Game Development Essentials: An Introduction

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Summary: Great book very informative!
Review: I highly recommend this book. I love gaming and I haven't seen another book as thorough or well written as this one! This lady is tops in her field!

Antonio Pontarelli

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Summary: Required Reading (literally)
Review: I teach Survey of the Game Industry, Game Design & Game Play, and Project Management at the Art Institute of California: Orange County. Being a frugal person myself, I have not required my students purchase a textbook for any of my classes until now. Ms. Novak's book has become the single source of required reading for ALL 3 of my classes. Breezy, intelligent, and designed from the first sentence as an instructional tool, you will learn a great deal about the game industry from it. I could not possibly recommend this book any higher than to commit my classes to it.

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Summary: Covers just about everything
Review: This book is as good an introduction to the game development process as I have come across. Incredibly current, peppered with wonderful interviews and comments from major professionals in the field. I especially like the CD-ROM which includes a wealth of demos and development tools.