Reading - CMPS 20 - Game Design Experience

This class uses two textbooks, one to help learn the C# programming language, and the other to learn the XNA Game Studio Express environment. They are:

• Learning XNA 3.0, Aaron Reed, O'Reilly, 2008.
  
  
• Programming C# 3.0, 5th Edition, Jesse Liberty, Donald Xie, O'Reilly, 2007 (5th).
  

The following books are considered to be classics on computer game design.

• The Art of Computer Game Design, Chris Crawford, 1982.
• A Theory of Fun for Game Design, Raph Koster, Paraglyph Press, 2005.

UC Santa Cruz has a number of books on game design available in the library, many with full contents available in electronic form, viewable from a Web browser at an on-campus computer.

• Patterns in Game Design, Staffan Bjork & Jussi Holopainen, Charles River Media, 2005.
• Gender Inclusive Game Design, Sheri Graner Ray, Charles River Media, 2004.
• What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee, Palgrave MacMillan, 2003.
• Game Design: The Art & Business of Creating Games, Bob Bates, Thomson Course Technology, 2004.
• Swords & Circuitry: A Designers Guide to Computer Role Playing Games, Neal Halford, Jana Halford, Prima Tech, 2001.
• Character Development and Storytelling for Games, Sheldon Lee, 2004.

There are also a number of e-books on computer game technology in the UC Santa Cruz library, including:

• Beginning DirectX 9, Wendy Jones, Thomson Course Technology, 2004.
• Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX, 2nd ed., Jim Adams, Thomson Course Technology, 2004.

Last modified: 12/9/2008