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Six classic games designed to stimulate the cerebellum, cajole the cortex, and gratify the gray-matter. The latest... more

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  Big Bang Brain Games by Freeverse

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  • Posted:Jan-17-2008

  • cute little nothing game to pass away time and relieve stress.
  • this game is a great game to just play and relieve stress and chill out. its really more for kids but its kind of fun.
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Connect your Playstation Dual Shock and Nintendo 64 joypads to your computer's USB port. All buttons are supported,... more

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  Nintendo 64 / Playstation 2 to PC USB Controller Adapter (Use N64 Controller on PC)

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  • Posted:May-14-2009

  • Guest.'s Review of Nintendo 64 Console
  • N64 better than PS3, Xbox and Wii
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  • Posted:Jan-11-2004

  • nodoubtfun's Review of Nintendo 64 Console
  • Well Nintendo put down every other system at the time cause they used discs and they said load times took too long. Well my N64 games still take a while to load and Look now who finally joins the...
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"Game Design, Second Edition" offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a game gets designed and developed?from the day... more

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Chris Crawford on Game Design is all about the foundational skills behind the design and architecture of a game.... more

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  Chris Crawford on Game Design

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  • A decent read, but teaches little about game design
  • I agree with what most of the other reviewers have said, but I guess I enjoyed it slightly less.
    
    The first thing to know about this book is that you'll learn next to nothing about game...
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  • Worth it for the description of Interactivity alone
  • I agree with some of the other reviewers on this page that Crawford has some very strong opinions. If you disagree with his point of view (that the computer game industry could aim quite a bit...
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As pop culture, games are as important as film or television--but game design has yet to develop a theoretical... more

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  Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals

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  • Posted:May-28-2009

  • Great but limited
  • Rules of Play is an important and great book, but not one that I recommend to most people. If you're looking to get into the games industry, there are better books. If you're casually interested in...
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  • Good Analysis
  • Rules of Play does a great job of looking at videogames as an art form, rather than a hobby, through its analysis' of what constitutes a game, why rules are necessary, the importance of a player's...
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  • Posted:Oct-20-2008

  • Does this book help you to create good/fun games?
  • Simple No. Making games should be fun, playing games should be fun. Why this book makes telling how to create games so academic? When reading this i hope to do something else in every chapter I...
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Authored by Raph Koster, Chief Creative Officer of Sony Online Entertainment, this brilliantly illustrated book is a... more

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  Theory of Fun for Game Design

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  • Posted:Jul-01-2009

  • no such theories as such a theory
  • probably the most intuitive, moving, heart-warming book on game design ever written. sparing us the tedious verbiose prose usually employed to talk about this highly joyful craft that is game...
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  • Posted:Oct-09-2007

  • Self-absorbed designer angst
  • There is actually a theory of fun buried in the book, but the time spent developing the theory is minimal. The rest of the book seems to be all about trying to justify choosing game design as a...
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Designing Virtual Worlds is the most comprehensive treatment of virtual worlddesign to-date from one of the true... more

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  Designing Virtual Worlds

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  • Posted:Jun-27-2007

  • Superb history of Virtual Worlds development
  • Mr. Bartle's writing is precise and his facts carefully researched, even the ones he experienced himself. This is a huge, superbly constructed history of the tools and philosophies developed over...
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21st Century Game Design is not just a book about game design. It?s an answer to two important questions: who are we... more

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  21st Century Game Design (Game Development Series)

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  • Posted:Jan-03-2006

  • Examines how best to design games and tailor them for specific kinds of audiences
  • An even wider audience will be found for Chris Bateman and Richard Boon's 21st Century Game Design, which examines how best to design games and tailor them for specific kinds of audiences. Chapters...
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Steve Swink,Paperback, English-language edition,Pages:376,Pub by Elsevier Science & Technology Books more

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Immerse yourself in crisp, consistent surround sound while watching movies or playing games with the Logitech X-530... more

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  Logitech PC multimedia home theater speaker system

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  • Posted:Oct-25-2008

  • Great bang for your buck
  • These speakers blow my house out. The sub is intense; very powerful and the 5 surround sound speakers are so clear! When the speakers are turned up high, the sound does not crack and the decibel...
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  • Posted:Apr-28-2008

