Education

In the last decade or so, it has become possible to actually earn a degree in the traditionally cross-disciplinary field of "game programming". Here are a few places offering such degrees:

• DePaul University's School of CTI has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Games Development
• Columbia College Chicago's Interactive Arts & Media department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Game Design
• International Academy of Design and Technology -- Chicago
• Art Institute of Chicago
• Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago

For more, check out this list over at Game Career Guide.

General

Books

• Physics for Game Developers, O'Reilly
• 3D Math Primer for Graphics and Game Development, Wordware
• AI for Game Developers, O'Reilly
• C++ for Game Programmers, Charles River Media
• Game Architecture and Design, Coriolis
• 3D Game Programming with C++, Coriolis
• AI Game Engine Programming
• AI Game Programming Wisdom ([1]-3)
• Artificial Intelligence for Games
• Essential Math for Games and Interactive Applications
• Programming Game AI by Example

Organizations

• Complete List of CMP Media's Products for the Game Development Market
• Game Developers Journal
• Gamasutra
• GameDev.Net
• flipcode (now defunct, but good archives!)
• DevMaster.net

Other

• What compiler/IDE do you use? (a discussion in the Forums on GameDev.Net)
• Game Design & Development in the Forums of RPGnet
• Only a Game: Game Design
• VR Coding and Design (on coding VR games)

Job Hunting

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