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🎒 Indie Game Development

Inside the world of small-team and solo game creators who craft inventive, personal experiences outside the AAA studio system.
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
by Jason Schreier • 2017
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
4.20
25k+
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 90%
Behind the scenes of Destiny, Diablo, and Stardew Valley: chaos, crunch, and last-minute saves.
by Jason Schreier 2017
4.20
25k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🎬 Behind The Scenes📰 Tech Journalism🎨 Creative Process🛠️ Labor Practices
The Game Maker's Apprentice
by Jacob Habgood • 2006
Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.
3.94
148
🎮 Game Development Basics🕹️ 2D Game Creation🧩 Drag And Drop Coding🎨 Game Design For Beginners🏗️ Level Design
The Game Maker's Apprentice Summary
The Game Maker's Apprentice 90%
Build games without writing code: a visual logic system that teaches design as you go.
by Jacob Habgood 2006
3.94
148 ratings
🎮 Game Development Basics🕹️ 2D Game Creation🧩 Drag And Drop Coding🎨 Game Design For Beginners🏗️ Level Design
Think Like a Game Designer
by Justin Gary • 2018
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
4.01
184
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking🔧 Rapid Prototyping🧠 Player Psychology
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer 89%
A repeatable design loop that turns raw ideas into tested, publishable games, no genius required.
by Justin Gary 2018
4.01
184 ratings
🎮 Game Design🎨 Creative Industries💡 Design Thinking🔧 Rapid Prototyping🧠 Player Psychology
Level Up!
by Scott Rogers • 2010
The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.
4.09
1k+
🎮 Video Game Development🛠️ Practical Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics📖 Game Storytelling🗺️ Level Design
Level Up! Summary
Level Up! 89%
The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.
by Scott Rogers 2010
4.09
1k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Development🛠️ Practical Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics📖 Game Storytelling🗺️ Level Design
Press Reset
by Jason Schreier • 2021
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
4.05
8k+
🎮 Video Game Industry🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture📉 Job Precarity🎭 Art Vs Commerce
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 89%
Why game developers lose their jobs after shipping hit games, and who profits.
by Jason Schreier 2021
4.05
8k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🛠️ Tech Labor⏰ Crunch Culture📉 Job Precarity🎭 Art Vs Commerce
A Game Design Vocabulary
by Anna Anthropy • 2013
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
3.94
134
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 88%
The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.
by Anna Anthropy 2013
3.94
134 ratings
📗 Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Game Systems🧠 Player Experience📖 Emergent Narrative
Game Design Workshop
by Tracy Fullerton • 2008
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
4.11
513
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🌱 Emergent Gameplay
Game Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 88%
The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.
by Tracy Fullerton 2008
4.11
513 ratings
🎮 Game Design📐 Rapid Prototyping🔄 Iterative Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🌱 Emergent Gameplay
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design
by Ralph Koster • 2004
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
3.90
3k+
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 88%
Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.
by Ralph Koster 2004
3.90
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Learning Through Games⚙️ Game Mechanics🧩 Player Psychology
Masters of Doom
by David Kushner • 2003
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
4.30
20k+
🎮 Video Game History🕹️ Game Development🚀 Tech Startups🤝 Creative Partnerships💻 Hacker Ethos
Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom 88%
Two coders, one lake house, and the game that turned office workers into after-hours warriors.
by David Kushner 2003
4.30
20k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game History🕹️ Game Development🚀 Tech Startups🤝 Creative Partnerships💻 Hacker Ethos
The Board Game Designer's Guide
by Joe Slack • 2017
Design the feeling first. A four-step cycle that turns a rough prototype into a hit.
