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The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The indie game developer‘s complete guide to running a studio. The climate for the games industry has never been hotter and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets consoles and phones grow. Seemingly every day there is a story of how a successful app or game has earned thousands of downloads and revenue. As the market size increases so does the number of people developing and looking to develop their own app or game to publish. The Indie Game Developer Handbook covers every aspect of running a game development studio from the initial creation of the game through to completion release and beyond. Accessible and complete guide to many aspects of running a game development studio from funding and development through QA publishing marketing and more. Provides a useful knowledge base and help to support the learning process of running an indie development studio in an honest approachable and easy to understand way. Case studies interviews from other studies and industry professionals grant an first-hand look into the world of indie game development

GBP 175.00
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The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games is a first of its kind textbook and must-have reference guide for everything you ever wanted to know about sound for games. This book provides a basic overview of game audio how it has developed over time and how you can make a career in this industry. Each chapter gives you the background and context you will need to understand the unique workflow associated with interactive media. The practical easy to understand interactive examples provide hands-on experience applying the concepts in real world situations. | The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

GBP 175.00
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Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

Game Audio Implementation offers a unique practical approach to learning all about game audio. If you've always wanted to hear your sound or music in a real game then this is the book for you. Each chapter is accompanied by its own game level where you can see the techniques and theories in action before working through over 70 exercises to develop your own demo level. Taking you all the way from first principles to complex interactive systems in the industry standard Unreal Engine you‘ll gain the skills to implement your sound and music along with a deep transferable knowledge of the principles you can apply across a range of other game development tools. The accompanying website (www. gameaudioimplementation. com) includes: 12 downloadable demonstration games A unique exercise level for you to develop for your portfolio An up-to-date online bibliography with further reading for each chapter A free sound library with hundreds of game SFX | Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

GBP 175.00
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Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

The models in mainstream game theory generally assume that actors act according to a single consistent utility function. Empirical studies common sense and humanistic wisdom all suggest that that assumption is too simple. This book starts with an assumption that actors are controlled by diverse inconsistent forces and demonstrates that introducing this level of complexity allows for the creation of critical game theory models that can help to attain new insights into nature human nature human institutions and human behavior. The book begins with an evolutionary or Evo model in which the players have concerns for the other player as well as egoistic interests. Part I analyzes the Prisoner’s Dilemma using a literary or Lit model in which the players have entropic or Entro masochistic and sadistic drives as well as altruistic and egoistic ones. Part II suggests that the Lit model opens the door to a “where Entro is let Evo be” critical perspective on politics. Part III considers how core stories in mainstream game theory can be usefully supplemented and deepened by critical models and reflects on possible futures for critical game theory. The discussion of games and subgames includes poems as well as matrices in pursuit of a mode of presentation that respects the complex simultaneously humanistic and scientific qualities of critical game theory. The vision of critical game theory advanced in the book will be of significant interest to researchers in an array of theoretical and applied disciplines including but not limited to literature psychology political science economics computer science ethics business ethics law and law and economics. | Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

GBP 130.00
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Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

A compilation of key chapters from the top Focal game art books available today - in the areas of Max Maya Photoshop and ZBrush. The chapters provide the CG Artist with an excellent sampling of essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create stunning game art. Game artists will be able to master the modeling rendering rigging and texturing techniques they need - with advice from Focal's best and brightest authors. Artists can learn hundreds of tips tricks and shortcuts in Max Maya Photoshop ZBrush - all within the covers of one complete inspiring reference. | Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

GBP 175.00
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The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

Humor wit and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature newspapers and television we experience humor in many forms yet the impetus for our laughter is far from innocuous. Misfortune stupidity and moral or cultural defects however faintly revealed in others and ourselves seem to make us laugh. Although discomforting such negative terms as superiority aggression hostility ridicule or degradation can be applied to instances of humor. According to scholars Thomas Hobbes's superiority theory that humor arises from mischances infirmities and indecencies where there is no wit at all applies to most humor. With the exception of good-natured play Charles R. Gruner claims that humor is rarely as innocent as it first appears. Gruner's proposed superiority theory of humor is all-encompassing. In The Game of Humor he expands the scope of Hobbes's theory to include and explore the contest aspect of good-natured play. As such the author believes all instances of humor can be examined as games in terms of competition and keeping score winners and losers. Gruner draws on a broad spectrum of thought-provoking examples. Holocaust jokes sexual humor the racialist dialogue of such comic characters as Stepin Fetchit and Archie Bunker simple puns and many of the author's own encounters with everyday humor. Gruner challenges the reader to offer a single example of humor that cannot be de-humorized by its agonistic nature. The Game of Humor makes intriguing and enjoyable reading for people interested in humor and the aspects of human motivation. This book will also be valuable to professionals in communication and information studies sociologists literary critics and linguists and psychologists concerned with the conflicts and tensions of everyday life. | The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

