GAME ART & DESIGN / VISUAL GAME PROGRAMMING PROGRAM RESOURCES

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library carries many resources that cover a variety of topics such as Maya, concept design, programming, level design, mathematics and much much more. Search the Voyager Library Catalogue to see what resources are available.

See also Program Resources for:

• EVALUATING INFORMATION - Books, Web, & Journals
• RESEARCH, WRITING & COPYRIGHT

The Art Institute of Vancouver Library uses Library of Congress classification call numbers. Game books are generally found in the call number range as follows:

Complete, up-dated information on the magazine collection can be found on the Voyager Library catalogue and a full list of titles can be found HERE.

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The Art Institute of Vancouver Library is proud to offer a collection of excellent databases and online resources that will aid in almost all of your Game inquires. These resources are available for all Art Institute of Vancouver staff, student, and faculty member and can be accessed both on campus and remotely from your home.  Brief descriptions of each resource along with the access web links are included below, along with various "how-to" user guides and manuals (indicated in dark red) that will help you use these databases. 

**Please note that you must obtain the necessary Access USER IDs & Passwords from the library to use these resources.  Please drop by at any Art Institute of Vancouver Library location, call, or email the library staff to obtain the necessary information.**

• Firstcom Music
  UNLIMITED downloads and full access to Firstcom’s library of over 140,000 post production music tracks. Clips may be included in internet sharing, webcasts, postcasts, cellular and mobile devices and social networks; non-broadcast audio, video, digital media; corporate intranet, and/or closed circuit communications productions. Audio MUST NOT BE USED IN ANY PRODUCTION THAT IS SOLD!

• Getty Images - If you have already signed-up for Getty Images, contact library for access codes. Otherwise, *Sign-up* for Getty Images.
  Getty Images User Guide (PDF)
  Over 500K high quality stock imagery. Students may download up to 50 high-resolution images and an unlimited number of low-resolution imagery per quarter. Images are for educational purposes only and using them for any commercial (even non-profit) or non-coursework or non-portfolio related purposes is strictly prohibited.

• Grove's Dictionary of Art / Oxford Art Online
  A comprehensive collection of fine art and architecture images from many of the world's most prestigious art museums, and encyclopedia articles and entries from Groves and Oxford Reference.

• H. W. WilsonWeb Omnifile Full Text Select
  Quick Tips Search Guide (PDF) Full User Guide Tutorial (PDF)
  Periodical database that provides full-text articles with their accompanying indexing and abstracts on topics in the arts, applied and pure sciences, social science, education, humanities, legal and business fields. Contains full text of articles from over 2500 publications, some back to 1982.

• Oxford Reference Online
  Contains about 100+ dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works and an expanding range of key titles from the acclaimed Oxford Companions Series, plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Includes subject coverage from art & architecture to language & literature to science. See: Art & Architecture, Computing

• Proquest Bigchalk Electric Library
  ELibrary offers a broad range of full-text and multimedia content, including a digital archive of information sources of more than 2700 full-text periodicals, international newswires, classic books, maps, photographs, and major literary, art, and reference titles.

• Proquest “Big Bundle"
  Proquest Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
  One stop access to THOUSANDS of periodical magazine, newspaper, trade and scholarly publications including Proquest Research Library; ABI Complete which covers business, economics, product and competitive info, corporate and management techniques and strategies; National Newspapers 27 which provides articles from major regional dailies; and Proquest Psychology which encompasses a range of topics from over 500 leading psychology publications

• Safari Technical E-Books
  Sample Searches Search Guide (PDF)
  An electronic library collection of over 7800 e-books in a fully searchable database from Addison-Wesley, Peachpit Press, Adobe Press, and many other top technology publishers, covering Adobe, Maya, Photoshop, and much more.

• Stash Online
  Online archive of over 120 hours of streamable commercials, music videos, broadcast design clips, virals, game cinematics, short films and Behind the Scenes features showcasing the best in animation, VFX, motion graphics and digital effects. Requires Quicktime. Free access on campus - click on IP-Based Login to the right on the home page - username email and password required for remote access.

• VTC (Virtual Training Company)
  VTC Technical FAQs (PDF)
  VTC provides online streaming access to over 81,000+ Flash and Quicktime video tutorials covering Animation & 3D, Audio, Business Applications, Graphics & Layout, Internet & Web Design, Multimedia & Film, and MORE!

• BBC SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY - A maximum of 2 CDs can be loaned out at a time. You may search the index of the series from our online Catalogue & Collection page.

• DIGITAL JUICE (DJ) -Sound Effects, Animation, Stock Footage, and more. The Digital Juice collection is one of the few electronic resources that can not be access online. In order to search the collection and/or access files, you must use one of the three library computers that are housing the DJ collections.

• GENERAL 6000 SERIES Sound Effects - SFX CD collection available at the Burnaby Library. Please ask library staff for the collection a maximum of 2 CDs can be loaned out at a time. Click HERE to search the index.

Do you know of any other resources? Having trouble finding the information that you need? Need the user access codes for these databases? Please contact the Library for help, or if you have any comments or resource suggestions.

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