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Jesse Schell
Game Dev Books
The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
A lens-by-lens approach to thinking about game design.
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Reading list for aspiring game designers and programmers.
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Scott Rogers
Game Dev Books
Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design
A funny, practical guide to level design and game flow.
Tracy Fullerton
Game Dev Books
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
A hands-on route from first idea to playable prototype.
Robert Nystrom
Game Dev Books
Game Programming Patterns
Clean, readable patterns for the code that runs a game.