Game/Level Design books

[Kilrogg]

I have a $250 Amazon.com gift certificate and no idea what to buy. I've made some BF2 levels and very much enjoyed it and am looking to get deeper into level design so I was wondering if you fine people had suggestions as to what game/level design related books to buy.

I already have http://www.amazon.ca/Mapping-Modding-Ha ... 53?ie=UTF8

and

http://www.amazon.ca/Level-Design-Games ... 53?ie=UTF8

in my cart.

I'm not looking specifically for HL2 or Unreal or w/e, anything you can think of even if it's not necessarily about level design. As long as they're good game-design books .

Thanks.

[Fletch]

I would also look into some general Design and Architecture books. A good handle of spatial design and architecture styles will go a long way. Plus they make nice coffee table books.

[Bic-B@ll]

http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Table-Book/dp/190103304X

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... 2&Itemid=2

[Kilrogg]

Nice thanks

[Polaris]

I already have http://www.amazon.ca/Mapping-Modding-Ha ... 53?ie=UTF8

When did this come out?

[e-freak]

is this THE modding HL2 book by...

[Izuno]

I already have http://www.amazon.ca/Mapping-Modding-Ha ... 53?ie=UTF8

When did this come out?

He said in his cart. So I don't think he has it yet.

[Polaris]

[Bic-B@ll]

Availability: This item has not yet been released. You may order it now and we will ship it to you when it arrives. Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.

[blackdog]

Bumping this.

Xmas is close, and as a person that doesn't care at all but has people asking what I would like to get, is there any good game dev/game design/level design book you would suggest? I have a couple in my wishlist: http://amzn.eu/aEZ2Q75
but I'm not sure if they are (still) relevant, good/worth the money.

Suggestions welcome

[Radu]

http://worldofleveldesign.com/store.php

[Vilham]

15 hours ago, blackdog said:

Bumping this.

Xmas is close, and as a person that doesn't care at all but has people asking what I would like to get, is there any good game dev/game design/level design book you would suggest? I have a couple in my wishlist: http://amzn.eu/aEZ2Q75
but I'm not sure if they are (still) relevant, good/worth the money.

Suggestions welcome

Basically there is only one good design book I have read/seen.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=The+Design+of+Everyday+Things&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MLS0TE5S4gIxM_IsTc0NtQQcS0sy8otC8p3y87P983IqAR7ro-QrAAAA

[Sentura]

6 minutes ago, Vilham said:

Basically there is only one good design book I have read/seen.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=The+Design+of+Everyday+Things&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3MLS0TE5S4gIxM_IsTc0NtQQcS0sy8otC8p3y87P983IqAR7ro-QrAAAA

... and the sequel!

http://www.jnd.org/books/the-design-of-future-things.html

[blackdog]

So you're saying there's not really any book that is fundamental more specifically for game/level design?

I mean I know it's a craft that brings several disciples together, and you get better only by practicing, but from the different talks I've seen or articles I've read, I thought there was starting to be some sort of literature, especially now that they do uni game dev courses.

Dont get me wrong, I know I would enjoy reading what you linked

[FrieChamp]

https://www.amazon.de/Universal-Principles-Design-Revised-Updated/dp/1592535879/ref=sr_1_1

http://www.hourences.com/product/the-hows-and-whys-of-level-design-2/