LibGuides: Game Studies: Game Development

Game Design & Development

The following titles represent a small selection of books/eBooks related to the topic of game design, development and game mechanics.

The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell
Call Number: QA 76.76 .C672 S34 2015
ISBN: 9781466598645
Publication Date: 2014-11-06
Game Development - Simple Steps to Win, Insights and Opportunities for Maxing Out Success by Gerard Blokdijk
Call Number: QA 76.76 .C672 B565 2015
ISBN: 9781488893902
Publication Date: 2015-07-14
Holistic Game Development with Unity by Penny de Byl
Call Number: QA 76.76 .C672 B87 2017
ISBN: 9781138888784
Publication Date: 2017-04-05
Introduction to Game Development by Steve Rabin
Call Number: QA 76.76 .C672 I58 2010
ISBN: 9781584506799
Publication Date: 2009-06-26
Unreal Engine Game Development Cookbook by John P. Doran
Call Number: QA 76.76 .C672 D67 2015
ISBN: 9781784398163
Publication Date: 2015-10-30

Unreal Engine
A complete suite of creation tools.
Unity
Unity real-time development platform. Create 3D, 2D VR & AR visualizations for Games, Auto, Transportation, Film, Animation, Architecture, Engineering & more.
GameMaker Studio by YoYo Games
Cross-platform game development technology
Godot Engine
Open source set of tools for development.
AppGameKit
A game creation system for mobile cross platform development.
Cryengine
Complete solution for next generation game development by Crytek
Amazon Lumberyard
Amazon Lumberyard is a free, cross-platform AAA game engine deeply integrated with AWS and Twitch – with full source code provided.
RPG Maker
A series of programs for the development of role-playing video games
LibGDX
Cross-platform game development