Category: Game mechanics

Unity in Action: A top-notch how-to guide for game developers – #gamedev #programming

by Si Dunn

Unity in Action Joseph Hocking Manning – paperback Unity, the cross-platform game development environment, is easy to download and get running. But it definitely is not easy to learn without some help. Fortunately, Joe Hocking’s Unity in Action makes it reasonably straightforward to learn how to develop games in 3D, as well as with Unity’s … Continue reading Unity in Action: A top-notch how-to guide for game developers – #gamedev #programming

Realm of Racket: Learn to Program, One Game at a Time – #Racket #game #programming #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Realm of Racket Learn to Program, One Game at a Time! Matthias Felleisen, David Van Horn, Conrad Barski, M.D., Forrest Bice, Rose DeMaio, Spencer Florence, Feng-Yun Mimi Lin, Scott Lindeman, Nicole Nussbaum, Eric Peterson, and Ryan Plessner (No Starch Press – paperback, Kindle) Formerly known as PLT Scheme, Racket is an offshoot of the Lisp/Scheme … Continue reading Realm of Racket: Learn to Program, One Game at a Time – #Racket #game #programming #bookreview

Designing Games – A well-written, comprehensive guide to video game engineering – #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Designing Games A Guide to Engineering Experiences Tynan Sylvester (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) If you design video games, if you hope to become a game creator, or if you work for a company whose lifeblood is creating and maintaining successful video games, you need to read this excellent book.  Tynan Sylvester provides a comprehensive overview … Continue reading Designing Games – A well-written, comprehensive guide to video game engineering – #bookreview

Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview

by Si Dunn

Enterprise Games: Using Game Mechanics to Build a Better Business Michael Hugos (O’Reilly, paperback – Kindle) Can 21st-century games and gamers attack and destroy the top-down, assembly-line thinking that still keeps many businesses firmly rooted in the previous century?  Michael Hugos’ compelling new book makes a solid case that they can. Game mechanics, he argues, can … Continue reading Enterprise Games – How to build a better 21st-century business with game mechanics – #business #bookreview