3.71
82
🎲 Board Game Design🔄 Iterative Design😄 Player Experience✂️ Prototyping🧪 Playtesting
The Board Game Designer's Guide Summary
The Board Game Designer's Guide 88%
Design the feeling first. A four-step cycle that turns a rough prototype into a hit.
by Joe Slack 2017
3.71
82 ratings
🎲 Board Game Design🔄 Iterative Design😄 Player Experience✂️ Prototyping🧪 Playtesting
One Up
by Joost van Dreunen • 2020
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
4.13
213
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries👾 Game Developers
One Up Summary
One Up 88%
Three transformations in four decades, and each one rewarded strategy over creative genius.
by Joost van Dreunen 2020
4.13
213 ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🏗️ Platform Economics📡 Digital Disruption🎨 Creative Industries👾 Game Developers
Designing Games
by Tynan Sylvester • 2013
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
4.47
517
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 88%
Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.
by Tynan Sylvester 2013
4.47
517 ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🔗 Systems Thinking📖 Narrative Design
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices
by John P. Doran • 2017
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
3.90
20
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 88%
Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.
by John P. Doran 2017
3.90
20 ratings
🎮 Game Development🧩 Design Patterns🧹 Clean Code🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 88%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
🎮 Game Writing📖 Interactive Storytelling📐 Story Structure🧑 Character Arcs🏛️ Mythic Structure
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
by Mike Selinker • 2011
Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.
4.06
645
🎲 Board Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🔬 Playtesting🧠 Player Psychology🛠️ Prototyping
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Summary
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design 87%
Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.
by Mike Selinker 2011
4.06
645 ratings
🎲 Board Game Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🔬 Playtesting🧠 Player Psychology🛠️ Prototyping
The Kickstarter Handbook
by Don Steinberg • 2012
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
3.74
133
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
The Kickstarter Handbook Summary
The Kickstarter Handbook 87%
Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.
by Don Steinberg 2012
3.74
133 ratings
🎯 Crowdfunding💡 Creative Entrepreneurship👥 Audience Building📢 Media Outreach🎬 Video Marketing
The Art of Game Design
by Jesse Schell • 2008
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
4.39
3k+
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design 87%
Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.
by Jesse Schell 2008
4.39
3k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🧠 Player Psychology🔄 Iterative Design🌊 Flow Theory🌍 World-Building
Unboxed
by Gordon Calleja • 2022
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
3.46
13
🎲 Board Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Play Theory📖 Analog Revival🔍 Phenomenology
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed 87%
Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.
by Gordon Calleja 2022
3.46
13 ratings
🎲 Board Game Design📚 Game Studies🧠 Play Theory📖 Analog Revival🔍 Phenomenology
Persuasive Games
by Ian Bogost • 2007
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
3.84
360
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory🎲 Game Design Theory📱 Digital Media Criticism
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 87%
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
by Ian Bogost 2007
3.84
360 ratings
🎮 Game Studies📺 Media Theory📜 Rhetorical Theory🎲 Game Design Theory📱 Digital Media Criticism
Silent Hill
by Bernard Perron • 2006
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
3.65
253
🎮 Survival Horror Games📚 Game Studies🧠 Psychological Horror👹 Monster Symbolism🔊 Game Sound Design
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill 87%
Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.
by Bernard Perron 2006
3.65
253 ratings
🎮 Survival Horror Games📚 Game Studies🧠 Psychological Horror👹 Monster Symbolism🔊 Game Sound Design
Start Small, Stay Small
by Rob Walling • 2010
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
3.95
2k+
💰 Bootstrapping🎯 Niche Markets🚀 Lean Startup✅ Idea Validation📣 Audience Building
Start Small, Stay Small Summary
Start Small, Stay Small 87%
Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.
by Rob Walling 2010
3.95
2k+ ratings
💰 Bootstrapping🎯 Niche Markets🚀 Lean Startup✅ Idea Validation📣 Audience Building
Educational Game Design Fundamentals
by George Kalmpourtzis • 2018
Most educational games fail because they forget the play. The design framework that fixes that.
