Lists of Bests: 50 Books For Everyone In the Game Industry http://www.listsofbests.com/list/34451 An intriguing list of books which should help provide a relevant background in the contemporary psychology, media coverage, and cross-media techniques used to deliver an effective (fun) game. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:23:43 GMT en-us 0 50 52 50 0 Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1033716 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1033716"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1559705981.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven Poole</div> Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/770476 <div id="position">2</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mihaly Csikszentnihalyi</div> Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5263 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5263"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0262240459.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Katie Salen</div> Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/982302 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/982302"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0262101106.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jesper Juul</div> Unit Operations : An Approach to Videogame Criticism http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/100604 <div id="position">5</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ian Bogost</div> Fundamentals of Game Design (Game Design and Development Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/440805 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/440805"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0131687476.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ernest Adams</div> 21st Century Game Design (Game Development Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1353805 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1353805"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1584504293.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1135033157_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chris Bateman</div> Gender Inclusive Game Design: Expanding The Market (Advances in Computer Graphics and Game Development Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32106 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32106"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1584502398.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1135022371_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Sheri Graner Ray</div> A Theory of Fun for Game Design http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34512 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/34512"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1932111972.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Raph Koster</div> Balance of Power: International Politics As the Ultimate Global Game http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/124464 <div id="position">10</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Chris Crawford</div> Digital Game-Based Learning http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2789328 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2789328"><img src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/01W0SGZ2SYL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marc Prensky</div> Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames (Charles River Media Game Development) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2789329 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2789329"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/11Mc3yu+oiL.jpg" /></a></div> Creating the Art of the Game (New Riders Games) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/134974 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/134974"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735714096.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1121180348_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Matthew Omernick</div> The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28337 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28337"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0961392142.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28335 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28335"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0961392126.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> Envisioning Information http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28334 <div id="position">16</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28334"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0961392118.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Edward R. Tufte</div> Pause & Effect: The Art of Interactive Narrative http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20457 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/20457"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0735711712.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V60002910_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mark S. Meadows</div> The Fat Man on Game Audio: Tasty Morsels of Sonic Goodness http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1890039 <div id="position">18</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1890039"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1592730094.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by George "Fat Man" Sanger</div> Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316157 <div id="position">19</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316157"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1592730000.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jessica Mulligan</div> Designing Virtual Worlds http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2412 <div id="position">20</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2412"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0131018167.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1130777967_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Richard Bartle</div> Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4875 <div id="position">21</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4875"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201874849.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Amy Jo Kim</div> Oxford History of Board Games http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/525114 <div id="position">22</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/525114"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0192129988.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Parlett</div> The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22062 <div id="position">23</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22062"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0761536434.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1114621978_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven L. Kent</div> Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age 1971-1984 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/78579 <div id="position">24</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/78579"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0262524201.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056427543_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Van Burnham</div> Joystick Nation: How Videogames Ate Our Quarters, Won Our Hearts, and Rewired Our Minds http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6985 <div id="position">25</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6985"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0316360074.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056431770_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J. C. Herz</div> Killing Monsters Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14277 <div id="position">26</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14277"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0465036961.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Gerard Jones</div> What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29369 <div id="position">27</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/29369"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1403965382.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by James Paul Gee</div> Everything Bad is Good for You http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2764976 <div id="position">28</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2764976"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000O17CYM.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V42179896_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven Johnson</div> From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/72604 <div id="position">29</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/72604"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0262032589.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokemon http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25953 <div id="position">30</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/25953"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0822332876.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, 20th Anniversary Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870 <div id="position">31</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4870"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0201835959.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Frederick P. Brooks</div> Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, 2nd Ed. http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058 <div id="position">32</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28058"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0932633439.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Demarco</div> Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black and White, Age of Empires, and Other Top-Selling Games http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/73634 <div id="position">33</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/73634"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1578202140.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Austin Grossman</div> Game Over Press Start To Continue http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316921 <div id="position">34</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/316921"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0966961706.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056511761_.gif" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Sheff</div> Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80339 <div id="position">35</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/80339"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0812972155.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by David Kushner</div> Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2365138 <div id="position">36</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2365138"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1565125452.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V50820852_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Heather Chaplin</div> The Xbox 360 Uncloaked:: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Next-Generation Video Game Console http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1810148 <div id="position">37</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1810148"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0977784215.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Dean Takahashi</div> Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/93402 <div id="position">38</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott McCloud</div> Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/578 <div id="position">39</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/578"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0060391685.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Robert McKee</div> A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4363 <div id="position">40</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4363"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0195019199.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Christopher Alexander</div> The Design of Everyday Things http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326 <div id="position">41</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/14326"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0465067107.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Donald A. Norman</div> Homo Ludens http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/24840 <div id="position">42</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/24840"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0807046817.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1056493782_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Johan Huizinga</div> Man, Play and Games http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5156 <div id="position">43</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5156"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/025207033X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Roger Caillois</div> The Ambiguity of Play http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67335 <div id="position">44</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67335"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0674005813.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Sutton-Smith</div> Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man : Critical Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32098 <div id="position">45</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/32098"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/1584230738.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Marshall McLuhan</div> The Lord of the Rings http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2338085 <div id="position">46</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/2338085"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0007136587.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by J.R.R. Tolkien</div> Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I (Dungeons & Dragons, Third Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23387 <div id="position">47</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/23387"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0786915501.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Monte Cook</div> Star Trek The Original Series - The Complete Seasons 1-3 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/331159 <div id="position">48</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/331159"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002JJBZY.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div> The Hunt for Red October (Special 15th Anniversary Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/313868 <div id="position">49</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/313868"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0425172902.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Tom Clancy</div> Watchmen (Absolute Edition) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67543 <div id="position">50</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/67543"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1401207138.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Alan Moore</div>