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Games Design, Game Programming and Game Art: Books

Resources for students on Games programmes (art, design and programming)

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Finding books in the library

UoG Library book collections

Search Library Discovery for our print and eBooks. Results show the book location, organised on shelves by topic.

Remember to limit your search results to University of Gloucestershire to just display our own holdings.

eBook collections

eBook collections

UoG eBooks are available in Library Discovery. They can also be accessed via our eBook provider platforms.

Our main eBook provider is 

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Benefits of eBooks

  • Search book for particular words, or names
    Find relevant content on a particular topic, enabling you to locate content quickly.
  • Download eBooks
    eBooks can normally be downloaded for short 24hr periods onto your local device.

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Library Discovery

Finding books with Library Discovery

New Book selection for games design and programming

New books selection for game art

New books list

Have a look at the full list of new resources for your subject.

Inter-Library Loan service for Books

Book not in the library?

Use the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans

Main subject areas in the Library

Topic Shelf number
Computer graphics 006.6
Drawing and art (general heading) 740
Game art 794.802
Game design and game studies 794.8
Game engines 794.81536
Game maths / physics 794.816693
Game programming 794.81526
Usability and HCI 004.019
Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality 006.8

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