Electronic category: 5606 books
The Art of Failure
An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.
We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions...
The Tetris Effect
The Game that Hypnotized the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it
Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion...
by Jason W. Bay
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2015
Learn how to land a job as a video game tester from game industry expert Jason W. Bay! Anyone can get a job as a video game tester, but even after you learn the basics, there’s major competition for each and every testing job in your city - your application could be just one in a stack of hundreds....
by Anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2016
Learn All About Building Your Own Games!
Video gaming can be a very entertaining experience for many people. Sometimes you will notice that hours have gone by while you are playing. If you are a person who enjoys playing video games you may want to consider creating your own video game.
The market...
Games As A Service
How Free to Play Design Can Make Better Games
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2014
The games industry is serious business and the role of a games designer has dramatically changed over just the last few years. Developers now have to rethink everything they know about the creative, technical and business challenges to adapt to the transition to games as a service.
Games as...
by Alan Jobe
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2011
This is version 2.0 of Walking Down The Avenue. It is completely updated to reflect all of the changes that have taken place on Empire Avenue through March 1, 2013. If you are new on the Avenue and find it confusing, this concise guide book is THE resource for you.
Members Daily: Beginning & Advanced Lessons
Members Daily
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
This book contains both Members Daily Volume 1 & Volume 2:
Learn how to quickly and easily create your own Membership Websites!
Membership sites can provide you wish recurring, passive evergreen income and the growth can be exponential. With your own membership website you can...
by Game Ultımate Game Guides
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
FIFA 15 Ultimate Team Tips, Cheats and Strategies
FIFA 15 Ultimate Team is EA’s latest attempt to translate the world’s most popular sport into something that people actually want to play on mobile devices. While the Ultimate Team mode has always been a primary feature on phones and tablets, the...
by Bonnie Stone
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Why pay for a WordPress theme when there are so many good ones available . . . for free?!
But here's the catch - not all free WordPress themes are created equal. Most professional internet marketers agree that your theme is the most critical part of your website. That's because your theme...
Playing Video Games
Motives, Responses, and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses,...
The Book Of Satoshi
The Collected Writings of Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2014
Have you, like the rest of the world, speculated as to the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, anonymous creator of Bitcoin? The world's first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin went online in 2009 and has since revolutionized our concepts of currency and money. Not supported by any government or central bank, completely...
Teach Like a Gamer
Adapting the Instructional Design of Digital Role-Playing Games
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2018
With a compilation of information that has never before been available in one source, this exhaustive reference work provides complete published election returns for all popular Congressional elections, including special elections, in the United States--over 36,000 since 1788. For all candidates,...
Resonant Games
Design Principles for Learning Games that Connect Hearts, Minds, and the Everyday
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2018
Principles for designing educational games that integrate content and play and create learning experiences connecting to many areas of learners' lives.
Too often educational videogames are narrowly focused on specific learning outcomes dictated by school curricula and fail to engage young learners....
by Kyle W. Bell
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2011
Game Freaks 365 was founded to help consumers choose games that are worth their hard-earned dollars and avoid duds that are an expensive waste of time. Writing about video games is our passion. This guide aims to help consumers pick the best games that the Nintendo 3DS has to offer.
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