Reference

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Game Design

• Game Design: Secrets of the Sages
• The Art of Game Design — A Book of Lenses

General Programming

• Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction
• Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice
• Object-Oriented Design and Patterns (Java)

General Game Programming

• Algorithms and Networking for Computer Games
• Core Techniques and Algorithms in Game Programming
• The Inner Product
• Programming Linux Games

Maths and Physics

• Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers

AI Programming

• AI for Game Developers
• AI Game Programming Wisdom

DirectX

• Introduction to 3D Game Programming with DirectX 9
• Managed DirectX 9 Kick Start: Graphics and Game Programming
• Programming Role Playing Games with DirectX

Java

• Killer Game Programming in Java

Mobile Games

• Micro Java Game Development

OpenGL

• OpenGL Programming Guide
• OpenGL Shading Language

PureBasic

• Programming 2D scrolling games
• A beginner's Guide To Computer Programming

SDL

• Focus On SDL

Visual Basic

• Visual Basic Game Programming For Teens