Digital animation Books

The Definitive Game Narrative Guide is the ultimate start and end point for storytelling in video games. Whether you’re an aspiring writer or a seasoned game developer, this book offers an in‑depth,...

The Video Games Textbook takes the history of video games to the next level. Coverage includes every major video game console, handheld system, and game-changing personal computer, as well as a look...

There have been many books written about how to write for games, but just as important as creating the deliverables is knowing how to do the job itself. In an industry that can seem like it’s stacked...

This book offers an unflinching look at the creative and structural challenges of storytelling in interactive media. Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich...

This book is an introduction to Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), equipping learners with a deep understanding of these media and enabling them to create impactful experiences...

This book explains the steps in creating a licensed tabletop game and the factors which influence its design using examples, including the designer’s first-hand experience of converting the Fallout...

This is an interdisciplinary guide designed to equip aspiring and professional practitioners across game development and related creative fields with the essential research knowledge and skills to...

The Games that Computers (and Humans) Play is a non-technical introduction to AI using games to illustrate the concepts, written by an internationally known researcher in Artificial Intelligence...

This volume provides a multi-nuanced analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on various aspects of human existence, encompassing societal, economic, and inter-relational dimensions. It...

This is the first book to focus on the topic of doping in esports. As the global esports industry continues to grow, this book critiques current anti-doping practices and considers the role that the...

Everybody has a story in them. Some people lack the language and the tools to tell that story effectively. As an avid tabletop role-playing game player, I’m amazed at people’s ability to tell stories...

Game AI Uncovered: Volume Five continues the series with another collection of chapters from twenty‑three of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world. Each chapter includes...

This book provides a broad overview of editor extensions and modifications that can be made to speed up your workflow in the Unreal Engine. It covers tips for both initial content creation as well as...

This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability. Based on both industry practice and research, the chapters within...

Event-Database Architecture for Computer Games proposes the first explicit software architecture for game development, answering the problem of building modern computer games with little or no game...

Gamify Your College Classroom is an instructor playbook for nurturing life skills through the incorporation and customization of games and game elements into coursework.Featuring a robust contributor...

Event-Database Architecture for Computer Games proposes the first explicit software architecture for game development, answering the problem of building modern Computer Games with little or no game...

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games. This book gives readers the fundamentals of the craft and the skills needed to confidently create natural...

Want to work as a game artist in the video game industry? Then this is the book for you. It’s packed with practical advice and essential insights to help you understand how the industry works and how...

This is a comprehensive guide to the process of generating ideas for creating character and environment art. The book shows comprehensive workshops and techniques to embed the fundamentals of...

This third edition of Frame‑by‑Frame Stop Motion is an up‑to‑date review of non‑puppet stop motion techniques. The reader will not only learn how to execute these techniques through descriptive...

This is a start-to-finish guide on how to build high-quality vegetation for video games. This book gives readers the fundamentals of the craft and the skills needed to confidently create natural...

A ground-breaking guide to thinking about how routine activities can be designed and innovated to develop narrative meaning and a sense of purpose.Iteration is an integral part of daily routines,...

Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations is a practical guide for anyone—regardless of previous design experience and preferred...

Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations is a practical guide for anyone—regardless of previous design experience and preferred...

This book examines the brief yet accelerated evolution of newsgames, a genre that has emerged from puzzles, quizzes, and interactives augmenting digital journalism into full-fledged immersive video...

The Game Audio Director's Guide explores the Audio Director's role in video game production, showing how responsibilities change across different project phases and production demands.This book gives...

Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: TeachRPG – Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom, Volume II brings together a diverse group of educators and scholars who are using tabletop...

The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles...

This thoroughly revised second edition equips readers with cutting-edge skills to create powerful concepts for interactive, digital, hybrid, and multi-platform narratives and experiences.Readers will...

Moral Conversion and Video Games is an in-depth exploration of Spec Ops: The Line, a critically acclaimed video game that subverts its genre by confronting players with the psychological and moral...

The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox, 2nd Edition, is an updated version of The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox, continuing where The Game Narrative Toolbox left off. While The Game Narrative Toolbox...

What Games Mean: Understanding Games as Art relates games to established artforms through painting movements, auteur theory, music albums, and documentary. Each chapter discusses the history of the...

The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox, 2nd Edition, is an updated version of The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox, continuing where The Game Narrative Toolbox left off. While The Game Narrative Toolbox...

What Games Mean: Understanding Games as Art relates games to established artforms through painting movements, auteur theory, music albums, and documentary. Each chapter discusses the history of the...

The Game Audio Director's Guide explores the Audio Director's role in video game production, showing how responsibilities change across different project phases and production demands.This book gives...

Are you an animator looking to bring your creations to life with a touch of realism? Or perhaps a game developer seeking to deepen your understanding of the forces that govern movement? In Physics of...

Game development is a high-stakes, high-pressure world where failure often feels inevitable, and success relies on navigating uncertainty. This book gives developers, producers and leaders the tools...

This book is a candid, practical, and inspiring look at building a sustainable, fulfilling career in game development. Drawing on over 20 years of experience – from some of the world's most renowned...

This book is a candid, practical, and inspiring look at building a sustainable, fulfilling career in game development. Drawing on over 20 years of experience – from some of the world's most renowned...

This book offers an unflinching look at the creative and structural challenges of storytelling in interactive media. Drawing on over 30 years of industry experience, Kelly Vero explores the rich...

The Definitive Game Narrative Guide is the ultimate start and end point for storytelling in video games. Whether you’re an aspiring writer or a seasoned game developer, this book offers an in‑depth,...

This book is the ultimate guide to improving the user experience of game development tools. It will guide you through the User‑Centered Design process — the gold standard in user experience design —...

Game AI Uncovered: Volume Five continues the series with another collection of chapters from twenty‑three of the top game AI professionals and researchers from around the world. Each chapter includes...

This new edition offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to accomplishing and perfecting a photorealistic look in digital content across visual effects, architectural and product...

Every writer dreams of creating their own game world and telling their own stories. But creating a new game from scratch is different from working on an established franchise. If you’re writing for...

Get Into Game Dev: Tech Interview Tactics is a crash-course on how to pass a game development technical interview. It’s designed to guide intermediate and experienced coders through the depth and...

Cultural Perspectives in Video Game Audio explores the fundamental role of sound – specifically sound effects, music, and voice acting – in video games. This book provides readers with a deeper...