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The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses (Paperback)
by (shelved 396 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.38 — 3,499 ratings — published 2008
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 285 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,538 ratings — published 2004
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals (Mit Press)
by (shelved 207 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,032 ratings — published 2003
Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,163 ratings — published 2010
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 520 ratings — published 2008
Game Feel (Morgan Kaufmann Game Design Books)
by (shelved 145 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 394 ratings — published 2008
Challenges for Game Designers (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.99 — 313 ratings — published 2008
Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.47 — 550 ratings — published 2013
Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,415 ratings — published 2010
Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 188 ratings — published 2012
The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.15 — 49,380 ratings — published 1988
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 78 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.20 — 25,688 ratings — published 2017
Characteristics of Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 252 ratings — published 2012
Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,161 ratings — published 1938
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.06 — 648 ratings — published 2011
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.10 — 91,732 ratings — published 1990
An Architectural Approach to Level Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.29 — 139 ratings — published 2014
The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.30 — 242 ratings — published
Game Programming Patterns (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.48 — 1,626 ratings — published 2011
Designing Virtual Worlds (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.02 — 177 ratings — published 2003
Fundamentals of Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.89 — 171 ratings — published 2006
Uncertainty in Games (Playful Thinking)
by (shelved 43 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.53 — 374 ratings — published 2013
A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design (Game Design/Usability)
by (shelved 42 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.94 — 137 ratings — published 2013
Advanced Game Design: A Systems Approach (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.27 — 96 ratings — published
Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.99 — 515 ratings — published 2014
100 Principles of Game Design (CD-ROM)
by (shelved 36 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.11 — 44 ratings — published 2012
How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design (Playful Thinking)
by (shelved 35 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.58 — 500 ratings — published 2016
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 35 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,578 ratings — published 1977
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.30 — 20,760 ratings — published 2003
Spelunky (Boss Fight Books, #11)
by (shelved 33 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,776 ratings — published 2015
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.47 — 129 ratings — published 2019
The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.60 — 344 ratings — published 2006
Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.84 — 365 ratings — published 2007
The Game Narrative Toolbox (Focal Press Game Design Workshops)
by (shelved 31 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.99 — 105 ratings — published 2015
Chris Crawford on Game Design (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.75 — 187 ratings — published 2003
The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.03 — 173 ratings — published 1978
Think Like A Game Designer: The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.98 — 198 ratings — published 2018
Man, Play and Games (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.85 — 572 ratings — published 1958
Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.33 — 46 ratings — published
Level Design: Concept, Theory, and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.72 — 54 ratings — published 2009
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.52 — 3,736 ratings — published 2010
Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.88 — 374 ratings — published 2005
The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.07 — 623 ratings — published 1978
The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology (Mit Press)
by (shelved 26 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.06 — 135 ratings — published 2005
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,377 ratings — published 2003
Character Development and Storytelling for Games (Game Development Series)
by (shelved 24 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.64 — 87 ratings — published 2004
Introduction to Game Design, Prototyping, and Development: From Concept to Playable Game with Unity and C# (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.28 — 112 ratings — published 2014
Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
by (shelved 23 times as game-design)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,617 ratings — published 2003
Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,857 ratings — published 2020
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as game-design)
avg rating 4.00 — 135,338 ratings — published 1993
“We have a right to freedom and a duty to curb it some for the common good”
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“Gamers can feel when developers are passionate about their games. They can smell it like a dog smells fear. Don't be afraid to hold onto your unique vision: just be aware that it may not turn out exactly how you envisioned.”
― Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
― Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design
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