Game Development
Don't Wait!: Build Retro Games and Level Up Your Skills
A fun, beginner‑friendly guide to building retro arcade games and boosting your creative confidence.
Learn the basics of building retro‑style arcade games.
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Game Development
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.
Game Development
12 Games of Christmas
Learn to code by creating 12 fun Christmas-themed games, perfect for beginners and festive learning.
Gain hands-on coding experience through themed projects.
Game Design
7-7-7 Rule for Game Design
A practical framework that helps game creators shape mechanics and player experiences with clarity and confidence.
Learn a clear framework for structuring game ideas.
Game Development
Paper to Play in 20 Minutes
A hands-on guide to transforming game ideas into playable prototypes in just 20 minutes, focusing on rapid iteration and creative exploration.
Transform abstract game ideas into testable prototypes quickly.
Game Programming
Game Programming Interview Questions in 20 Minutes
A compact set of practical game‑programming interview questions designed to sharpen your technical thinking before your next big opportunity.
Refresh key game programming concepts quickly and efficiently.
Game Development
Beginner's Guide to Game Animation Programming
Step into the world of game animation programming with clear examples and practical guidance.
Gain a clear understanding of animation programming basics.
Game Production
Game Production in 20 Minutes
A quick, focused guide to the processes, tools, and decision‑making that turn a game idea into a shipped product.
Understand the full lifecycle of a game project.
Game Design
Player Experience Design in 20 Minutes
A concise guide to understanding and shaping the emotional and cognitive journey players experience inside your game.
Learn how players perceive and interpret game systems.
Computers & Technology
Shaders Unchained: Writing Powerful Shaders for Every Platform
Master the art and science of writing high-performance, portable shaders for graphics and compute across all major modern APIs.
Understand the fundamental mathematics and algorithms that power modern shaders.
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Ray-Tracing Pocket Book (Paperback)
A casual, hands-on guide to understanding and experimenting with ray-tracing techniques.
Grasp the core concepts of ray-tracing.
Game Development
Game Animation Programming
Master advanced animation programming concepts including rigs, inverse kinematics, and ragdoll systems.
Understand advanced animation programming concepts.
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