Games category: 11191 books

This book mentions video games that were either censored or banned by governments around the world. Governments have been criticized for banning video games for many reasons, as these bans violate human rights, increase piracy and inhibit business opportunities. However, game players can still purchase...

A new chapter, 21 Money-Making Tips from the Pros, shows players how to increase their income from cash gamed and tournaments. Hard-hitting hold'em tje way it's palyed today in casino and online limit cash games and tournaments, players get killer advice on how to win more money in rammin'-jammin' games,...

Watch how your eyes play tricks on you! Puzzles & Games  SPECIAL EDITION: The Instructions are given in the book so that you can play this game on the kindle device by yourself and with your children. Use these 3 Level Games to Challenge Your Eyes & Mind. Parents can play. Use...

Playstation 4 or Xbox One -- Which of the exciting new video game consoles should YOU buy?For the first time ever, entertainment giants Sony and Microsoft are squaring off in a straight-up battle for video game supremacy, as both companies roll out their long awaited systems simultaneously....

You earn a check that only gets you by enough to pay your bills. Maybe you struggle to make a car payment. You really want to play the latest video game, perhaps LocoRoco or Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, but your budget does not allow you to buy both. What should you get? Picking good games...

How to play everywhere with your children? Are your children getting bored in front of the TV or with their gaming console? Do you want some ideas with playful or educational activities? This little Kids Experience book « Activities & Games for children to do everywhere » will help you! Discover...

Get to know techniques and approaches to procedurally generate game content in C++ using Simple and Fast Multimedia Library About This Book This book contains a bespoke Simple and Fast Multimedia Library (SFML) game engine with complete online documentation Through this book, you'll create games...

How making and sharing video games offer educational benefits for coding, collaboration, and creativity. Over the last decade, video games designed to teach academic content have multiplied. Students can learn about Newtonian physics from a game or prep for entry into the army. An emphasis...

Taking as its point of departure the fundamental observation that games are both technical and symbolic, this collection investigates the multiple intersections between the study of computer games and the discipline of technical and professional writing. Divided into five parts, Computer Games and...

The easy way for kids to get started with video game design Is your youngster a designer at heart? Read on! Designing Digital Games helps children apply their design skills to video game design using Scratch—and this book! Introducing simple programming concepts over the course of three easy-to-follow...

A short essay dedicated to all the games (videogames, role play games, card and board games, titles like Munchkin Cthulhu, Atkham Horror, Dark Corners of The Earth and many more) influenced by the work of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

Silent Hill: The Terror Engine, the second of the two inaugural studies in the Landmark Video Games series from series editors Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, is both a close analysis of the first three Silent Hill games and a general look at the whole series. Silent Hill, with its first title...

Picking good games can be hard. Avoiding duds can be even more difficult. That's why smart consumers turn to experts on the subject. Game Freaks 365 was founded to help people choose games that are worth their hard-earned dollar and bypass games that are better suited for the trash can. This guide...

Essays discuss the terminology, etymology, and history of key terms, offering a foundation for critical historical studies of games. Even as the field of game studies has flourished, critical historical studies of games have lagged behind other areas of research. Histories have generally been...