GameDevFoundry
Additional External Resources
These resources are accessible overviews of important concepts that are invaluable for leaders to develop their leadership techniques and better understand the disciplines that make up their studio. They should not be considered comprehensive discipline coverage.
Books
Leadership, Production, & Communication
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler
- Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
- Game Production Toolbox by Heather Maxwell Chandler
- Also works as a great primer for those new to the game industry
Game Design & User Experience (UX)
- The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design by Celia Hodent
- Advanced Game Design A Systems Approach by Michael Sellers
- The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell
Engineering
- Game Programming Patterns by Robert Nystrom
Lectures
Leadership & Management
- “METHOD” by Mark Cerny
Publishing
- You Don’t Need a F-ing Publisher by Nigel Lowrie (Devolver)
Indie Development
- Indie Prototyping by Johnathan Blow
Blogs, Groups, & Other Resources
Marketing
- HowToMarketAGame.com
- The related Discord is also very valuable