4.31
45
🎮 Game Design🎓 Educational Games🧲 Intrinsic Motivation🧠 Learning Theory🌊 Flow State
Educational Game Design Fundamentals Summary
Educational Game Design Fundamentals 87%
Most educational games fail because they forget the play. The design framework that fixes that.
by George Kalmpourtzis 2018
4.31
45 ratings
🎮 Game Design🎓 Educational Games🧲 Intrinsic Motivation🧠 Learning Theory🌊 Flow State
Play Anything
by Ian Bogost • 2016
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
3.17
572
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything 87%
Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.
by Ian Bogost 2016
3.17
572 ratings
🎲 Philosophy Of Games🔗 Creative Constraints🔄 Anti-Self-Help😶 Critique Of Happiness🔍 Deep Engagement
Punk Rock Etiquette
by Travis Nichols • 2008
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
3.75
123
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture🎙️ Home Recording🚐 Touring
Punk Rock Etiquette Summary
Punk Rock Etiquette 87%
Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.
by Travis Nichols 2008
3.75
123 ratings
🎸 Indie Music🔧 Diy Ethos🤘 Punk Subculture🎙️ Home Recording🚐 Touring
Walden and Other Writings
by Henry David Thoreau • 1854
How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.
3.95
5k+
🧩 Game Design🎲 Tabletop Games🧠 Player Psychology💡 Intuitive Design⏳ Game Pacing
Walden and Other Writings Summary
Walden and Other Writings 87%
How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.
by Henry David Thoreau 1854
3.95
5k+ ratings
🧩 Game Design🎲 Tabletop Games🧠 Player Psychology💡 Intuitive Design⏳ Game Pacing
Game Programming Patterns
by Robert Nystrom • 2011
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
4.49
2k+
🎮 Game Programming🧩 Design Patterns🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization🔗 Decoupling
Game Programming Patterns Summary
Game Programming Patterns 87%
The programming patterns that make game code resilient to change, and the ones that don't.
by Robert Nystrom 2011
4.49
2k+ ratings
🎮 Game Programming🧩 Design Patterns🏗️ Software Architecture⚡ Performance Optimization🔗 Decoupling
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools
by David Lightbown • 2015
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
4.13
16
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 87%
Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.
by David Lightbown 2015
4.13
16 ratings
🛠️ Game Development Tools🖼️ User Interface Design👥 User-Centered Design🔍 Usability Testing🧠 Cognitive Design
Play to Learn
by Sharon Boller • 2017
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
3.95
42
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn 86%
The step-by-step playbook for designing learning games that slash training time and boost retention.
by Sharon Boller 2017
3.95
42 ratings
🎮 Game Design🛠️ Instructional Design🎲 Game-Based Learning🎯 Serious Games🏢 Corporate Training
Game Mechanics
by Ernest Adams • 2012
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
4.12
185
🕹️ Game Systems Design📊 Internal Economies🏗️ Design Patterns🌊 Emergent Gameplay⚖️ Game Balance
Game Mechanics Summary
Game Mechanics 86%
Visualize your game's economy, simulate rival strategies, and nail the balance before you ship.
by Ernest Adams 2012
4.12
185 ratings
🕹️ Game Systems Design📊 Internal Economies🏗️ Design Patterns🌊 Emergent Gameplay⚖️ Game Balance
Everything I Know
by Paul Jarvis • 2013
Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.
3.72
802
🎨 Creative Business🏡 Indie Business🔨 Meaningful Work🐌 Anti-Hustle🎯 Creative Process
Everything I Know Summary
Everything I Know 86%
Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.
by Paul Jarvis 2013
3.72
802 ratings
🎨 Creative Business🏡 Indie Business🔨 Meaningful Work🐌 Anti-Hustle🎯 Creative Process
Eurogames
by Stewart Woods • 2012
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
3.78
137
🎓 Game Studies🎲 Board Game Culture📐 Game Design Theory🧠 Player Psychology📜 Game History
Eurogames Summary
Eurogames 86%
Postwar Germany rejected war games and invented a genre where elegance matters more than conquest.
by Stewart Woods 2012
3.78
137 ratings
🎓 Game Studies🎲 Board Game Culture📐 Game Design Theory🧠 Player Psychology📜 Game History
Gamers at Work
by Morgan Ramsay • 2012
Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.
