books released in 2011 in Game Programming

Gamification by Design: Implementing Game Mechanics in Web and Mobile Apps by Gabe Zichermann

What do Foursquare, Nike, and Groupon have in common? These websites and many others use game mechanics and game design to deliver a sticky, viral ...

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Building IOS Games: Develop and Design by James Sugrue

Mobile-app development, and mobile-game-app development in particular, is attracting developers with the promise of a large and growing user base and ginormous unit sales. For ...

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Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories by Josiah Lebowitz

What really makes a video game story interactive? What's the best way to create an interactive story? How much control should players be given ...

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Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0: Learn Programming Now! by Rob Miles

Now you can build your own games for your Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7, or Windows-based PC-as you learn the underlying concepts for computer programming ...

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Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity by Sue Blackman

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