Reading - Foundations of Interactive Game Design

The primary textbooks for the class are:

• Half-Real, Jesper Juul, MIT Press, 2005.
• Chris Crawford on Game Design, Chris Crawford, New Riders, 2003.

Some readings for the class are not found in these texts. These readings are available in digital form from the course website. Directions on accessing these materials will be given in class, and can also be obtained by emailing the TA or the Professor.

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.

• A Theory of Fun for Game Design, Raph Koster, Paraglyph Press, 2005.
• Patterns in Game Design, Staffan Bjork & Jussi Holopainen, Charles River Media, 2005.
• Gender Inclusive Game Design, Sheri Graner Ray, Charles River Media, 2004.
• Game Design: The Art & Business of Creating Games, Bob Bates, Thomson Course Technology, 2004.

The following book is considered to be a classic on computer game design.

• The Art of Computer Game Design, Chris Crawford, 1982.

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: 1/6/2006