Book, 2011Berkeley, CA : Apress ; New York, NY : Distributed by Springer, c2011. — COMPUTER GAMES - GAME
  • Save the Cat! Writes a Novel

    the Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need

    Brody, Jessica,
    A helpful resource for crafting strong stories and narratives for your games.
    Book, 2018Berkeley, California : Ten Speed Press, [2018] — LANGUAGE WRITE - SAVE