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The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design
A Book of Lenses
by Jesse Schell 2008 520 pages
4.39
3k+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Theory of Fun for Game Design Summary
Theory of Fun for Game Design
by Raph Koster 2010 258 pages
3.91
3k+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
For the Win Summary
For the Win
How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
by Kevin Werbach 2012 148 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Games
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games
A Guide to Engineering Experiences
by Tynan Sylvester 2013 413 pages
4.46
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Gamers at Work Summary
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
by Morgan Ramsay 2012 369 pages
3.72
100+ ratings
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by Blake J. Harris 2014 576 pages
3.97
11k+ ratings
History
Business
Video Games
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
4.00
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Video Games
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by Jane McGonigal 2011 400 pages
3.8
8k+ ratings
Psychology
Games
Gaming
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary
Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design
by Anna Anthropy 2014 240 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers
The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them
by Jamie Madigan 2015 320 pages
4.06
100+ ratings
Psychology
Game Design
Games
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything
The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games
by Ian Bogost 2016 288 pages
3.17
500+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Games
Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition Summary
Essential Poker Math, Expanded Edition
Fundamental No-Limit Hold'em Mathematics You Need to Know
by Alton Hardin 2016 277 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Games
Mathematics
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
by Jason Schreier 2017 304 pages
4.21
21k+ ratings
Video Games
Business
Games
Homo Ludens Summary
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
by Johan Huizinga 1981 230 pages
4
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Game Design
Play Optimal Poker Summary
Play Optimal Poker
Practical Game Theory for Every Poker Player
by Andrew Brokos 2019 243 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Games
The Mental Game of Poker 2 Summary
The Mental Game of Poker 2
Proven Strategies for Improving Poker Skill, Increasing Mental Endurance, and Playing in the Zone Consistently
by Jared Tendler 2013 204 pages
4.23
100+ ratings
Psychology
Games
Gamify Summary
Gamify
by Brian Burke 2014 194 pages
3.43
500+ ratings
Business
Psychology
Games
Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom
by David Kushner 2003 368 pages
4.29
18k+ ratings
Biography
History
Video Games
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips 2014 288 pages
4.2
100+ ratings
Music
Game Design
Games
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer
The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential
by Justin Gary 2018 230 pages
4.12
100+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design
Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps
by Gabe Zichermann 2011 182 pages
3.64
100+ ratings
Design
Game Design
Business
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education
by Karl M. Kapp 2012 336 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Games
The Gamification Revolution Summary
The Gamification Revolution
How Leaders Leverage Game Mechanics to Crush the Competition
by Gabe Zichermann 2013 256 pages
3.7
100+ ratings
Business
Game Design
Management
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop
A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
by Tracy Fullerton 2008 496 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee 2004 240 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Education
Video Games
Games
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games
How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound
by Scott Rigby 2011 200 pages
3.97
100+ ratings
Game Design
Psychology
Games
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning
Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Video Games
The Multiplayer Classroom Summary
The Multiplayer Classroom
Designing Coursework as a Game
by Lee Sheldon 2011 256 pages
3.82
100+ ratings
Education
Teaching
Games
The Mental Game of Poker Summary
The Mental Game of Poker
Proven Strategies For Improving Tilt Control, Confidence, Motivation, Coping with Variance, and More
by Jared Tendler
4.24
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Games
One Up Summary
One Up
Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games
by Joost van Dreunen 2020 296 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Business
Video Games
Gaming
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill
The Terror Engine
by Bernard Perron
3.65
100+ ratings
Horror
Games
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