Library Guides: Game Design: Design

Resources

Introduction to Game Systems Design by Dax Gazaway
Call Number: Fennell STACKS GV1469.15 .G43 2022

Publication Date: 2021
The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
Call Number: Fennell STACKS TS171.4 .N67 2013

Publication Date: 2013
The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell
Call Number: Fennell STACKS QA76.76.C672 .S34 2015

Publication Date: 2014 Second Edition

Third edition available as an eBook
Game Design Workshop: a Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games by Tracy Fullerton
Call Number: Fennell STACKS QA76.76 .C672 F8 2019

Publication Date: 2018
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals by Katie Salen Tekinbas; Eric Zimmerman
Call Number: Fennell STACKS QA76.76 .C672 S25 2004

Publication Date: 2004
Architectural Approach to Level Design by Christopher W. Totten
Call Number: Fennell STACKS QA76.76.C672 T679 2019

Publication Date: 2019 Second Edition

Game Design Foundations: 1 Ideas, Core Loops, and Goals (Video Duration 1 hour 32 minutes)
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.
The Easiest Game Design Exercise in the World (Video Duration 6 minutes 32 seconds)
Part of Game Design Foundations: 1 Ideas, Core Loops, and Goals
Game Design Foundations: 2 Systems, Chance, and Strategy (Video Duration 1 hour 31 minutes)
A detailed look at game systems, chance in games, and strategy in games. Take the whole course or view individual modules.
What is Design Thinking? (Video Duration 33 minutes)
Learn how to take a human-centered approach to design by exploring the methodology known as design thinking.