  • You get what you pay for
  • I purchased these speakers over a year ago, impressed with their price and with their advertised features. I had just purchased a 5.1 surround sound card, and was eager to have a set of...
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  • Posted:Sep-22-2007

  • Logitech X-530 70 Watt 5.1 Surround Soud Speaker Review
  • They are good for the price although the item does not have to option to control each individual speak to adjust for personal preference per sjow. There is only one volume control for all. However,...
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The LaCie FireWire Speakers combine the industrial design of Neil Poulton and superb digital audio technology. A... more

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  LaCie FireWire Speakers - 2.0 PC Multimedia Speake

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  • Great little speakers
  • Bought these for my daughter's macbook and she said installation was easy and fast. She says they sound great out of the box and since they are firewire powered she can take them outside or along...
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  • Posted:Dec-26-2008

  • Work for about 8 months
  • The sound is great until they suddenly die. Have owned 2 sets of these. The first one died in less time than the second set. Will not buy ever again. Way too expensive for such a short life...
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  • Posted:Mar-02-2008

  • LaCie, like Apple, puts a premium on good design. You don't have to look further than LaCie's Porsche-designed hard drives to see this in action. So when LaCie set about making these FireWire...
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With its unique design, and exciting options, the SRS-D21X 2.1 multimedia speaker system truly enhances your music or... more

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  Sony SRS-D21X 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System

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  • Good but not great
  • I bought these off a friend for $20 to use on my laptop computer.
    At first I was a little disapointed by the lack of power (the satellite speakers are just 2 watts each, the subwoofer is 20...
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  • only one problem
  • The only problem with these speakers is that the plug in to my lap top is in the front of the computer. It is a speaker plug in. Would have been better to have plug in as USB or something else....
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Full bass. Compact design. Connect these speakers to your PC and enjoy full, balanced audio on all your games,... more

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  Logitech LS21 2.1 Stereo Speaker System

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  • The Logitech LS21 is a stereo PC speaker system with two satellite speakers and a subwoofer. The sound it creates is well suited to small rooms, as mid-bass and treble are prominent. In larger...
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Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition is a revision of the classic that you have been waiting for! This is a... more

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  Game Architecture and Design: A New Edition

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  • Not what I expected but certainly worth the effort.
  • I began reading this book expecting to learn something about game programming and architecture but what I came out with was less about programming and specific technical advice (though there was...
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  • Posted:Sep-13-2006

  • I don't recommend this book
  • I think it can be a waste of money and time. This book is completely useless and after read it cover to cover I do not know more than before. The authors often lose plenty of time talking about...
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  • Posted:Jan-30-2004

  • First printing of this book contains an impotant misprint.
  • Figure 17.18 is missing in this book. There is a Figure 17.18 but it is the same with Figure 17.17. Said differently, the Figure 17.18 is overwritten by Figure 17.17.
    I think Figure 17.18 is...
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Written by Computer Scientist Andre' LaMothe, the world's best selling game programming author, The Black Art of... more

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  The Black Art of Video Game Console Design

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  • Great potential, but ruined by errors
  • The Black Art of Video Game Console Design has enormous potential, spanning a massive amount of material from the physics of basic electronics all the way through the implementation of custom...
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  • A monumental work, but beware!
  • Andre LaMothe is an amazing guy, no question about it. He tends to write huge books, and the amount of material he fits into them is superlative. He's obviously got a passion for what he does, and...
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Game Design: A Practical Approach is written for new game designers, practicing designers, and serious gamers wanting... more

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  Game Design: A Practical Approach (Game Development Series)

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  • Very good..and complete
  • Gave me a head start on game design...I make cell phone games..Also goes into detail in concol and mmorpgs
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Get ready to conquer the basics of building a strong level or mod for your games. "Beginning Game Level Design"... more

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  Beginning Game Level Design (Premier Press Game Development)

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  • good but could have been great
  • This book makes the same mistake most every other book does having to do with game design in that the author assumes the reader has never played a video game before and spends the first few...
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How often have you heard "anyone can design a game?" While it seems likean easy job, game ideas are cheap and... more

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  Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design

