Library: Interactive Media: Video Games

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GIMP
Cross-platform image editor
Blender
Free and open source 3D creation suite
Audacity
Multi-track audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems
Visual Studios Code
Code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running, and version control
Git
Free and open source distributed version control system

Co-creating Videogames
This book offers a rich description and analysis of the emerging participatory, co-creative relationships within the videogames industry. This book is free to read online.
Social, Casual and Mobile Games: The changing gaming landscape
Social, Casual and Mobile Games explores the rapidly changing gaming landscape and discusses the ludic, methodological, theoretical, economic, social and cultural challenges that these changes invoke. This book is free to read online.

Game Developers Conference
"The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest professional game industry event."
ESRB
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a non-profit, self-regulatory body that assigns age and content ratings for video games and mobile applications so parents can make informed choices.
Gamasutra Jobs Board
International job opportunities and career resources.
GameDevMap
This site will show you game production companies in specific areas.
GameRecruiter
Job Board for those in the gaming industry.

Some blogs and websites focused on video games, game design and game communities.

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Communication and Mass Media Complete
Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media.

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Index, abstracts and full text of articles in many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
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