Gaming Book Summaries

The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design
A Book of Lenses
by Jesse Schell 2008 520 pages
4.39
3.3K ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee 2003 240 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Education
Games
Video Games
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary
Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design
by Anna Anthropy 2013 211 pages
3.94
126 ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop
A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
by Tracy Fullerton 2008 496 pages
4.10
503 ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster 2004 279 pages
3.91
3.4K ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Reality is Broken Summary
Reality is Broken
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by Jane McGonigal 2010 354 pages
3.79
8.3K ratings
Psychology
Games
Game Design
Getting Gamers Summary
Getting Gamers
The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them
by Jamie Madigan 2015 299 pages
4.05
457 ratings
Psychology
Game Design
Video Games
Level Up! Summary
Level Up!
The Guide to Great Video Game Design
by Scott Rogers 2010 492 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Game Design
Games
Gaming
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games
A Guide to Engineering Experiences
by Tynan Sylvester 2013 413 pages
4.46
447 ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Think Like A Grandmaster Summary
Think Like A Grandmaster
by Alexander Kotov 1970 187 pages
4.13
365 ratings
Chess
Games
Education
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier 2017 353 pages
4.21
23.1K ratings
Video Games
Business
Gaming
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by Blake J. Harris 2014 576 pages
3.97
11.7K ratings
History
Business
Video Games
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling
What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by Evan Skolnick 2014 208 pages
4.00
474 ratings
Game Design
Games
Video Games
How to Win at Chess Summary
How to Win at Chess
The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
by Levy Rozman 2023 261 pages
4.38
1.2K ratings
Chess
Games
Reference
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games
The Expressive Power of Videogames
by Ian Bogost 2007 450 pages
3.84
353 ratings
Games
Game Design
Video Games
The Will to Keep Winning Summary
The Will to Keep Winning
by Daigo Umehara 2016 142 pages
4.23
650 ratings
Self Help
Biography
Games
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips 2014 275 pages
4.21
169 ratings
Music
Game Design
Reference
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill
The Terror Engine
by Bernard Perron 2006 172 pages
3.63
234 ratings
Horror
Games
Gaming
Arthas Summary
Arthas
Rise of the Lich King
by Christie Golden 2009 320 pages
4.14
11.7K ratings
Fantasy
Warcraft
World Of Warcraft
Good Video Games and Good Learning Summary
Good Video Games and Good Learning
Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee 2007 194 pages
3.90
115 ratings
Education
Teaching
Games
Moral Combat Summary
Moral Combat
Why the War on Violent Video Games Is Wrong
by Patrick M. Markey 2017 256 pages
4.19
160 ratings
Psychology
Video Games
Sociology
Gamers at Work Summary
Gamers at Work
Stories Behind the Games People Play
by Morgan Ramsay 2012 356 pages
3.67
135 ratings
Video Games
Games
Game Design
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1 Summary
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 1
by Garry Kasparov 2003 464 pages
4.39
457 ratings
Chess
History
Games
One Up Summary
One Up
Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games
by Joost van Dreunen 2020 296 pages
4.14
197 ratings
Business
Gaming
Video Games
The Infernal City Summary
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes 2009 288 pages
3.49
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Video Games
High Fantasy
Think Like A Game Designer Summary
Think Like A Game Designer
The Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative Potential
by Justin Gary 2018 229 pages
4.04
157 ratings
Game Design
Games
Gaming
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft
The Island
by Max Brooks 2017 288 pages
4.18
7.1K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Childrens
Dungeon Master's Guide Summary
Dungeon Master's Guide
by Wizards of the Coast 2014 320 pages
4.49
7.7K ratings
Fantasy
Role Playing Games
Dungeons and Dragons
Monster Manual Summary
Monster Manual
by Wizards of the Coast 2014 352 pages
4.56
6.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dungeons and Dragons
Role Playing Games
This is esports (and How to Spell it) Summary
This is esports (and How to Spell it)
An Insider’s Guide to the World of Pro Gaming
by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner 2020 256 pages
4.12
153 ratings
Gaming
Player's Handbook Summary
Player's Handbook
by Wizards of the Coast 2014 320 pages
4.57
14.4K ratings
Fantasy
Role Playing Games
Dungeons and Dragons
Everybody Wins Summary
Everybody Wins
Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made
by James Wallis 2022 443 pages
4.16
199 ratings
History
Games
Gaming
Shadow of the Xel'Naga Summary
Shadow of the Xel'Naga
by Gabriel Mesta 2001 272 pages
3.4
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Video Games
Game Mechanics Summary
Game Mechanics
Advanced Game Design
by Ernest Adams 2012 353 pages
4.12
184 ratings
Game Design
Games
Design
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
by Jason Schreier 2024 384 pages
4.17
6.6K ratings
Business
Video Games
Gaming
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset
Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
by Jason Schreier 2021 301 pages
4.05
8.1K ratings
Video Games
Business
Games
Educational Game Design Fundamentals Summary
Educational Game Design Fundamentals
A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences
by George Kalmpourtzis 2018 296 pages
4.31
45 ratings
Game Design
Education
Design
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft
Mobestiary
by Mojang AB 2017 104 pages
4.56
386 ratings
Childrens
Gaming
It's All a Game Summary
It's All a Game
The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
by Tristan Donovan 2017 304 pages
3.96
1.0K ratings
History
Games
Pop Culture
Eurogames Summary
Eurogames
The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
by Stewart Woods 2012 262 pages
3.78
137 ratings
Games
Game Design
Gaming
The Game Changers Summary
The Game Changers
How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too
by Tim Clare 2024 250 pages
3.88
394 ratings
History
Games
Psychology
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game
Why we play video games and what they can do for us
by Pete Etchells 2019 320 pages
3.72
748 ratings
Video Games
Psychology
Gaming
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed
Board Game Experience and Design
by Gordon Calleja 2022 312 pages
3.46
13 ratings
Game Design
Games
Gaming
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