GBP 130.00
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Football and Diaspora Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game

Football and Diaspora Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game

This is the first book to examine football (soccer) through the lens of diaspora studies. Presenting case studies from across four continents it considers how diasporic minorities develop a sense of belonging between their national and transnational ethnic communities through an active participation in football. Bringing together a cross-disciplinary group of scholars working in anthropology communication cultural studies history psychology politics sociology and sport it unearths the connections between culture identities politics nationalism globalization and how those manifest in the lived experience of diasporic peoples. Against a background of the continued internationalization of sport and pervasive global migration it explores key themes in the social sciences including migration acculturation and assimilation; sport identity fandom and representation; and nationhood citizenship and politics. As the book focuses on diverse ethnoreligious groups dispersed around the world it covers a wide range of geographic locations with cases addressing the Bolivian Ethiopian Moroccan Zimbabwean Croatian Irish and Basque diasporas. It is fascinating reading for anybody working in sport studies diaspora studies political science sociology cultural studies international history or social history. | Football and Diaspora Connecting Dispersed Communities through the Global Game

GBP 130.00
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Maya for Games Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox

Maya for Games Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox

Well-known Maya professional Michael Ingrassia takes readers through his unique style of modeling: Image Based Modeling where efficient realistic models can be created very quickly. Ingrassia's techniques allow modelers to create exact replicas of their concept characters or objects. The techniques presented are very efficient and allow game modelers to quickly build out stand alone props to populate environments and game levels. Presented are tried and true techniques that the author has used successfully in game production for the past 10 years. Most if not all 3D books focus on basic box modeling techniques which are the basis for proper 3D modeling but not the complete solution. In the author's experience students who have learned through the Image Based Modeling brand have quickly excelled into effective modelers. One of the hardest things for any modeler to do is match their model EXACTLY to the concept art or photos they are provided. The insider tips in this book walk artists through this process. Artists begin with basic modeling and advance to a creating a complete scene and set design/game level. Rather than including sporadic models with zero association from to one another each model in the book becomes an integral part of an overall theme realistic in game development today. The accompanying downloadable resources include 8 exclusive video tutorials on advanced Maya techniques as bonus tracks for artists providing invaluable modeling rigging and texturing samples. Also an in-depth video on assembling a Killer Demo Reel showing simple but effective video editing techniques used by the author so that artists can learn how to get their work seen. The book not only teaches effective methodology but provides the user with impressive content for producing effective demo reels and portfolios. Pros and cons of demo reel website and artist representation are given along with insights into the expectations of game studios today. The video tutorials show users the finished product and then run through the process of step by step creation of that particular technique. | Maya for Games Modeling and Texturing Techniques with Maya and Mudbox

GBP 175.00
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Sports Medicine for Coaches and Athletes Soccer

Sports Medicine for Coaches and Athletes Soccer

This book is a practical guide and concise sports medicine reference written exclusively for the sport of soccer. Based on Adil Shamoo's notes from years of coaching teaching and lecturing on the subject this succinct handbook approaches soccer from a unique scientific perspective. The experiences of Dr. Shamoo and coauthors William Baugher a sports medicine orthopedist and Robert Germeroth a physical therapist combine to make the latest sports medicine research relevant and accessible to those who participate in the sport. Coaches referees players parents and athletic trainers from grade school through college will find the authors' knowledgeable discussion of soccer injuries to be an invaluable resource for prevention and treatment. Sports retailers pediatricians and professionals in the field of sports medicine will also appreciate the book's comprehensive coverage of the physical mental and nutritional aspects of playing the game of soccer the world's most popular sport. | Sports Medicine for Coaches and Athletes Soccer

GBP 130.00
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The Americanization Syndrome A Quest for Conformity

