Games category: 11191 books

With 18 exclusive Munchkin® game rules!By gently – and sometimes not so gently – mocking the fantasy dungeon crawl and the sacred cows of pop culture, the Munchkin card game has stabbed and sneaked and snickered a path to the pinnacle of success. Along the way, it has sold millions of copies, been...

Contributors from a range of disciplines explore boundary-crossing in videogames, examining both transgressive game content and transgressive player actions. Video gameplay can include transgressive play practices in which players act in ways meant to annoy, punish, or harass other players....

This book contains 50 simple games and activities which are suitable for a wide range of age groups, abilities and applications. They are ideal for schools, youth theatres, activity groups, drama clubs, parties - in fact, any situation which requires a quick game! Each individual game specifies the...

Learn and use Python and PyGame to design and build cool arcade games. In Program Arcade Games: With Python and PyGame, Second Edition, Dr. Paul Vincent Craven teaches you how to create fun and simple quiz games; integrate and start using graphics; animate graphics; integrate and use game controllers;...

This book examines the complex network of influences that collide in the culture of digital fighting games. Players from all over the world engage in competitive combat with one another, forming communities in both real and virtual spaces, attending tournaments and battling online via internet-connected...

Did you like Math or Science in school? Have you played games that stimulated your thought processes for Math and Science? Trying to be creative in your Math, Science or leadership class? Can leadership be taught? Is leadership an Art or a Science or Math? Seeking to impact your training program with...

Black Box is a game designed to simulate the process of scientific discovery. One of the players assumes the role of Nature and devises a process. The other players, acting in the role of scientists, attempt to discover Nature’s process by performing simulated experiments by providing Nature with...

Beginning HTML5 Games with CreateJS provides a hands-on approach to get you up and running with the most comprehensive tools available for HTML5 Canvas game development. Whether you are brand new to making games or an experienced game developer, you’ll learn to fully utilize the CreateJS suite to...

Build Your Own 2D Game Engine and Create Great Web Games teaches you how to develop your own web-based game engine step-by-step, allowing you to create a wide variety of online videogames that can be played in common web browsers. Chapters include examples and projects that gradually increase in...

A sophisticated critical take on contemporary game culture that reconsiders the boundaries between gamers and games. This book is not about the future of video games. It is not an attempt to predict the moods of the market, the changing profile of gamers, the benevolence or malevolence of the...

This book approaches Location Based Mobile Games from a design perspective, investigating the peculiar traits that make them compelling contemporary practices and challenging fields of investigation. Relying on an interdisciplinary theoretical background and empirical studies, it delves into LBMGs’...

Get All The Support And Guidance You Need To Be A Success At Social Site Games! Is the fact that you would like to be a success at social site games but just don't know how making your life difficult... maybe even miserable? First, you are NOT alone! It may seem like it sometimes, but...

Create stunning 3D multiplayer games with integrated cloud-based features About This Book Build a multiplayer 3D game from scratch using the features of Amazon's Lumberyard Explore the world of Lumberyard along with Twitch and various key Amazon Web Services to build a game This step-by-step...

A Peek Into Gaming Accessories! Get All The Support And Guidance You Need To Be A Success At Choosing Gaming Accessories! Gaming is becoming more and more popular on both consoles and computers. This is likely due to the fact that technology is advancing and video games are becoming more and...