3.69
138
🎮 Game Industry🚀 Tech Startups🎙️ Founder Interviews🏢 Company Culture🎨 Creative Business
Gamers at Work Summary
Gamers at Work 86%
Atari, EA, Blizzard, Valve: the founders reveal the near-death moments behind gaming's biggest hits.
by Morgan Ramsay 2012
3.69
138 ratings
🎮 Game Industry🚀 Tech Startups🎙️ Founder Interviews🏢 Company Culture🎨 Creative Business
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
by Robert Rodríguez • 1995
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
4.19
6k+
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints💰 Bootstrapping📚 Self-Education
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player Summary
Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker with $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player 86%
$7,000, no crew: a 23-year-old's diary of shooting a feature in Mexico and breaking into Hollywood.
by Robert Rodríguez 1995
4.19
6k+ ratings
🎬 Independent Filmmaking📹 Guerilla Filmmaking🔗 Creative Constraints💰 Bootstrapping📚 Self-Education
The Gamer's Brain
by Celia Hodent • 2017
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
4.29
231
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load💎 Intrinsic Motivation🔬 User Research
The Gamer's Brain Summary
The Gamer's Brain 86%
Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.
by Celia Hodent 2017
4.29
231 ratings
🎮 Game Ux🧠 Player Psychology🧩 Cognitive Load💎 Intrinsic Motivation🔬 User Research
Your Move
by Jonathan Kay • 2019
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
3.57
324
🎲 Game Studies🧩 Board Game Design💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Group Dynamics🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
Your Move Summary
Your Move 86%
Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.
by Jonathan Kay 2019
3.57
324 ratings
🎲 Game Studies🧩 Board Game Design💰 Behavioral Economics👥 Group Dynamics🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
Our Noise
by John Cook • 2009
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
4.05
1k+
🎸 Indie Record Labels🎶 Indie Rock History🏗️ Diy Music Scenes🎨 Artist-First Business👢 Bootstrapping
Our Noise Summary
Our Noise 86%
When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.
by John Cook 2009
4.05
1k+ ratings
🎸 Indie Record Labels🎶 Indie Rock History🏗️ Diy Music Scenes🎨 Artist-First Business👢 Bootstrapping
The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide
by John Sonmez • 2017
One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.
4.02
1k+
💼 Software Careers🚪 Breaking Into Tech🎯 Technical Interviews⌨️ Learning To Code🧪 Software Testing
The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide Summary
The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide 86%
One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.
by John Sonmez 2017
4.02
1k+ ratings
💼 Software Careers🚪 Breaking Into Tech🎯 Technical Interviews⌨️ Learning To Code🧪 Software Testing
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020
by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner • 2020
Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.
4.10
158
🎮 Esports Industry🕹️ Gaming Culture🔧 Modding Communities👩 Women In Gaming📺 Sports Media
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 Summary
This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 86%
Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.
by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner 2020
4.10
158 ratings
🎮 Esports Industry🕹️ Gaming Culture🔧 Modding Communities👩 Women In Gaming📺 Sports Media
Gamification by Design
by Gabe Zichermann • 2011
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
3.65
490
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 86%
Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.
by Gabe Zichermann 2011
3.65
490 ratings
🎮 Gamification⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Player Motivation🔬 Behavioral Design🌊 Flow Psychology
Your Music and People
by Derek Sivers • 2020
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
4.40
612
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing🤝 Networking🗣️ People Skills
Your Music and People Summary
Your Music and People 86%
Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.
by Derek Sivers 2020
4.40
612 ratings
🎵 Music Business🎨 Creative Careers🎯 Niche Marketing🤝 Networking🗣️ People Skills
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
by Winifred Phillips • 2014
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
4.21
175
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music 86%
Game music bends to the player. The craft, technology, and business behind interactive scores.
