The Art of Computer Game Design
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The Art of Computer Game Design (ISBN 0881341177) by Chris Crawford is attributed by Wolf & Perron in The Video Game Theory Reader as being the first book devoted to the theory of video games. It was originally published in Berkeley, California by McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media in 1984. The original edition is now out-of-print but available for free download from a site maintained by Washington State University, Vancouver.
Chris Crawford on Game Design (ISBN 0131460994) is the second edition of this book. It was published by Peachpit under the New Riders imprint in 2003. It includes Crawford's response to recent game developments, such as The Sims, and dedicates a chapter to each of his first 14 published games: Tanktics, Legionnaire, Wizard, Energy Czar, Scram, Eastern Front (1941), Gossip, Excalibur, Balance of Power, Patton Versus Rommel, Siboot, Guns & Butter, Balance of the Planet, Patton Strikes Back.
- The Art of Computer Game Design online (http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/fac/peabody/game-book/Coverpage.html)
- Peachpit's catalog entry for Chris Crawford on Game Design (http://peachpit.com/title/0131460994)