Will Bateman
@willbatemancrc.bsky.social
Commissioning Editor for Games and Animation books at CRC Press 🎮📚
Got a book idea? Get in touch 👉will.bateman@tandf.co.uk
He/him. Views my own.
Got a book idea? Get in touch 👉will.bateman@tandf.co.uk
He/him. Views my own.
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They’re here! 🙌 The early copies of my upcoming book arrived today, and holding the physical book in my hands feels surreal. It officially releases on December 26, and you can pre-order your copy here: sanderflisijn.com#book
@routledgebooks.bsky.social #gameartist #gamedev #careeringames
@routledgebooks.bsky.social #gameartist #gamedev #careeringames
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
They’re here! 🙌 The early copies of my upcoming book arrived today, and holding the physical book in my hands feels surreal. It officially releases on December 26, and you can pre-order your copy here: sanderflisijn.com#book
@routledgebooks.bsky.social #gameartist #gamedev #careeringames
@routledgebooks.bsky.social #gameartist #gamedev #careeringames
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Ok quick thread on Game Mechanic Museum-like resources
1. Geoffrey Engelstein & Isaac Shalev's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, genuinely changed my brain chemistry www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
1. Geoffrey Engelstein & Isaac Shalev's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, genuinely changed my brain chemistry www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedi…
Building Blocks of Tabletop Game An Encyclopedia of Me…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ok quick thread on Game Mechanic Museum-like resources
1. Geoffrey Engelstein & Isaac Shalev's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, genuinely changed my brain chemistry www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
1. Geoffrey Engelstein & Isaac Shalev's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design, genuinely changed my brain chemistry www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
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Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
'This book shows how games can play their part in addressing climate change and how we can sustainably make games for sustainability.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book Excerpt: The Game Needs to Change: Towards Sustainable Game Design
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This is great:
Andy Sandham, responsible for a bunch of levels in TR3, TR4, and TR5, has published a video about how he made them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy70...
Andy Sandham, responsible for a bunch of levels in TR3, TR4, and TR5, has published a video about how he made them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy70...
I Designed These Tomb Raider Levels 28 Years Ago… Playing Them Almost Broke Me.
YouTube video by The Unreal Takeaway
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March 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This is great:
Andy Sandham, responsible for a bunch of levels in TR3, TR4, and TR5, has published a video about how he made them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy70...
Andy Sandham, responsible for a bunch of levels in TR3, TR4, and TR5, has published a video about how he made them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy70...
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The meetup for my books is tomorrow at 3PM! I'll be in the area next to the GDC Bookstore, near the escalators down to the expo hall. Come ask all your game-writing & mentoring questions. And get your book signed! www.annamegill.com/books
March 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The meetup for my books is tomorrow at 3PM! I'll be in the area next to the GDC Bookstore, near the escalators down to the expo hall. Come ask all your game-writing & mentoring questions. And get your book signed! www.annamegill.com/books
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2 - There will be a book signing event at the GDC Bookstore the next day, Thursday March 20th at 10:00. My latest book "Demystifying Creativity On Originality in Game Development" will be available and i'd be happy to sign your copy and discuss your thoughts
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Exclusive: Read an Excerpt From Game Designer Fawzi Mesmar's Upcoming Book | News | Game Developers Conference (GDC)
Game designer, author, and GDCA 2024 Ambassador Award recipient Fawzi Mesmar is joining us at this year's GDC Showcase to discuss how to create memorable moments in games. It's an important topic that...
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March 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
2 - There will be a book signing event at the GDC Bookstore the next day, Thursday March 20th at 10:00. My latest book "Demystifying Creativity On Originality in Game Development" will be available and i'd be happy to sign your copy and discuss your thoughts
gdconf.com/news/exclusi...
gdconf.com/news/exclusi...
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My and @ebwizdx.bsky.social’s new #leveldesign book from CRC Press is here! It has all new spatial design principles for designing action-adventure game worlds, and even tutorials to build your own game in #GBStudio! #gamedev
January 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My and @ebwizdx.bsky.social’s new #leveldesign book from CRC Press is here! It has all new spatial design principles for designing action-adventure game worlds, and even tutorials to build your own game in #GBStudio! #gamedev
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Preorders are LIVE for Adrian Sandoval and my new book on #leveldesign in action-adventure games! This is a love letter to Zeldas Metroidvanias, and all kinds of story-rich and exploration-rich worlds. It also has tutorials for the GB Studio engine! Check it out: www.routledge.com/World-Design...
World Design for 2D Action-Adventures
Award-winning action-adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler a...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Preorders are LIVE for Adrian Sandoval and my new book on #leveldesign in action-adventure games! This is a love letter to Zeldas Metroidvanias, and all kinds of story-rich and exploration-rich worlds. It also has tutorials for the GB Studio engine! Check it out: www.routledge.com/World-Design...
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IT'S HERE! Today my Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers is out in the world! And it's currently 25% on the Routledge site. If you wanted to pick up my Guide but found the price too steep, this is the book for you. A just-the-facts version of the same great advice
www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
The Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers
Want to become a writer in the games industry? Then this is the book is for you. Award-winning game writer Anna Megill provides all the essential information and guidance you need to understand the in...
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November 30, 2023 at 1:53 PM
IT'S HERE! Today my Pocket Mentor for Video Game Writers is out in the world! And it's currently 25% on the Routledge site. If you wanted to pick up my Guide but found the price too steep, this is the book for you. A just-the-facts version of the same great advice
www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
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It's wild, but my second book is about to publish. What a roller coaster of a year! ✨ You can pre-order starting November 9th, so use the code below for a nice little discount www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
October 19, 2023 at 2:28 PM
It's wild, but my second book is about to publish. What a roller coaster of a year! ✨ You can pre-order starting November 9th, so use the code below for a nice little discount www.routledge.com/The-Pocket-M...
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Well folks, it looks like Game Audio Programming 4 has gone to print, with chapters from Colin Walder, Guy Somberg, Michael Filion, Simon N Goodwin, Jorge Garcia, Stéphane Beauchemin and myself (among others). Due out December 6th. #gameaudio
www.routledge.com/Game-Audio-P...
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Game Audio Programming 4: Principles and Practices
Welcome to the fourth volume of Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices – the first series of its kind dedicated to the art, science, and craft of game audio programming. This volume contai...
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October 19, 2023 at 9:26 AM
Well folks, it looks like Game Audio Programming 4 has gone to print, with chapters from Colin Walder, Guy Somberg, Michael Filion, Simon N Goodwin, Jorge Garcia, Stéphane Beauchemin and myself (among others). Due out December 6th. #gameaudio
www.routledge.com/Game-Audio-P...
www.routledge.com/Game-Audio-P...