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Understanding Video Games by Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen et al.
Publication Date: 2024 Fifth Edition

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Collaborative Worldbuilding for Video Games by Kaitlin Tremblay
Publication Date: 2023

eBook
The Way We Play: Theory of Game Design by Michael Killick
Publication Date: 2022

eBook
What is a Game?: Essays on the Nature of Video Games by Gaines S. Hubbell; Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Publication Date: 2020

eBook
Uncertainty in Games by Greg Costikyan
Publication Date: 2013

eBook
Games User Research by Anders Drachen et al.
Publication Date: 2018

eBook

Understanding Video Games by Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen et al.
Call Number: Fennell STACKS GV1469.3 .E44 2013

Publication Date: 2013 Second Edition

Fourth edition available as an eBook
Writing for Games by Hannah Nicklin
Call Number: Fennell STACKS GV1469.34 .A97 N53 2022

Publication Date: 2022
Game Balance by Ian Schreiber; Brenda Romero
Call Number: Fennell STACKS QA76.76 .C672 2022

Publication Date: 2021

The Canadian Game Studies Association
The Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA/ACÉJ) is an organization dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of digital games.
Femme Gaming
Femme Gaming is a women-led organization dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion within the gaming and esports industry.
Game Developer
Game Developer provides articles for aspiring and professional game developers. Includes trends, news, blogs, webinars, and events covering the disciplines of programming, design, audio, art, production, business, marketing and culture.

The Journal of Games Criticism
A non-profit, peer-reviewed game studies journal that strives to connect the conversations between traditional academics and popular game critics.
Coverage 2014-present
Game Studies Journal
A non-profit, open-access, cross-disciplinary journal dedicated to games research with a primary focus on aesthetic, cultural, and communicative aspects of computer games.
Coverage from 2001 - present.
International Journal of Computer Games Technology
Publishes original research on the research and development aspects of games technology covering the whole range of entertainment computing and interactive digital media.
Coverage 2008-present
The International Journal of Game-Based Learning
This journal is devoted to the theoretical and empirical understanding of game-based learning.
Coverage 2011-present

O’Reilly Online Learning
Multimedia technology database. Covers the topics of Computer & Engineering Science, Interactive Arts & Technology, Information Systems and Engineering. Includes videos, live online training, learning paths, ebooks, tutorials, and more.
ACM Digital Library
Computing and information technology database. Covers the subjects of electrical and mechanical engineering, mathematics, software engineering. Includes full-text articles, bibliographic literature, conference proceedings, and newsletters.
Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary research database. Covers the subjects of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics and psychology. Includes peer-reviewed, full-text articles and videos from the Associated Press.
Business Source Premier
Business research database. Covers all areas of business, accounting, economics, finance, management, information systems and marketing. Includes company profiles, SWOT analyses, industry and market research reports.

The Illuminating Benefits of Video Games
Are video games eroding our minds? These TED Talks suggest the opposite, that video games can improve our brain function, and even help better the world.

LinkedIn Learning
An online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. Includes courses in game design fundamentals and careers.

Game Design Foundations: 1 Ideas, Core Loops, and Goals
Learn strategies for starting a career in game design, drafting game ideas, and fleshing out concepts into designs. Take the whole course or view individual modules.

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Game Development Patterns with Unreal Engine 5 by Stuart Butler et al.
Publication Date: 2024

If you are a beginner or intermediate game developer working with Unreal Engine and looking to improve your C++ coding practices, this book is tailor-made to help you produce clean, reusable code through the application of design patterns.

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