Nine Books for Videogames Designers

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Flow: The Psychology of Happiness: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness
1.  Flow: The Psychology of Happiness: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The list author says:
  "The Bible. Every book on Videogames design will at some point reference Csikszentmihalyi's research. Very easy to read. Buy two copies because I ended up writing notes in mine."
£9.09   Used & New from: £4.88
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The Design of Everyday Things
2.  The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
The list author says:
  "Although the references are getting dated this deals with some important concepts regarding how we interact with the world."
£9.34   Used & New from: £4.99
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How to Lead: What You Actually Need to Do to Manage, Lead and Succeed
3.  How to Lead: What You Actually Need to Do to Manage, Lead and Succeed by Jo Owen
The list author says:
  "80% of being a good designer is not about mechanics but about working with other people."
Used & New from: £2.99
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Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
4.  Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler
The list author says:
  "You don't just tell players stories. You need to make sure they experience them. This version of the Heroes journey is easy to read and references modern pop-culture."
£11.19   Used & New from: £7.87
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design
5.  Universal Principles of Design: 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach through Design by Jill Butler
The list author says:
  "More applicable to how you present your design materials than the design itself. I still reference this book everyday."
Used & New from: £57.07
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The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life)
6.  The Laws of Simplicity (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life) by John Maeda
The list author says:
  "The only book on maintaining design simplicity that is itself incredibly simple."
£11.17   Used & New from: £5.59
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
7.  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
The list author says:
  "Learn to look at the world sideways and you can treat the cause of a problem rather than the symptoms."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
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Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
8.  Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
The list author says:
  "How our emotions relate to things changes how we use them. Read this after "Everyday Things" not before."
£9.34   Used & New from: £3.17
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Creativity
9.  Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The list author says:
  "What Creativity actually is and how to nurture it."
£8.99   Used & New from: £4.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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