Quickstart Guide to Game Design
A practical beginner’s guide to game design, focusing on small projects and core principles.
Understand the core principles of game design.
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A practical beginner’s guide to game design, focusing on small projects and core principles.
Understand the core principles of game design.
Generative AI in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
Master practical coding skills.
Graphics and Compute: Primer Volume 1 (Hardback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
Master practical coding skills.
WebGPU Compute provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
Master practical coding skills.
Game Collision Detection: A Practical Introduction provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
Master practical coding skills.
A practical framework that helps game creators shape mechanics and player experiences with clarity and confidence.
Learn a clear framework for structuring game ideas.
Graphics and Compute: Volume 5 Ray-Tracing (Hardback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tec…
Master practical coding skills.
A practical introduction to designing intuitive and emotionally engaging immersive experiences.
Understand the foundations of immersive UX design.
Speak with Visualizations (Paperback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
Master practical coding skills.
Code Classic Arcade Games - Web Programming (Paperback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern t…
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Kinematics and Dynamics provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
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101 Ray-Tracing, Ray-Marching and Path-Tracing Projects (Paperback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas…
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