cableshaft

Pretty much the only book that's made me cry uncontrollably.

First few chapters were very interesting, but the rest was just okay.

I think a closer fit to a 'bible of the field' would be The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell.

Still one of my favorites. I've reread this book more often than any other and still catch new references in it each time.

The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford was the first book on the theory computer and video games.