Video & Mobile

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044653Author Noah Wardrip-FruinFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

You've seen the movie, now PLAY the movie! Long before gaming came to the big screen, cinema arrived in the homes of millions in the form of licensed video games; playable merchandise that tied in to some of the major tentpoles of cinematic history...

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,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781490383583Author Syd BoltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262042604Author Mia ConsalvoFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 203mm * 137mm * 21mm

In Gaming Utopia: Ludic Worlds in Art, Design, and Media, Claudia Costa Pederson analyzes modernist avant-garde and contemporary video games to challenge the idea that gaming is an exclusively white, heterosexual, male, corporatized leisure activity and...

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video gamesDid you know that every time you pick up the controller to your PlayStation or Xbox, you are entering a world steeped in mathematics? Matthew Lane reveals the hidden mathematics in...

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 *...

Good Video Games and Good Learning presents the most important essays by James Paul Gee devoted to the ways in which good video games create good learning. The chapters in this book argue that good games teach through well-designed problem-solving...

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

Volume 2 of the NES Omnibus is a fun and informative look at ALL the original Nintendo Entertainment System games released in the US starting with the letters M-Z. More than 360 games are featured, including such iconic titles as Metroid, Super Mario...

This book is a multidisciplinary study of the translation and localisation of video games. It offers a descriptive analysis of the industry - understood as a global phenomenon in entertainment - and aims to explain the norms governing present industry...

In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games...

From his very first quest to attain the Triforce, explore Hyrule, and rescue Princess Zelda, Link has been on the ultimate adventure since 1986, and fans around the world have been involved in the journey all along the way. Now celebrating its 30th...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781500317409Author Alan FrancoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

The NES Omnibus: The Nintendo Entertainment System and Its Games, Vol. 1 (A-L), covers the first half of the NES library in exhaustive and engaging detail. More than 350 games are featured, including such iconic titles asCastlevania, Donkey Kong, Double...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910515471Author Lee PriceFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Bennion KearnyPublisher Bennion KearnySeries HistoryWeight(grams) 558gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

In the 1990s, the Personal Computer (or PC) was on the rise in homes, and with it came new genres of play. Yet most of the games in these new genres featured fantasylands or humorous science fiction landscapes with low stakes and little to suggest the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781696741378Author Dan WhiteheadFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries Speccy NationWeight(grams)...

Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide. Soraya Murray's insightful study examines issues of gender, race, and space in relation to a range of popular...

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 9781789824674Author Holger WesslingFormat HardbackPage Count 388Imprint Code 10 DigitalPublisher Code 10 DigitalWeight(grams) 685gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

New Hardcover Edition! Fine art meets martial arts in this collaborative tribute to the undisputed king of all fighting game franchises - Street Fighter! Street Fighter Tribute features hundreds of original illustrations by artists from around the...

There have been many top 100 books before, but rarely one like this. Here are the best of the early video games, shown in over 400 color photos and described in incredible detail in the entertaining and informative text. Each game's entry features...

For courses in programming and computer science. Hands-on Programming with Greenfoot Introduction to Programming with Greenfoot: Object-Oriented Programming in Java with Games and Simulations teaches the basics of Java computer programming languages in...

Design and implement video game sound from beginning to end with this hands-on course in game audio. Music and sound effects speak to players on a deep level, and this book will show you how to design and implement powerful, interactive sound that...

This handbook collects, for the first time, the state of research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines, cultures, and media in a single, accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by more than 50 key scholars, it traces the history of RPGs,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781695356931Author Edwin FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm)...

The Bioshock series looms large in the industry and culture of video games for its ambitious incorporation of high-minded philosophical questions and retro-futuristic aesthetics into the ultraviolent first-person shooter genre. Beyond the Sea marks ten...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985383777Author Coloring CrewFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777463229Author Anaxyrus PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Anaxyrus PublishingPublisher Anaxyrus PublishingWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798887500829Author Songyee YoonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint ForbesbooksPublisher Forbesbooks

This is the first text that explores accessibility within a tabletop gaming context Accessibility in tabletop games is the single most fascinating problem domain for the field Disabled gamers represent a massive and largely untapped market for board...

This is the first text that explores accessibility within a tabletop gaming context Accessibility in tabletop games is the single most fascinating problem domain for the field Disabled gamers represent a massive and largely untapped market for board...

Enter the expansive world of The Elder Scrolls Online and discover how to survive the wilds of Tamriel! Based on the award-winning Elder Scrolls Online, The Elder Scrolls Online: The Official Survival Guide to Tamriel is the ultimate guide to...

The smash hit video game Minecraft continues to grow in popularity and in gameplay, adding more features and updating existing ones to make them richer and more complex. Players who mastered the basics with Minecrafter and leveled up with Minecrafter 2.0...

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...

In recent years, poetry and video games have begun talking to - and taking from - one another in earnest. Poets, ever in pursuit of meaning, now draw inspiration from digital-interactive fantasy worlds, while video game developers aim to enrich their...

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...

Master Builder Junior is the perfect starting strategy guide for kids beginning to explore and create in the world of Minecraft. This title contains everything players need to know to begin their adventure, including tips for getting started,...