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Collection of the books that can be recommended to beginner and experienced Level Designers and Artists. Started by Mateusz Piaskiewicz from LEVEL-DESIGN.org
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101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
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An Architectural Approach to Level Design
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Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
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The Timeless Way of Building
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A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
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The Design of Everyday Things
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The Aesthetics of Architecture
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Uncertainty in Games
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Level Design: Concept, Theory, and Practice
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Rudolf Kremers (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives
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The Image of the City
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Environmental Psychology
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Psychology 7th edition
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Designing Virtual Worlds
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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
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Susan M. Weinschenk (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 6,233 ratings
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Neufert Architects' Data, Third Edition
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The Perception of the Visual World
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Experience of Landscape
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Experiencing Architecture
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Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them
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Jamie Madigan (Goodreads Author)
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100 More Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
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4.11 avg rating — 290 ratings
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101 Things I Learned in Urban Design School
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4.23 avg rating — 304 ratings
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Level Design: Processes and Experiences
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3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Level Design for Games: Creating Compelling Game Experiences
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Game Development Essentials: Game Level Design
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Jeannie Novak (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
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Game Level Design (Game Development Series)
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Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
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Beginning Game Level Design
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The Hows and Whys Of Level Design
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Origins of Architectural Pleasure
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The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design
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Inżynieria Gier. Level design dla początkujących
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