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This volume will convince readers that the swift ascent of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons to worldwide popularity in the 1970s and 1980s is "the most exciting event in popular culture since the invention of the motion picture."...

ALL THE CRAZIEST HIGHLIGHTS FROM FORTNITE'S LATEST SEASONS IN THE BRAND-NEW OFFICIAL ANNUALFortnite has seen another year of incredible changes, starting with a huge asteroid blowing up the map to mark the launch of Chapter 2! Now you can follow all the...

What really makes a video game story interactive? What's the best way to create an interactive story?How much control should players be given? Do they really want that control in the first place?Do they even know what they want-or are their stated...

Although the number of commercial Java games is still small compared to those written in C or C++, the market is expanding rapidly. Recent updates to Java make it faster and easier to create powerful gaming applications-particularly Java 3D-is fueling an...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044837Author Stefan WerningFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries Playful Thinking

On their trip, Steve and his friends meet other treasure hunters who are also searching for Mine Mountain. As the group joins forces with their new treasure hunter friends, creepers attack them. The closer they get to the famed mine, the more the...

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...

Examining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to understand videogames...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945294303Author Derek SlatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint VGAPublisher VGASeries The Atari 2600 EncyclopediaWeight(grams) 880gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

This volume focuses on the depiction of women in video games set in historical periods or archaeological contexts, explores the tension between historical and archaeological accuracy and authenticity, examines portrayals of women in historical periods or...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781535446426Author Ryan TranFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on fighting all types of enemies. With over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Combat Edition shows exactly how the experts defend themselves and fight attackers, from cave spiders to creepers to...

Go for the throne in Status Royale!Choose your teammates carefully and rank up fast because in the world of esports, anyone can snatch the crown!Status Royale is THE game to master if you want to join the rank of elite players in the competitive world of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807017739Author David WolinskyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 567g

While some rigging books focus too much on the theory of rigging and provide little instruction, others do the exact opposite and offer no reasoning behind the button-pushing. An Essential Introduction to Maya Character Rigging, 2nd Edition, however,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951600501Author Chris AvilesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Dave Burgess ConsultingPublisher Dave Burgess ConsultingWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773703756Author Terry WolfeFormat HardbackPage Count 442Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 798gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 29mm

Two months following the dramatic events seen in DIABLO III... Tyrael is learning what it means to be human, and he conscripts humans to aid him in his endeavours. But at what cost? How many lives will be lost so that Tyrael can achieve his goal? Is it...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781544516479Author Baro HyunFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Lioncrest PublishingPublisher Lioncrest PublishingWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

From EverQuest to World of Warcraft, online games have evolved from the exclusive domain of computer geeks into an extraordinarily lucrative staple of the entertainment industry. People of all ages and from all walks of life now spend thousands of...

From EverQuest to World of Warcraft, online games have evolved from the exclusive domain of computer geeks into an extraordinarily lucrative staple of the entertainment industry. People of all ages and from all walks of life now spend thousands of...

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 9781451547276Author Bill DunlevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262515658Author Katie Salen TekinbasFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries Quest to LearnWeight(grams)...

All the topics that a professional AI programmer needs are covered withinEach topic is accompanied by an example game, where the reader simply adds their own code and see the effects their changes haveCovers complex topics but in an easy to read manner...

LOVE FORTNITE? RE-LIVE YOUR FAVORITE MEMORIES IN THE FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL ANNUALEver since it burst onto our screens in October 2017, Fortnite has been in a state of constant evolution. From meteor showers to pirates, the Cube to the Ice King, the...

"As esports has grown, the need for professional legal representation has grown with it. Justin's Essential Guide to the Business & Law of Esports & Professional Video Gaming provides a great baseline and will help prevent the legal horror stories of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992796488Author Peter CruickshankFormat PaperbackPage Count 377Imprint Peter CruickshankPublisher Peter CruickshankSeries The Video Game Guide

Focuses on the skillset of building digital character models for video games and collectibles. Teaches very real and current technical skills by an industry veteran, focusing on learning the digital character creation pipeline. Includes two highly...

Video games are among the most popular media on the planet, and billions of people inhabit these virtual worlds on a daily basis. This book investigates the architecture of video games, the buildings, roads and cities in which gamers play out their roles...

The Game Maker's Apprentice shows you how to create nine exciting games using the wildly popular Game Maker game creation tool. This book covers a range of genres, including action, adventure, and puzzle games--complete with professional quality sound...

In recent years, computer games have moved from the margins of popular culture to its center. Reviews of new games and profiles of game designers now regularly appear in the New York Times and the New Yorker, and sales figures for games are reported...

In the vein of their cult-classic dark fantasy titles Demon's Souls (2009) and the Dark Souls franchise (2011, 2014, 2016), game developers FromSoftware released the bleak Gothic horror Bloodborne in 2015. Players are cast in the role of hunters in a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781775133520Author Blacknes GuyFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Blacknes Guy BooksPublisher Blacknes Guy BooksWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Final Fantasy VII altered the course of video game history when it was released in 1997 on Sony's PlayStation system. It converted the Japanese role-playing game into an international gaming standard with enhanced gameplay, spectacular cutscenes and a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781500946128Author Rob WallingFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

The popular Postmortem column in Game Developer magazine features firsthand accounts of how some of the most important and successful games of recent years have been made. This book offers the opportunity to harvest this expertise with one volume. The...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609806392Author Daniel GoldbergFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 314g

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...

Delicious Pixels: Food in Video Games introduces critical food studies to game scholarship, showing the unique ways in which food is utilized in both video game gameplay and narrative to show that food is never just food but rather a complex means of...