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🎮 Video Game Design

Books that unpack the art and science of building interactive experiences, from level architecture and mechanics to player psychology and iterative prototyping.
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
Level Up! Summary
Level Up! 93%
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
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
Designing Games Summary
Designing Games 92%
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
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
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels Summary
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels 92%
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
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
The Game Maker's Apprentice Summary
The Game Maker's Apprentice 91%
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 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 Design Workshop Summary
Game Design Workshop 91%
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
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
A Game Design Vocabulary Summary
A Game Design Vocabulary 91%
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
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
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design Summary
A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 91%
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
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
Think Like a Game Designer Summary
Think Like a Game Designer 91%
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
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
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary
Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 91%
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
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
The Art of Game Design Summary
The Art of Game Design 91%
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
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
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 90%
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
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
Game Mechanics Summary
Game Mechanics 90%
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
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
Masters of Doom Summary
Masters of Doom 90%
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
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
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 90%
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
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
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary
Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 90%
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
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
Press Reset Summary
Press Reset 90%
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
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
Educational Game Design Fundamentals Summary
Educational Game Design Fundamentals 90%
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
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
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Summary
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design 90%
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
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
Game Programming Patterns Summary
Game Programming Patterns 90%
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
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
Play to Learn Summary
Play to Learn 90%
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
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
Gamification by Design Summary
Gamification by Design 90%
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
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
Walden and Other Writings Summary
Walden and Other Writings 89%
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
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
One Up Summary
One Up 89%
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
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
The Board Game Designer's Guide Summary
The Board Game Designer's Guide 89%
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
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
The Gamer's Brain Summary
The Gamer's Brain 89%
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
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
Unboxed Summary
Unboxed 89%
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
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
Glued to Games Summary
Glued to Games 89%
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
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
Silent Hill Summary
Silent Hill 89%
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
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
A Composer's Guide to Game Music Summary
A Composer's Guide to Game Music 89%
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
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
Lost in a Good Game Summary
Lost in a Good Game 89%
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
Refactoring UI
by Adam Wathan • 2018
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
4.65
2k+
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy
Refactoring UI Summary
Refactoring UI 88%
Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.
by Adam Wathan 2018
4.65
2k+ ratings
🎨 UI Design🧩 Design Systems📐 Visual Hierarchy
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
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 88%
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
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 88%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles
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
Play Anything Summary
Play Anything 88%
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
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
Eurogames Summary
Eurogames 88%
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
HTML and CSS
by Jon Duckett • 2011
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
4.30
5k+
🌐 Web Design🖥️ Frontend Development⚖️ Web Standards
HTML and CSS Summary
HTML and CSS 88%
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
by Jon Duckett 2011
4.30
5k+ ratings
🌐 Web Design🖥️ Frontend Development⚖️ Web Standards
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction
by Karl M. Kapp • 2012
Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.
3.83
305
🧱 Instructional Design🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary
The Gamification of Learning and Instruction 88%
Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.
by Karl M. Kapp 2012
3.83
305 ratings
🧱 Instructional Design🎮 Game-Based Learning🧠 Intrinsic Motivation
Design Systems Handbook
by DesignBetter.co • 2019
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
3.92
153
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Design Systems Handbook Summary
Design Systems Handbook 88%
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
by DesignBetter.co 2019
3.92
153 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Console Wars
by Blake J. Harris • 2014
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
3.97
12k+
🎮 Video Game Industry⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting
Console Wars Summary
Console Wars 88%
A toy exec and a blue hedgehog briefly unseated Nintendo. The real fight was inside the company.
by Blake J. Harris 2014
3.97
12k+ ratings
🎮 Video Game Industry⚔️ Business Rivalries🥊 Corporate Infighting
For the Win
by Kevin Werbach • 2012
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
3.75
1k+
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology
For the Win Summary
For the Win 88%
Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.
by Kevin Werbach 2012
3.75
1k+ ratings
🎮 Gamification Design⚙️ Game Mechanics🧠 Motivation Psychology
The Multiplayer Classroom
by Lee Sheldon • 2011
Your syllabus is a game design document. Here is how to write it, no computers required.
3.83
224
🎮 Gamification🎲 Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design
The Multiplayer Classroom Summary
The Multiplayer Classroom 88%
Your syllabus is a game design document. Here is how to write it, no computers required.
by Lee Sheldon 2011
3.83
224 ratings
🎮 Gamification🎲 Game-Based Learning📐 Instructional Design
Creative Selection
by Ken Kocienda • 2018
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
4.05
5k+
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping
Creative Selection Summary
Creative Selection 88%
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
by Ken Kocienda 2018
4.05
5k+ ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 88%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation
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
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken 88%
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
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
Your Move Summary
Your Move 88%
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
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 88%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design
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
Play Nice Summary
Play Nice 88%
$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
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5)
by Jamie Chan • 2015
Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.
4.06
142
🌐 Web Development🖥️ Frontend Engineering🛠️ Learn By Doing
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5) Summary
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5) 88%
Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.
by Jamie Chan 2015
4.06
142 ratings
🌐 Web Development🖥️ Frontend Engineering🛠️ Learn By Doing
Smashing WordPress
by Thord Daniel Hedengren • 2010
Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.
3.76
247
🛠️ Wordpress Development🎨 Theme Building🔌 Plugin Development
Smashing WordPress Summary
Smashing WordPress 88%
Take WordPress beyond blogging with themes, custom post types, and the loop for any site.
by Thord Daniel Hedengren 2010
3.76
247 ratings
🛠️ Wordpress Development🎨 Theme Building🔌 Plugin Development
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 88%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
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