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Author : Ann R. Hawkins
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438485565
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America written by Ann R. Hawkins and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vital part of daily life in the nineteenth century, games and play were so familiar and so ubiquitous that their presence over time became almost invisible. Technological advances during the century allowed for easier manufacturing and distribution of board games and books about games, and the changing economic conditions created a larger market for them as well as more time in which to play them. These changing conditions not only made games more profitable, but they also increased the influence of games on many facets of culture. Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America focuses on the material and visual culture of both American and British games, examining how cultures of play intersect with evolving gender norms, economic structures, scientific discourses, social movements, and nationalist sentiments.

Author : Larissa Hjorth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135843171
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific written by Larissa Hjorth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-24 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the relationship between digital gaming and its cultural context by focusing on the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region. Encompassing key locations for global gaming production and consumption such as Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as increasingly significant sites including Australia and Singapore, the region provides a wealth of divergent examples of the role of gaming as a socio-cultural phenomenon. Drawing from micro ethnographic studies of specific games and gaming locales to macro political economy analyses of techno-nationalisms and trans-cultural flows, this collection provides an interdisciplinary model for thinking through the politics of gaming production, representation, and consumption in the region.

Author : Stavros Kirkelie
Publisher : Digital Revolution Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Create Simple Video Games written by Stavros Kirkelie and published by Digital Revolution Media. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video gaming can be a very entertaining experience for many people. Sometimes you will notice that hours have gone by while you are playing. If you are a person who enjoys playing video games you may want to consider creating your own video game. The market for video games continuously expands. There is a large amount of money that can be made in the video game industry. Learning how to create a video game will give you an opportunity to make a lot of money as well as provide you with a feeling of self-accomplishment. A lot of people have great ideas about video games but sadly many of them do not chase their dreams. The reason for this in most cases is that the person may feel as if it is too hard for them to do or that they may not be smart enough. Do not be one of these people! If you have come up with an idea you have already accomplished one of the hardest parts of creating a video game. Creativity does not come naturally to everyone and you should take pride in the fact that you have a creative mind. If you have a creative mind and enjoy video games you should seriously consider creating your games. After all, it could present you with an opportunity to generate cash flow doing something you love. The following chapter in this book will shed some light on the basics of creating a game and give you some pointers to guide you through the basic processes. Grab It Now!

Author : David A. Blackwell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486150895
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of Games and Statistical Decisions written by David A. Blackwell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluating statistical procedures through decision and game theory, as first proposed by Neyman and Pearson and extended by Wald, is the goal of this problem-oriented text in mathematical statistics. First-year graduate students in statistics and other students with a background in statistical theory and advanced calculus will find a rigorous, thorough presentation of statistical decision theory treated as a special case of game theory. The work of Borel, von Neumann, and Morgenstern in game theory, of prime importance to decision theory, is covered in its relevant aspects: reduction of games to normal forms, the minimax theorem, and the utility theorem. With this introduction, Blackwell and Professor Girshick look at: Values and Optimal Strategies in Games; General Structure of Statistical Games; Utility and Principles of Choice; Classes of Optimal Strategies; Fixed Sample-Size Games with Finite Ω and with Finite A; Sufficient Statistics and the Invariance Principle; Sequential Games; Bayes and Minimax Sequential Procedures; Estimation; and Comparison of Experiments. A few topics not directly applicable to statistics, such as perfect information theory, are also discussed. Prerequisites for full understanding of the procedures in this book include knowledge of elementary analysis, and some familiarity with matrices, determinants, and linear dependence. For purposes of formal development, only discrete distributions are used, though continuous distributions are employed as illustrations. The number and variety of problems presented will be welcomed by all students, computer experts, and others using statistics and game theory. This comprehensive and sophisticated introduction remains one of the strongest and most useful approaches to a field which today touches areas as diverse as gambling and particle physics.

Author : Weimin Toh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135118475X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Multimodal Approach to Video Games and the Player Experience written by Weimin Toh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume puts forth an original theoretical framework, the ludonarrative model, for studying video games which foregrounds the empirical study of the player experience. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to and description of the model, which draws on theoretical frameworks from multimodal discourse analysis, game studies, and social semiotics, and its development out of participant observation and qualitative interviews from the empirical study of a group of players. The volume then applies this approach to shed light on how players’ experiences in a game influence how they understand and make use of game components in order to progress its narrative. The book concludes with a frame by frame analysis of a popular game to demonstrate the model’s principles in action and its subsequent broader applicability to analyzing video game interaction and design. Offering a new way forward for video game research, this volume is key reading for students and scholars in multimodality, discourse analysis, game studies, interactive storytelling, and new media.

Author : K.J. Donnelly
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134692048
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music In Video Games written by K.J. Donnelly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its earliest days as little more than a series of monophonic outbursts to its current-day scores that can rival major symphonic film scores, video game music has gone through its own particular set of stylistic and functional metamorphoses while both borrowing and recontextualizing the earlier models from which it borrows. With topics ranging from early classics like Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. to more recent hits like Plants vs. Zombies, the eleven essays in Music in Video Games draw on the scholarly fields of musicology and music theory, film theory, and game studies, to investigate the history, function, style, and conventions of video game music.

Author : Carlos Vaz De Carvalho
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889669440
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serious Games written by Carlos Vaz De Carvalho and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin Hile
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1420503065
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Games written by Kevin Hile and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evolution of the video game is incredible; from a two-colored screen with paddle and pong to fully immersive alternate playing worlds, it is one technology that seems to be constantly evolving. This volume explains the history of video games, the considerations of their impact on players and society, and how they can be used as educational tools. Readers will learn about the future of video games as well.

Author : Patti Sima
Publisher : Teacher Created Resources
ISBN 13 : 0743937236
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Games Grade 3 written by Patti Sima and published by Teacher Created Resources. This book was released on 2003-02-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been designed to help parents and teachers reinforce basic skills with their children. "Practice makes perfect" reviews basic math skills for children in grade 3. Contains puzzles and games that allow children to learn, review, and reinforce basic math concepts"--Introduction.

Author : D. S. Cohen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0240810708
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Producing Games written by D. S. Cohen and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all of the game production secrets you need from two industry insiders!