The Americanization Syndrome A Quest for Conformity

The Americanization Syndrome (1987) examines the historical role of education in the process of ‘Americanization’. It argues that beginning with seventeenth century puritan leaders such as John Winthrop and Cotton Maher the pattern of American education has been not the promotion of a blend of different cultures but the indoctrination of norms of belief of religion politics and economics and an explicit discouragement of cultural variety. It traces the political role of education at key junctures of American history – after Independence in the reconstruction of the South after the Civil War in the establishment of settlement houses and the use of scientific management techniques by employers. The author focuses on the period 1900–1925 when new waves of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe led to a new drive for orthodoxy. | The Americanization Syndrome A Quest for Conformity

GBP 90.00
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The Struggle for Asia 1828–1914 A Study in British and Russian Imperialism

The Struggle for Asia 1828–1914 A Study in British and Russian Imperialism

The Struggle for Asia 1828–1914 (1977) studies a classic case of rival imperialisms. British leaders tended to believe that Russian expansion threatened India; Russian leaders came to believe in a British threat to their empire. Each sought security by trying to control the policies of weaker states which lay between their imperial frontiers and on whose alignment depended the balance of power. By 1914 when both felt even more threatened by Germany than by one another Russia seemed to have gained the upper hand in a struggle for hegemony in Asia which had been crucial for the course of world politics. This book examines the intellectual origins of the ‘Great Game’. | The Struggle for Asia 1828–1914 A Study in British and Russian Imperialism

GBP 90.00
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Face It A Visual Reference for Multi-ethnic Facial Modeling

Face It A Visual Reference for Multi-ethnic Facial Modeling

As animation software becomes more advanced and graphics become more refined the opportunity to create informative detail becomes more achievable in your characters. You can't give every character the same facial contours anymore. Today's graphic engines and hi-definition screens enhance detail and the features in your character can make or break the believability of your game or movie. Face It provides you with the resources that you need to ensure an accurate character model. By examining the skulls of people of different ages ethnicities and geographical areas authors Patricia Beckmann-Wells and Scott Wells showcase the intricacies of the human head and face and show you how to apply that to your models. Whether it be a Caucasion women in her 50s or an African man in his late 20s you'll know how to properly shape a forehead an eye socket and even cheekbones to ensure the 100% accuracy of your 3D character. | Face It A Visual Reference for Multi-ethnic Facial Modeling

GBP 175.00
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Producing Games From Business and Budgets to Creativity and Design

Producing Games From Business and Budgets to Creativity and Design

Master the secrets behind video game production - from concept to completion - with these comprehensive tips and tricks from two accomplished working game producers. Discover how to lead a team communicate effectively budget schedule staff and design quality next-generation games. Producing Games walks you through every stage of the production process with a focus on the part the producer plays at each phase. | Producing Games From Business and Budgets to Creativity and Design

GBP 175.00
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Designing for Play Designing for Play

Designing for Play Designing for Play

This title was first published in 2001. Architects landscape designers builders gardeners and teachers have all at some time been called upon to design a play area. However this diversity of profession has not resulted in a diversity of design solution as playgrounds appear to have remained virtually the same throughout the world since their creation over a century ago. This text is not a how-to book instead by using thinking from child development and child psychology Barbara Hendricks hopes to offer an approach to finding an innovative design solution that will challenge the established notions of play provision. This book covering sociological environmental and design issues provides designers with an exploration of and a guide to designing from a Child's eye view of the world. | Designing for Play Designing for Play

GBP 115.00
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Rights for Aborigines

Rights for Aborigines

'We cannot help but wonder why it has taken the white Australians just on 200 years to recognise us as a race of people' Bill Onus 1967Aboriginal people were the original landowners in Australia yet this was easily forgotten by Europeans settling this old continent. Labelled as a primitive and dying race by the end of the nineteenth century most Aborigines were denied the right to vote to determine where their families would live and to maintain their cultural traditions. In this groundbreaking work Bain Attwood charts a century-long struggle for rights for Aborigines in Australia. He tracks the ever-shifting perceptions of race and history and how these impacted on the ideals and goals of campaigners for rights for indigenous people. He looks at prominent Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal campaigners and what motivated their involvement in key incidents and movements. Drawing on oral and documentary sources he investigates how they found enough common ground to fight together for justice and equality for Aboriginal people. Rights for Aborigines illuminates questions of race history political and social rights that are central to our understanding of relations between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians.

