Questions tagged [books]
Questions about reading material that helps in learning or practicing game development.
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I know fundamental programming. But how do I get started in game development now? [closed]
I'm a 20 year old programming student. I know fundamental programming in BASIC, C, C++ and JAVA. What I wanted to ask is, where do I go from here? Are there any books that the community can mention ...
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Good book/resource recommendation for HTML5 mobile game development? [closed]
The problem: I am taking an existing, 5 year old, html based MMORTS game and "HTML5-ing" it, "AJAX-ing" it and most importantly, optimizing for mobile devices like iPhone, android etc. For these ...
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How to get started with making textures [closed]
I have Photoshop CS6 (I haven't installed it yet), and I was wondering if there was a good book or tutorial on how to get started on making my own video game textures.
SIDENOTE: I saw a question on ...
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Books on layout and space sequencing in game design [closed]
I'm currently looking into level design books. So far I've read two, The How's And Why's of Level Design and the Ultimate Level Design Guide.
While both were useful they did not discuss layout and ...
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I started my journey this way, am I on the right track? [closed]
I started my journey to learn games programming from the scratch (I'm a software developer but not in gaming field), I'm targeting iOS games development.
Currently I'm ready "O'reilly iPhone Game ...
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I need a book to continue experimenting with ActionScript 3 [closed]
I am a CS student who finished his third year in school, and I'm interested in game development. This summer, I bought a book named "Foundation Game Design with Flash" by Rex Van Der Spuy. I'm halfway ...
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Is it legal to make a game out of a book? [closed]
I want to learn what legal constraints are on the copyrighted material.
If I want to make a Quidditch (the fictional game in Harry Potter series) game, should I pay some kind of copyright to the book'...
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game maker book for beginner [closed]
Which book is more a beginner to learn to program in c++ (or GML) and more fun: "Game Maker 8 Cookbook" (available for pre-order), or "The Game Maker's Companion" ?
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Is it enough to read manuals? [closed]
I want to develop games with Blender and Unity. I don't see any good books out there and so I'm considering reading the manuals of both the software. Should reading the manuals be enough if you're ...