by Winifred Phillips 2014
4.21
175 ratings
🎮 Game Music Composition🎧 Interactive Audio🔄 Adaptive Music💻 Music Technology💼 Music Business
Glued to Games
by Scott Rigby • 2011
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
4.00
111
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation📚 Self-Determination Theory⚠️ Game Addiction
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games 86%
Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.
by Scott Rigby 2011
4.00
111 ratings
🎮 Video Game Psychology🕹️ Game Design Theory🧠 Player Motivation📚 Self-Determination Theory⚠️ Game Addiction
Lost in a Good Game
by Pete Etchells • 2019
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
3.72
752
🎮 Video Game Psychology⏳ Screen Time Research🌐 Digital Culture🧩 Gaming Motivation🧠 Gaming And Cognition
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game 86%
The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.
by Pete Etchells 2019
3.72
752 ratings
🎮 Video Game Psychology⏳ Screen Time Research🌐 Digital Culture🧩 Gaming Motivation🧠 Gaming And Cognition
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
4.06
2k+
🤖 Systems Thinking🎨 Creative Process🧭 Creative Orientation🏗️ Life Design💡 Design Thinking
The Path of Least Resistance Summary
The Path of Least Resistance 86%
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989
4.06
2k+ ratings
🤖 Systems Thinking🎨 Creative Process🧭 Creative Orientation🏗️ Life Design💡 Design Thinking
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
4.18
11k+
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking🔄 Iterative Design📋 Project Workflow
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 86%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ ratings
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking🔄 Iterative Design📋 Project Workflow
Reality Is Broken
by Jane McGonigal • 2010
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
3.79
8k+
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken 86%
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
by Jane McGonigal 2010
3.79
8k+ ratings
🎮 Game Design🕹️ Gamification🌞 Positive Psychology🧠 Collective Intelligence🌊 Flow Psychology
The Clean Coder
by Robert C. Martin • 2011
A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.
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💼 Developer Conduct🔨 Software Craftsmanship💎 Code Quality🧪 Automated Testing⏰ Time Management
The Clean Coder Summary
The Clean Coder 86%
A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.
by Robert C. Martin 2011
4.26
9k+ ratings
💼 Developer Conduct🔨 Software Craftsmanship💎 Code Quality🧪 Automated Testing⏰ Time Management
How Not to Make a Short Film
by Roberta Marie Munroe • 2009
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
3.67
492
🎬 Indie Filmmaking💰 Microbudget Filmmaking🎞️ Short Films🏆 Film Festivals🚫 Avoiding Cliches
How Not to Make a Short Film Summary
How Not to Make a Short Film 86%
The Sundance programmer's playbook for making a short film that festivals actually want to see.
by Roberta Marie Munroe 2009
3.67
492 ratings
🎬 Indie Filmmaking💰 Microbudget Filmmaking🎞️ Short Films🏆 Film Festivals🚫 Avoiding Cliches
Play Nice
by Jason Schreier • 2024
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
4.16
7k+
🎮 Video Game Industry🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories⏰ Crunch Culture⚠️ Workplace Misconduct
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice 86%
$80 million and seven years for a game that never shipped: the unraveling of Blizzard Entertainment.
by Jason Schreier 2024
4.16
7k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry🏢 Corporate Culture💻 Tech Company Histories⏰ Crunch Culture⚠️ Workplace Misconduct
Feck Perfuction
by James Victore • 2019
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
4.04
2k+
🎨 Creative Process🚫 Anti-Perfectionism💪 Embracing Failure🎭 Authentic Expression🧨 Breaking Rules
Feck Perfuction Summary
Feck Perfuction 86%
Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.
by James Victore 2019
4.04
2k+ ratings
🎨 Creative Process🚫 Anti-Perfectionism💪 Embracing Failure🎭 Authentic Expression🧨 Breaking Rules
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