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If you are an experienced iPhone application developer or even a newbie, this book will help you to build on and explore your technical skills. This book is very helpful for those who want to learn about the new framework of iOS 7 and iOS 8.

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the pig. Although the word pork can also refer to cured, smoked, or processed meat, this book will focus on fresh meat. Pork can be eaten and prepared in various forms: cooked, cured, smoked, roasted, broiling, grilling, steaming/grilling, sauté, stir fry,...

The book uses step-by-step instructions along with full code listings for each exercise. After each exercise, the author pauses to reflect, explain, and offer insights before building on the project. The author approaches the content with the belief that we are all teachers and that you are reading this...

Apply the Processing language to tasks involved in computer vision--tasks such as edge and corner detection, recognition of motion between frames in a video, recognition of objects, matching of feature points and shapes in different frames for tracking purposes, and more. You will manipulate images...

The fascinating untold history of a creative community that shaped our idea of what video games can be, according to those who were at its epicentre: The Social Network meets Stephen Howlett’s Diary of an 80s Computer Geek.  There is an appetite for illustrated books about gaming’s past: Stuart...

Swift is Apple's new programming language and the future of iOS and OS X app development. At its surface, Swift is easy to jump into, but it has complex elements that are critical to becoming proficient at turning an idea into reality.Develop the skills and confidence to dive passionately into...

Bringing concrete examples from industry to light, this book explains how to use Blender to create visual effects for video/film production. It supplies readers with a practical way to learn how to use Blender's tools across a wide range of scenarios in video/film production, including setting up cameras on a stage, lighting, and other production p

Master complex workflows and conquer the world with Python and Maya About This Book Improve your modelling skills and reduce your scripting problems using Python in Maya Learn to communicate with web applications using Python for easier team development A quick and practical answer to every problem...

This text follows the animation production by concentrating on the documentation necessary to accurately and professionally organize each step of the process. Examples of each piece of paperwork needed to complete the project will be shown. Many newcomers to the field are not experienced in the basic...

Consumers today expect extremely realistic imagery generated in real time for interactive applications such as computer games, virtual prototyping, and scientific visualisation. However, the increasing demands for fidelity coupled with rapid advances in hardware architecture pose a challenge: how...

HPC is used to solve a number of complex questions in computational and data-intensive sciences. These questions include the simulation and modeling of physical phenomena, such as climate change, energy production, drug design, global security, and materials design; the analysis of large data sets...

Leverage Swift and enhance your code to take your applications to the next level About This Book Build solid, high performance applications in Swift Increase your efficiency by getting to grips with concurrency and parallel programming Use Swift to design performance-oriented solutions Who This...

This third volume features images created with Commander Crayon -- an artistic tool for translating mathematical equations into pictures.  No image in this book is drawn.  Through this technique, the artist attempts to connect the beauty of art with the beauty of mathematics.

A student-friendly text, A Concise Introduction to Data Structures Using Java takes a developmental approach, starting with simpler concepts first and then building toward greater complexity. Important topics, such as linked lists, are introduced gradually and revisited with increasing depth. More code and guidance are provided at the beginning, al