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  • Posted:Sep-22-2005

  • Came in well
  • The book was great in condition and looked new and it came in fast like promissed.
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  • Describes more than Explains
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    This book is enjoyable for anyone interested in computer game design. However, enjoyable and illuminating are two different things. Beginning with the obviously misguided analysis that...
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  • Review: Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams On Game Design
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From the initial blue-sky sessions to pitching for a green light, Deborah Todd uses creative exercises and examples... more

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  Game Design: From Blue Sky to Green Light

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  • Behind the Scenes in the Game Industry
  • This book won't teach you how to design games, but what it will do - and what it does very well - is to give you an insight into what the Games Industry is really like. The lifestyle, terminology,...
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The Game Design Reader is a one-of-a-kind collection on game design and criticism, from classic scholarly essays to... more

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  The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology

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  • Thoughtful
  • This book collects a wide variety of critical thought on game design and the theory of games. As the subtitle states, it's a nice companion to "Rules of Play", but "Rules of Play" is by no means...
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Are you looking for practical, ready-to-use ideas to help you design more innovative and unique video games? David... more

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  David Perry on Game Design: A Brainstorming ToolBox

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  • Pretty Good
  • The book was pretty good I would have liked to see more on game balancing. The book has a lot about story background, characters, list and lists of names of things, great exercises but I was...
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A great reference tool, this title offers a complete look at Adobe's new design software, Adobe In-Design 3.0.... more

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  Adobe InDesign CS-Design Professional

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  • Good Book
  • I did get something out of this book, but not all that I thought I would. I'm not sure what direction I should go in to find out what type of information I want.
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  • a decent book that takes a little time to get used to
  • I bought this for a college class. The way it is divided into "lessons" is different from what I was used to. The projects on the CD helped me learn this program. Taking the time to read the...
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  Character Design for Mobile Devices

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  • Deceptive title, but still a good book
  • Judging by the cover of this book, which features numerous sprites from old 8 & 16-bit consoles, it's hard to tell what this has to do with character design or mobile devices. In actuality, "mobile...
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  Introduction to Video Game Design and Development with Student CD

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  • More history than details on development
  • This book was very informative for someone who knew nothing about video games. If you are more interested in the actual development of a game, I would recommend buying a different book. Most of...
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  • Here I come a gaming
  • This was bought for an Independent Study for one of our High School Students who is intereted in game design.
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Working on a project for most 3D artists means hitting the keyboard first without ever touching a pencil. But in the... more

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  Design First for 3D Artists

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  • Great starting point!
  • Not for advanced users, this book explains very thoroughly how and where to begin in the 3D modeling world, with a pencil and paper.
    It begins with drawing basic shapes on paper.
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  • Not too interesting for the experienced
  • The book has a very simple and clear way to describe what 3D design is about. It takes a simple project and teaches how to design it from scratch using basic design elements and explains how to...
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  Level Design for Games: Creating Compelling Game Experiences (New Riders Games)

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  • Not perfect, but pretty much the best around
  • As an experienced game developer, I found "Level Design for Games" to be a refreshing change, focusing as it does on real world level documentation, from brainstorming, to paper maps, to...
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The reproduction of nature via computer has fascinated scientists in computer graphics and artists, ever since... more

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  Digital Design of Nature: Computer Generated Plants and Organics (X.media.publishing)

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  • The first good review of this subject
  • This book is structured very much like a research paper with a review of alternative biological tree modelling methods before presenting the image based algorithm of their own.
    
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Basic Game Design and Creation teaches novices (8-80) how to create ten different games ? no programming required.... more

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  Basic Game Design & Creation for Fun & Learning (Game Development Series).Book & CD-ROM.

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  • Good starting book to learn GameMaker
  • I bought this book for my kid to learn GameMaker. A very good book for beginners.
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  • Book VB
  • The book did finally arrive 3-weeks after school began., which at that point it was not help to me. It did arrive in good condition as stated, but the shipping was ridiculous. I would not order...
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  Game Character Design Complete: Using 3ds Max 8 and Adobe Photoshop CS2

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  • Book Falls Short of Being 'Complete'
  • Low poly modeling is certainly a technique that warrants discussion. Unfortunately, this book glazes over many of the important steps that readers want/need to know in taking the process from...
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  • Basic 3D character design book
  • This book does what it says it does: It explains you how to model a character, how to texture it and how to animate it using the character studio plugin. I would have left the word "Complete" from...
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