Gaming

You don't need to be stuck with the one and only cafe in Sharlayan. Dive into cuisine beyond the Last Stand with this deluxe, lore-rich cookbook inspired by the massively multiplayer online game Final Fantasy XIV. This follow-up to The Ultimate Final...

An entertaining deep dive into the world, gameplay, and evolution of the hugely successful Assassin's Creed video game franchise A hooded figure stands in a bell tower overlooking medieval Jerusalem, surveying his prey. Parkour-style, he leaps down into...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798890032560Author Justin AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Page Street PublishingPublisher Page Street PublishingWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

This anthology explores the current evolution of interactive storytelling across digital as well as physical spaces by examining how games, digital narratives, and participatory art can reshape creative expression and learning at fundamental levels. ...

Our modern world is dominated by giant media companies, and increasingly they don't so much sell story, characters or gameplay as they do their setting. Fictional worlds are big business and represent big value to companies and audiences alike, and they...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798890032065Author Cody James KingFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Page Street PublishingPublisher Page Street PublishingWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm)...

The Art and Making of Sid Meier's Civilization VII is an incredible recording of the development and design behind the latest iteration of one of the most significant turn-based strategy games in history. Filled with intricate details and stories, this...

Esports have rapidly expanded from a pastime undertaken by casual players to one of the largest segments of the entertainment industry-one in which hundreds of millions of people play and compete daily.Esports Business Management, Second Edition With...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798890191656Author Parragon BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint ParragonPublisher ParragonSeries Sticker EmporiumWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

No matter how far you wander, good food can make the coldest reaches of space feel like home. Join fellow travelers on an epic culinary journey, sampling foods both alien and familiar. With recipes inspired by the in-game food from Neon to New...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262550727Author Jeff YoshimiFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Playing at War offers an innovative focus on Civil War video games as significant sites of memory creation, distortion, and evolution in popular culture. With fifteen essays by historians, the collection analyzes the emergence and popularity of video...

This book is a comprehensive study on analog historical simulation games, exploring both their theoretical concepts and practical solutions. It considers the various ways used by simulation games to depict the different dynamics of historical events and...

The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retelling of the 21st century through 100 games that were announced, launched, and played from the turn of the century. The book analyzes...

Don't miss this exclusive, original Diablo (R) graphic novel chronicling the origins of Rathma, founder of the necromancer class, protector of the balance between life and death. Centuries after Lilith's banishment, her son, Linarian, has buried...

Discussing the state of play in contemporary popular culture, specifically the role of crime and crime control in the video game medium, this book discusses the criminological importance of video games.Pulling together an international group of scholars...

This book investigates the narrativity of some of the most popular survival horror video games and the gender politics implicit in their storyworlds. In a thorough analysis of the genre that draws upon detailed comparisons with the mainstream action...

- An important text that examines the longitudinal role of racism in the medium of video games. - Provides a detailed account of how systemic racism in the US shaped culture, market logic, and production practices of video game developers from the 1970s...

The first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, On Soulsring Worlds explores how the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring are able to reconcile extreme difficulty in both gameplay and narrative with broad appeal.Arguing that the games are...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMarco Arnaudo is a professor at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he teaches classes about game design, simulations, military history, mystery fiction, and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546911Author Oguz BurukFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 178mm * 16mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorAndrew S. Latham is an associate professor of English at Midland College in Midland, Texas. He has presented at numerous conferences on video game rhetoric and...

The Colle is a solid, reliable system of development based on the popular opening move 1 d4. A major selling point is that although the system is very easy to learn and play it leads to complex, exciting middlegame positions where White often launches a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568824918Author Bridgett JeffriesFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint ChaosiumPublisher Chaosium

While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Fight the Winter War against the Soviets,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781988558301Author Wayne TurnerFormat HardbackPage Count 100Imprint Battlefront Miniatures LtdPublisher Battlefront Miniatures LtdWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262042901Author Carl TherrienFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries Platform StudiesDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

Delve back to a time of classic Sword & Sorcery with priceless jewels, fierce dinosaurs and dark horror! Imagine a land of dark, sweltering jungles filled with nameless monstrosities and savage reptilian head-hunters... hacking through thick...

Mathematical card effects offer both beginning and experienced magicians an opportunity to entertain with a minimum of props. Featuring mostly original creations, Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects presents an entertaining look at new...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784906574872Author Richard BozulichFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Kiseido Publishing CompanyPublisher Kiseido Publishing CompanySeries Mastering the...

The Pathfinder Society is a globe-trotting organization of adventurers, scholars, and warriors all dedicated to exploration, collecting lost knowledge and treasure, and sharing it with the world. Lost Omens: Pathfinder Society Guide details everything...

Even before the original Frostgrave rulebook landed in players' hands, its artwork, previewed in the run-up to release, attracted widespread attention and acclaim. Today, some eight volumes, two novels, and multiple boxed sets of plastic miniatures...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936781621Author Wolfgang BaurFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Kobold PressPublisher Kobold PressSeries Kobold GuidesWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm)...

The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, also known as Operation Forager, was intended to facilitate the recapture of the Philippines and to provide bases for the bombing of the Japanese mainland. This new Campaign Book for Bolt Action allows players to...

Checkers, backgammon, chess and Go. Poker, Scrabble and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their...

* For readers intrigued by 3D video games as a hobby or a potential career, this book offers an introduction to the world of 3D game animation and provides step-by-step instructions on creating storyboards, scenery, characters, and even software * Cover...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549394Author Julien MaillandFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A strange message beckons six strangers to Striving, an expansive megaplex city on Aballon, the planet of Machines. There, they gather in a neon-lit cafe, surrounded by androids and robots, to meet an old friend. The bartender brings them...

The twentieth anniversary edition of Henry Jenkins's Textual Poachers brings this now-canonical text to a new generation of students interested in the intersections of fandom, participatory culture, popular consumption and media theory. Supplementing the...