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.
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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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WebGPU Programming Guide: Interactive Graphics & Compute Programming with WebGPU & WGSL
WebGPU Programming Guide: Interactive Graphics & Compute Programming with WebGPU & WGSL (Paperback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point in…
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101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback)
Level up your Blender Python skills with 101 practical scripting projects you can build, tweak, and grow.
Practice Blender scripting with real-world examples.
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WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations
WebGPU and WGSL by Example: Fractals, Image Effects, Ray-Tracing, Procedural Geometry, 2D/3D, Particles, Simulations (Hardback) provides a fresh…
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Deep Learning with Javascript: Example-Based Approach
Deep Learning with Javascript: Example-Based Approach provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tec…
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JavaScript in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series)
JavaScript in 20 Minutes (Coffee Break Series) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
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Foundations of Graphics & Compute - Volume 2: Rendering
Foundations of Graphics & Compute - Volume 2: Rendering (Hardback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas…
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Special Effects Programming with WebGPU
Special Effects Programming with WebGPU (Hardback) provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
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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.
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Kinematics and Dynamics
Kinematics and Dynamics provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
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WebGPU API Games: Practical Guide
WebGPU API Games provides a fresh and engaging entry point into one of the most dynamic areas of modern tech.
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