Computer Games Design eTextbooks

The Pocket Mentor for Game Artists

The Pocket Mentors for Games Careers

Emerging Genres

New Formations of Games

The First World War in Computer Games

Phantasmal Spaces

Archetypical Venues in Computer Games

The Unpredictability of Gameplay

Mediated Forms and Modes of Reception

Video Game Law

Everything you need to know about Legal and Business Issues in the Game Industry

Playtesting Best Practices

Real World and Online

Face It

A Visual Reference for Multi-Ethnic Facial Modeling

Creating High-Quality Vegetation for Games

Worldbuilding for Game Designers

CRC Press Guides to Tabletop Game Design

Animation Craft

For 3D and 2D Animators

World Design for 2D Action-Adventures

Level Design Practices

Storytelling for Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality

The Art of Augmenting Imagination

The Cores of Game Design

Mechanics, Economics, Narrative, and Aesthetics

Eugene Jarvis

King of the Arcade

Cardboard Ghosts

Using Physical Games to Model and Critique Systems

The Rise of the Roguelite

Inside a Gaming Phenomenon

Getting Started in ZBrush

An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

The Metal Gear Solid Series

Critical Essays and New Perspectives

The Pocket Mentor for Video Game UX UI

The Pocket Mentors for Games Careers

Allegorithmic

The Company That Brought Substance to the World of 3D

Mastering Technical Art in Unreal Engine

World Building

Mastering Technical Art in Unreal Engine

Materials and VFX

Fundamental Level Design and Analysis

A to B

Farming Simulator Modding with Blender

A Step-by-step Guide to Creating, Optimizing and Publishing Mods

Graphic Design for Board Games

CRC Press Guides to Tabletop Game Design

Introducing Autodesk Maya

Anatomy of Game Design

Rig it Right!

Maya Animation Rigging Concepts

Directing Game Animation

Building a Vision and a Team with Intent

Game Design Deep Dive

Soulslike

The Pocket Mentor for Animators

The Pocket Mentors for Games Careers

Essential Programming for the Technical Artist

Maya for Games

Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox

Shigeru Miyamoto

Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda

How to Cheat in Adobe Animate CC

How To Cheat

Becoming a Video Game Artist

From Portfolio Design to Landing the Job

Brenda Laurel

Pioneering Games for Girls

Unity 3D and PlayMaker Essentials

Game Development from Concept to Publishing

Rigging for Games

A Primer for Technical Artists Using Maya and Python

3D Game Textures

Create Professional Game Art Using Photoshop

Interactive Stories and Video Game Art

A Storytelling Framework for Game Design

Talking to Artists / Talking to Programmers

How to Get Programmers and Artists Communicating

Every Game is an Island

Endings and Extremities in Video Games

How to Cheat in Unity 5

Tips and Tricks for Game Development

3D Technology in Fine Art and Craft

Exploring 3D Printing, Scanning, Sculpting and Milling

An Introduction to Unreal Engine 4

How to Cheat in 3ds Max 2014

Get Spectacular Results Fast

Getting Started in ZBrush

An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

Holistic Mobile Game Development with Unity

A Complete Guide to Character Rigging for Games Using Blender

Technical Animation in Video Games

Hideo Kojima

Progressive Game Design from Metal Gear to Death Stranding

An Artistic Approach to Virtual Reality

Game Design Deep Dive

Role Playing Games

FORCE Fabric

How to Draw Clothes

Game Design Deep Dive

Free-to-Play

A Practical Guide to Level Design

From Theory to Practice, Diplomacy and Production

Digital Character Creation for Video Games and Collectibles

Creative Character Design for Games and Animation

Costume Design for Video Games

An Exploration of Historical and Fantastical Skins

Wargames

From Gladiators to Gigabytes

Game Devs & Others

Tales from the Margins

Game Art Complete

All-in-One: Learn Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, and Photoshop Winning Techniques

Reverse Design

Diablo II

They Create Worlds

The Story of the People and Companies That Shaped the Video Game Industry, Vol. I: 1971-1982

Game Design Deep Dive

Platformers

Creative Character Design 2e

Games, Learning, and Society

Learning and Meaning in the Digital Age

Mechanical Creations in 3D

A Practical Look into Complex and Technical Setups for Animation & VFX

Reverse Design

Super Mario World

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets: Volume 1

Model a Complete Game Environment and Export to Unity or Other Game Engines

High Score! Expanded

The Illustrated History of Electronic Games 3rd Edition

Reverse Design

Final Fantasy VII

How to Cheat in Maya 2017

Tools and Techniques for Character Animation

Holistic Game Development with Unity 3e

An All-in-One Guide to Implementing Game Mechanics, Art, Design and Programming

Reverse Design

Half-Life

Reverse Design

Final Fantasy VI

Game Programming for Artists

Digital Creature Rigging

Wings, Tails & Tentacles for Animation & VFX

The FORCE Companion

Quick Tips and Tricks

Visual Design Concepts For Mobile Games

An Introduction to GameGuru

Reverse Design

Chrono Trigger

Real Time Visual Effects for the Technical Artist

An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging

Unstable Aesthetics

Game Engines and the Strangeness of Modding

Tradigital Animate CC

12 Principles of Animation in Adobe Animate

Creating Games with Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, & Maya

Models, Textures, Animation, & Blueprint

Creating Games with Unity, Substance Painter, & Maya

Models, Textures, Animation, & Code

Digital Zombies, Undead Stories

Narrative Emergence and Videogames

The Digital Role-Playing Game and Technical Communication

A History of Bethesda, BioWare, and CD Projekt Red

Virtual Vernacular

The Complete Guide to Photorealism for Visual Effects, Visualization and Games

3D Modeling & Animation

A Primer

Environment Art in the Game Industry

A Guide to Rich and Realistic Environments Using Substance Designer

How to Cheat in Blender 2.7x

How To Cheat

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets

Volume 2: Model, Rig and Animate Characters for Export to Unity or Other Game Engines

Game Design Deep Dive

Roguelikes

Game Anim

Video Game Animation Explained