The Players Realm

Author : J. Patrick Williams
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786428325
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Players' Realm written by J. Patrick Williams and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-03-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital games have become an increasingly pervasive aspect of everyday life as well as an embattled cultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. As new media technologies diffuse around the world and as the depth and complexity of gaming networks increase, scholars are becoming increasingly savvy in their approach to digital games. While aesthetic and psychological approaches to the study of digital games have garnered the most attention in the past, scholars have only recently begun to study the important social and cultural aspects of digital games. This study sketches some of the various trajectories of digital games in modern Western societies, looking first at the growth and persistence of the moral panic that continues to accompany massive public interest in digital games. The book then continues with what it deems a new phase of games research exemplified by systematic examination of specific aspects of digital games and gaming. Section One includes four chapters that collectively consider politics and the negotiation of power in game worlds. Section Two details the ideological webs within which games are produced and consumed. Specifically, this important section offers a critical cultural analysis of the hegemony that exists within games and its influence upon players' personal ideologies. To conclude this analysis, Section Three examines game design features that relate to players' self-characterization and social development within digital game worlds. Section Four explores the important relationship between the producers and consumers of digital games, especially insomuch as this relationship is giving rise to a community of novices and professionals who will together determine the future of gaming and--to a degree--popular culture.

Author : John Helyar
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 030780142X
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lords of the Realm written by John Helyar and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ultimate chronicle of the games behind the game."—The New York Times Book Review Baseball has always inspired rhapsodic elegies on the glory of man and golden memories of wonderful times. But what you see on the field is only half the game. In this fascinating, colorful chronicle—based on hundreds of interviews and years of research and digging—John Helyar brings to vivid life the extraordinary people and dramatic events that shaped America's favorite pastime, from the dead-ball days at the turn of the century through the great strike of 1994. Witness zealous Judge Landis banish eight players, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, after the infamous "Black Sox" scandal; the flamboyant A's owner Charlie Finley wheel and deal his star players, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers, like a deck of cards; the hysterical bidding war of coveted free agent Catfish Hunter; the chain-smoking romantic, A. Bartlett Giamatti, locking horns with Pete Rose during his gambling days of summer; and much more. Praise for The Lords of the Realm "A must-read for baseball fans . . . reads like a suspense novel."—Kirkus Reviews "Refreshingly hard-headed . . . the only book you'll need to read on the subject."—Newsday "Lots of stories . . . well told, amusing . . . edifying."—The Washington Post

Author : Timothy A. Dohrer, III
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963083319
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realms of the Unknown Player's Manual written by Timothy A. Dohrer, III and published by . This book was released on 1991-07-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : H. J. Ralles
Publisher : Keeper Series
ISBN 13 : 9781929976218
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keeper of the Realm written by H. J. Ralles and published by Keeper Series. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third book of the popular Keeper Series, a middle school fantasy adventure series featuring a boy named Matt who is sucked into his computer game and must win the game to escape his computer and resume is normal life.

Author : Matthias Felleisen
Publisher : No Starch Press
ISBN 13 : 1593274912
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Realm of Racket written by Matthias Felleisen and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2013-06-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racket is a descendant of Lisp, a programming language renowned for its elegance, power, and challenging learning curve. But while Racket retains the functional goodness of Lisp, it was designed with beginning programmers in mind. Realm of Racket is your introduction to the Racket language. In Realm of Racket, you'll learn to program by creating increasingly complex games. Your journey begins with the Guess My Number game and coverage of some basic Racket etiquette. Next you'll dig into syntax and semantics, lists, structures, and conditionals, and learn to work with recursion and the GUI as you build the Robot Snake game. After that it's on to lambda and mutant structs (and an Orc Battle), and fancy loops and the Dice of Doom. Finally, you'll explore laziness, AI, distributed games, and the Hungry Henry game. As you progress through the games, chapter checkpoints and challenges help reinforce what you've learned. Offbeat comics keep things fun along the way. As you travel through the Racket realm, you'll: –Master the quirks of Racket's syntax and semantics –Learn to write concise and elegant functional programs –Create a graphical user interface using the 2htdp/image library –Create a server to handle true multiplayer games Realm of Racket is a lighthearted guide to some serious programming. Read it to see why Racketeers have so much fun!

Author : Wizards RPG Team
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 9780786960347
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms written by Wizards RPG Team and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a comprehensive description of the Forgotten Realms, one of the most well known Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.5M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady's Realm written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ethan Gilsdorf
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766786
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks written by Ethan Gilsdorf and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing journey through the thriving worlds of fantasy and gaming What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. “For anyone who has ever spent time within imaginary realms, the book will speak volumes. For those who have not, it will educate and enlighten.” —Wired.com “Gandalf's got nothing on Ethan Gilsdorf, except for maybe the monster white beard. In his new book, Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks, Gilsdorf . . . offers an epic quest for reality within a realm of magic.” —Boston Globe “Imagine this: Lord of the Rings meets Jack Kerouac's On the Road.” —National Public Radio's “Around and About” “What does it mean to be a geek? . . . Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks tackles that question with strength and dexterity. . . . part personal odyssey, part medieval mid-life crisis, and part wide-ranging survey of all things freaky and geeky . . . playful . . . funny and poignant. . . . It's a fun ride and it poses a question that goes to the very heart of fantasy, namely: What does the urge to become someone else tell us about ourselves?” —Huffington Post

Author : Michael Desing
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329103173
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saga of the Splintered Realm Complete Rules written by Michael Desing and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Udoh, Emmanuel
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1466600578
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evolving Developments in Grid and Cloud Computing: Advancing Research written by Udoh, Emmanuel and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book contains investigations of grid and cloud evolution, workflow management, and the impact new computing systems have on education and industry"--Provided by publisher.