LibGuides: Animation and Game Arts: Gaming

Selected Books on Game Design

The Art of Game Design
You can read this eBook online
Fundamentals of Game Design
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Game Art Complete : All-in-one : Learn Maya, 3ds Max, zBrush, and Photoshop Winning Techniques
Call Number: QA76.76.C672 G36 2009 Seneca@York Library
Maya for Games: Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox
Call Number: TR897.7 .I525 2009 Senec@York Library
You can read this eBook online!
Maya Studio Projects: Game Environments and Props
You can read this eBook online!
Wizards and Warriors: Massively Multiplayer Online Game Creation
You can read this eBook online!

Textures & Backgrounds in the Library

Total Textures
Call Number: T385 .T68 2005 (Seneca @ York - Borrower Services)
17 CDs which include:
v. 1. General textures
v. 2. Aged & stressed
v. 3. Bases & layers
v. 4. Humans & creatures
v. 5. Dirt & graffiti
v. 6. Clean textures
v. 7. Sci-fi textures
v.8. Vehicles
v. 9. Ancient tribes & civilizations
v. 10. Trees & plants
v. 11. Alien organic
v. 12. Textures from around the world 1
v. 13. Textures from around the world 2
v. 14. Fantasy
v. 15. Toon textures
v. 16. Architectural showroom textures
v. 17. Urban extras textures

Online Free Texture Libraries

Textures.com (formerly CGTextures)
An enormous free texture site. Users must register and the free membership is limited to 15MB downloads in a 24 hour period.
Free Stock Textures
Selected textures to download for free.
Textureking
There are various texture categories with a focus on structural materials. Users are not allowed to resell or redistribute the textures in any way without prior written consent. You are also allowed to modify the textures to fit the requirements but will be subject to the license regardless of the extent of modification.

Best Bet - Use Library Search

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You can also search the catalogue for books and eBooks by using the subject searches below:

Computer games - Design
Computer games - Programming
Video games - Design