Video & Mobile

In many respects, New York City is an unnatural wonder, quite unlike any other American city and also unlike megacities in other industrial countries. Its government and politics, its physical attributes-like the celebrated skyline and high population...

Contributors examine the early days of video game history before the industry crash that ended the medium's golden age.Book InformationISBN 9780814334508Author Mark WolfFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne...

As entertainment becomes a trillion-dollar-a-year industry worldwide, as our modern era increasingly lives up to its label of the "entertainment age," and as economists begin to recognize that entertainment has become the driving force of the new world...

Resident Evil is a multidimensional as well as multimedia universe: various books, graphic novels, games and movies (the fifth one came out in 2012) all contribute to this enormous universe. The essays written for this volume will focus on this...

A follow up to 2007's Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984, this reference work provides detailed descriptions and reviews of every U.S.-released game for the Nintendo NES, the Atari 7800, and the Sega Master System, all of which are considered among the...

In the few decades since they first blipped their way onto television screens, videogames have become one of the most culturally, socially and economically significant media forms. Newman's volume considers how we might approach videogames as media texts...

Game studies has been an understudied area within the emerging field of digital media and religion. Video games can reflect, reject, or reconfigure traditionally held religious ideas and often serve as sources for the production of religious practices...

Media in general and narrative media in particular have the potential to represent not only a variety of both possible and actual worlds but also the perception and consciousness of characters in these worlds. Hence, media can be understood as "qualia...

This book looks closely at the endings of narrative digital games, examining their ways of concluding the processes of both storytelling and play in order to gain insight into what endings are and how we identify them in different media. While narrative...

- Highly accessible and code-free introduction to game audio, suitable for a wide range of undergraduate courses, such as music production, sound design and composition - Accompanied by eresources, including downloadable projects for each chapter - A...

Sounding Emerging Media details a practice-based approach to sonic art and electroacoustic composition, drawing on methodologies inspired by the production of electronic literature, and game development.Using the structural concepts identified by Gilles...

Distrust. Division. Disparity. Is our world in disrepair? Ethics and civics have always mattered, but perhaps they matter now more than ever before. Recently, with the rise of online teaching and movements like #PlayApartTogether, games have become...

Maybe it was the recent Atari 2600 milestone anniversary that fueled nostalgia for the golden days of computer and console gaming. Every Game Boy must ponder his roots from time to time. But whatever is driving the current retro gaming craze, one thing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604382044Author The Pokemon Company International IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Pokemon Company InternationalPublisher Pokemon Company...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506713632Author Spike ChunsoftFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781098397111Author David CraddockFormat HardbackPage Count 294Imprint BookBabyPublisher BookBaby

The alchemist Ryza and her friends had gone their separate ways, but by chance they have found each other once again. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy explores new regions from mythical ruins to deep dungeons in an all-new JRPG adventure. ...

Minecraft has more than 100 million registered users and this book guides them through the mods You've built a great base, a secret hideout, and other awesome builds. You've mined diamond, gold, and iron. You may have even played around with Redstone or...

What if there were video games that weren't about killing things? The world's biggest entertainment medium has come under decades of scrutiny because of its violent content. But here's a little known fact: from the very beginning, non-violent video...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262044387Author Shira ChessFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Video games are so much more than just full throttle blasts of gunfights, violence and white-knuckle competition. They can also be beautiful, cosy and even emotionally uplifting journeys too. The ideal escapism after a day you'd sooner forget or the...

The best builds in Minecraft and the game's most stunning creations - from minigames to giant cities - are found on Minecraft servers. But where to start in exploring the massive maps and multitude of servers available? The Ultimate Guide to Mastering...

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 9780262047722Author Miguel SicartFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940535241Author Matt MarginiFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Boss Fight BooksPublisher Boss Fight BooksDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 14mm

The World Warrriors take center stage in the first ever Street Fighter novel! Featuring Ryu VS Akuma, Chun-li VS Elena, Guile VS E.Honda, Sagat VS M.Bison, and many more classic fighters colliding in their most epic encounters yet. It's all described in...

Age range 12+Set in the world of Blizzards award-winning video game franchise Diablo, witness the birth of a hero!Jacob has fled from his homeland in the north led by the visions of an ancient prophet.Jacob finds his destiny in the sword of an archangel...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940535265Author Gabe DurhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Boss Fight BooksPublisher Boss Fight BooksDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 12mm

Video Game Design is a visual introduction to integrating core design essentials, such as critical analysis, mechanics and aesthetics, prototyping, level design, into game design. Using a raft of examples from a diverse range of leading international...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647228408Author InsightsFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint InsightsPublisher InsightsWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 148mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782377842650Author Ludovic CastroFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Third EditionsPublisher Third Editions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979884894Author Justin WeigleFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Doublejump Publishing, IncorporatedPublisher Doublejump Publishing,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549509Author Tom BoellstorffFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries Platform StudiesWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593802687Author Keza MacDonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 242mm * 163mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045506Author Braxton SodermanFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Transport yourself to the global capital of cool with this ultimate guide to Japanese pop culture!Are you crazy about Japanese manga, anime, video games, cosplay, toys and idols? If so, this book is for you! Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, have...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262042796Author Jesper JuulFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdSeries The MIT PressDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 22mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593873472Author Mojang ABFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House WorldsPublisher Random House USA IncSeries MinecraftWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546287Author David B. NieborgFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

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...