Games development & programming books

3833 books were found.

Learn to Play: Designing Tutorials for Video Games

Learn to Play: Designing Tutorials for Video Games

Author: Matthew M. White
ISBN: 9781138427662
Format: Hardback
$368.00

See How to Unobtrusively Incorporate Good Teaching into Your Game‘s Mechanics Learn to Play: Designing Tutorials...  Read More >>

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools...

Author: David Lightbown
ISBN: 9781138427631
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Most tools developers want to improve the user experience but are not given the time, lack the techniques, or don‘t...  Read More >>

Designing Games for Children: Developmental, Usability, and Design Considerations for Making Games for Kids

Designing Games for Children: Developmental, Usability,...

Author: Carla Fisher
ISBN: 9781138428294
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Creating a video game for children? Whether you are a seasoned game designer, a children‘s media professional, oe...  Read More >>

Learn to Code with Games

Learn to Code with Games

Author: John M. Quick
ISBN: 9781138428010
Format: Hardback
$378.00

""Structures as a series of challenges that help you learn to code by creating a video game, each chapter expands...  Read More >>

No-Code Video Game Development Using Unity and Playmaker

No-Code Video Game Development Using Unity and Playmaker...

Author: Michael Kelley
ISBN: 9781138427617
Format: Hardback
$378.00

In the past, not being able to program meant not being able to make video games  Read More >>

Alternate Reality Games: Gamification for Performance

Alternate Reality Games: Gamification for Performance...

Author: Charles Palmer ,  Andy Petroski
ISBN: 9781138428171
Format: Hardback
$378.00

This text links general skills difficulties to dyslexia. It examines the research which has found that dyslexic...  Read More >>

Game Development for iOS with Unity3D

Game Development for iOS with Unity3D

Author: Jeff W. Murray
ISBN: 9781138427846
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Demystifies the Processes of Game DevelopmentGame Development for iOS with Unity3D takes you through the complete...  Read More >>

Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time

Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari,...

Author: Bill Loguidice ,  Matt Barton (Saint Cloud State University, Minnesota, USA)
ISBN: 9781138428386
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Vintage Game Consoles is an exploration and celebration of the fascinating and diverse history of videogame platforms;...  Read More >>

Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics, Second Edition

Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and...

Author: Tim Fields ,  Brandon Cotton
ISBN: 9781138427709
Format: Hardback
$368.00

""First Edition published as Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics by Morgan Kaufmann in 2011.""...  Read More >>

HTML5 Mobile Websites: Turbocharging HTML5 with jQuery, Sencha Touch, and Other Frameworks

HTML5 Mobile Websites: Turbocharging HTML5 with jQuery,...

Author: Matthew David (Academy of Art University, US)
ISBN: 9781138416901
Format: Hardback
$368.00

Helps you build HTML5-powered mobile web experiences with the aid of development frameworks that speed the development...  Read More >>

The Tetris Effect

The Tetris Effect

Author: Dan Ackerman
ISBN: 9781610398206
Format: Paperback
$44.85

The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it Tetris is perhaps the most instantly...  Read More >>

Game Development and Simulation with Unreal Technology

Game Development and Simulation with Unreal Technology...

Author: Alireza Tavakkoli
ISBN: 9781138427624
Format: Hardback
$541.20

Game Development and Simulation with Unreal Technology explores the use of Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) for the development...  Read More >>

The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice...

Author: Steve Horowitz ,  Scott Looney (Game audio and game scoring instructor at Pyramind Training and part-time faculty at Academy of Art University)
ISBN: 9781138428355
Format: Hardback
$368.00

This is the only book out there that deals with the technical details of sound for social, casual, mobile and cloud...  Read More >>

Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications

Real Sound Synthesis for Interactive Applications

Author: Perry R. Cook
ISBN: 9781138428119
Format: Hardback
$378.00

This work emphasizes physical modelling of sound and focuses on real-world interactive sound effects. It is intended...  Read More >>

Game Character Modeling and Animation with 3ds Max

Game Character Modeling and Animation with 3ds Max

Author: Yancey Clinton (Senior 3D Artist, ON24, San Francisco, USA)
ISBN: 9781138427808
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a playable 3D character using 3DS Max. This title offers...  Read More >>

The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion Dollar Industry

The Golden Age of Video Games: The Birth of a Multibillion...

Author: Roberto Dillon
ISBN: 9781138427860
Format: Hardback
$368.00

This book focuses on the history of video games, consoles, and home computers from the very beginning until the...  Read More >>

Pixel Art for Game Developers

Pixel Art for Game Developers

Author: Daniel Silber
ISBN: 9781138413559
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Learning to create Pixel Art may be the answer to your development troubles. Uncover the secrets to creating stunning...  Read More >>

Secure Development for Mobile Apps: How to Design and Code Secure Mobile Applications with PHP and JavaScript

Secure Development for Mobile Apps: How to Design and...

Author: J. D. Glaser
ISBN: 9781138428027
Format: Hardback
$439.87

The world is becoming increasingly mobile. Smartphones and tablets have become more powerful and popular, with many...  Read More >>

Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding Games

Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding...

Author: Keith Burgun
ISBN: 9781138427822
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Despite the proliferation of video games in the twenty-first century, the theory of game design is largely underdeveloped,...  Read More >>

Science Fiction Video Games

Science Fiction Video Games

Author: Neal Roger Tringham
ISBN: 9781138427693
Format: Hardback
$368.00

This work focuses on the competences associated with self-motivated life-long learners who are accustomed to working...  Read More >>

Professional Web Video: Plan, Produce, Distribute, Promote and Monetize Quality Video

Professional Web Video: Plan, Produce, Distribute, Promote...

Author: Richard Harrington ,  Mark Weiser
ISBN: 9781138407459
Format: Hardback
$110.00

An introduction to professional planning and production techniques that ensures that your video meets the same standards...  Read More >>

Animation Production: Documentation and Organization

Animation Production: Documentation and Organization...

Author: Robert B. Musburger, PhD (Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Communication, University of Houston,TX, USA)
ISBN: 9781138080843
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This text follows the animation production by concentrating on the documentation necessary to accurately and professionally...  Read More >>

A Practical Guide to Indie Game Marketing

A Practical Guide to Indie Game Marketing

Author: Joel Dreskin
ISBN: 9781138428232
Format: Hardback
$378.00

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Introduction to Game Physics with Box2D

Introduction to Game Physics with Box2D

Author: Ian Parberry (University of North Texas, Denton, USA)
ISBN: 9781138428065
Format: Hardback
$378.00

Written by a pioneer of game development in academia, Introduction to Game Physics with Box2D covers the theory...  Read More >>

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