GBP 130.00
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Evidence for Hope The Search for Sustainable Development

Evidence for Hope The Search for Sustainable Development

Since the Stockholm Environment Conference in 1972 and the Rio Summit in 1992 there has been unprecedented public concern for the future of the planet and a growing awareness that development needs to be sustainable. This text charts the growth of these ideas by beginning with a visionary piece written by Barbara Ward in the 1970s and ends with a chapter looking ahead another 30 years into the future. Two generations of thinkers and activists have helped to shape environment and development policy and increase local level power in environmental management. In celebration of their 30th anniversary the IIED's most influential writers provide in this volume a perspective on three decades of development and green debates. | Evidence for Hope The Search for Sustainable Development

GBP 160.00
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Vintage Games An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto Super Mario and the Most Influential Games of All Time

Vintage Games An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto Super Mario and the Most Influential Games of All Time

Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time including Super Mario Bros. Grand Theft Auto III Doom The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames the book discusses each game's development predecessors critical reception and influence on the industry. It also features hundreds of full-color screenshots and images including rare photos of game boxes and other materials. Vintage Games is the ideal book for game enthusiasts and professionals who desire a broader understanding of the history of videogames and their evolution from a niche to a global market. | Vintage Games An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto Super Mario and the Most Influential Games of All Time

GBP 175.00
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Communicating for Success

Communicating for Success

Communicating for Success third edition is a core textbook for Introduction to Communication courses and gives students an overview of the subfields of Communication Studies and how these areas provide practical fun and immediate applications to students pursuing a wide variety of career paths as well as practical instruction in public speaking for success on today’s social media platforms. This fully updated third edition focuses on the key communication competencies recommended by the National Communication Association including verbal and nonverbal communication listening interpersonal communication and conflict resolution group and organizational communication public speaking leadership and the roles of social media technology culture gender and ethics in communication. With a vibrant and engaging design this volume is packed with applied features including practical scenarios and examples key terms discussion questions sample activities learning objectives and more. A concentrated focus on the influence of communication on careers in business education and healthcare is highlighted in a two-page career spread at the end of each chapter and takes lessons beyond the classroom. New features in this edition include a greater focus on public speaking in the workplace; emphasis on demographic and behavioral factors in audience analysis; and increased discussion of issues of social justice and equity. Online resources for instructors include PowerPoint slides and an Instructor’s Manual with guidance on how to use the book’s activities in both in-person and online courses.

GBP 110.00
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Practical Analog Electronics for Technicians

Practical Analog Electronics for Technicians

'Practical Analog Electronics for Technicians' not only provides an accessible introduction to electronics but also supplies all the problems and practical activities needed to gain hands-on knowledge and experience. This emphasis on practice is surprisingly unusual in electronics texts and has already gained Will Kimber popularity through the companion volume 'Practical Digital Electronics for Technicians'. Written to cover the Advanced GNVQ optional unit in electronics this book is also ideal for BTEC National A-level electronics and City & Guilds courses. Together with 'Practical Digital Electronics for Technicians' this text comprises a complete practical electronics course designed for students with little prior knowledge of the subject.

GBP 105.00
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Mathematics for Social Justice

Mathematics for Social Justice

Mathematics instructors are always looking for ways to engage students in meaningful and authentic tasks that utilize mathematics. At the same time it is crucial for a democratic society to have a citizenry who can critically discriminate between “fake” and reliable news reports involving numeracy and apply numerical literacy to local and global issues. This book contains examples of topics linking math and social justice and addresses both goals. There is a broad range of mathematics used including statistical methods modeling calculus and basic algebra. The range of social issues is also diverse including racial injustice mass incarceration income inequality and environmental justice. There are lesson plans appropriate in many contexts: service-learning courses quantitative literacy/reasoning courses introductory courses and classes for math majors. What makes this book unique and timely is that the most previous curricula linking math and social justice have been treated from a humanist perspective. This book is written by mathematicians for mathematics students. Admittedly it can be intimidating for instructors trained in quantitative methods to venture into the arena of social dilemmas. This volume provides encouragement support and a treasure trove of ideas to get you started. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal PRIMUS: Problems Resources and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies. | Mathematics for Social Justice

GBP 130.00
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Instruction Design for Microcomputing Software

Instruction Design for Microcomputing Software

Selected as one of the outstanding instructional development books in 1989 by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology this volume presents research in instructional design theory as it applies to microcomputer courseware. It includes recommendations - made by a distinguished group of instructional designers - for creating courseware to suit the interactive nature of today's technology. Principles of instructional design are offered as a solid base from which to develop more effective programs for this new method of teaching - and learning. | Instruction Design for Microcomputing Software

GBP 175.00
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