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Author: Simone E Morris
Publisher: Simone Morris Enterprises LLC
Published: 2017-12-21
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ISBN-13: 9780999438404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book focuses on the process of setting and accomplishing goals. In it, you will get strategies and tips for creating a roadmap for your life entirely designed by you. Anecdotal stories, formulas, and templates support your learning journey.
Author: Geoffrey Engelstein
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2020-02-18
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 026204353X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow game designers can use the psychological phenomenon of loss aversion to shape player experience. Getting something makes you feel good, and losing something makes you feel bad. But losing something makes you feel worse than getting the same thing makes you feel good. So finding $10 is a thrill; losing $10 is a tragedy. On an “intensity of feeling” scale, loss is more intense than gain. This is the core psychological concept of loss aversion, and in this book game creator Geoffrey Engelstein explains, with examples from both tabletop and video games, how it can be a tool in game design. Loss aversion is a profound aspect of human psychology, and directly relevant to game design; it is a tool the game designer can use to elicit particular emotions in players. Engelstein connects the psychology of loss aversion to a range of phenomena related to games, exploring, for example, the endowment effect—why, when an object is ours, it gains value over an equivalent object that is not ours—as seen in the Weighted Companion Cube in the game Portal; the framing of gains and losses to manipulate player emotions; Deal or No Deal’s use of the utility theory; and regret and competence as motivations, seen in the context of legacy games. Finally, Engelstein examines the approach to loss aversion in three games by Uwe Rosenberg, charting the designer’s increasing mastery.
Author: John Biehler
Publisher: Que Publishing
Published: 2014-05-09
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0133591085
DOWNLOAD EBOOK3D Printing with Autodesk Create and Print 3D Objects with 123D, AutoCAD, and Inventor Create amazing 3D-printable objects fast with Autodesk 123D! Imagine it. Then print it! Autodesk 123D gives you all the tools you need and it’s free. This easy, full-color guide will help you fully master 3D printing with Autodesk 123D even if you’ve never done any of this before. Authors John Biehler and Bill Fane have helped thousands of people join the 3D printing revolution—now it’s your turn. With step-by-step photos and simple projects, they teach you how to make the most of the whole 123D suite on Windows, Mac, and iPad. New to 3D printing? You’ll learn pro techniques for creating models that print perfectly the first time. Want to start fast? Discover how to scan photos straight into your models. Don’t have a 3D printer? Learn how to work with today’s most popular 3D printing services. John Biehler discovered 3D printing several years ago and built his first 3D printer shortly thereafter. Since then, he’s shared his 3D printing knowledge with thousands of people at live events throughout Canada and the Pacific Northwest and through online and broadcast media. He co-founded Vancouver’s fastest-growing group of 3D printing enthusiasts. Bill Fane, an Autodesk Authorized Training Centre (ATC) certified instructor, has designed with AutoCAD since 1986. Fane has lectured on AutoCAD and Inventor at Autodesk University since 1995, and at Destination Desktop since 2003. He has written 220 The Learning Curve AutoCAD tutorials for CADalyst and holds 12 patents. From start to finish, 3D Printing with Autodesk 123D covers all you need to know. So stop waiting and start creating! Quickly get comfortable with the 123D workspace and key features Learn the essentials of effective 3D object design Practice 3D design hands-on with simple guided exercises Generate detailed models from photos with 123D Catch Create new 3D character “monsters” with 123D Creature Prepare any 3D model for successful printing Move from existing 3D CAD tools (if you’ve ever used them) Design parts that are easy to print, and multi-part models that can be printed “pre-assembled” Print through leading 3D printing services such as Shapeways, Ponoko, Fablab, and Hackerspaces
Author: Farber, Matthew
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2019-12-27
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1799820173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the fast-changing field of education, the incorporation of game-based learning has been increasing in order to promote more successful learning instruction. Improving the interaction between learning outcomes and motivation in games (both digital and analog) and promoting best practices for the integration of games in instructional settings are imperative for supporting student academic achievement. Global Perspectives on Gameful and Playful Teaching and Learning is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications that explore the cognitive and psychological aspects underpinning successful educational video games. While highlighting topics including nontraditional exercise, mobile computing, and interactive technologies, this book is ideally designed for teachers, curriculum developers, instructional designers, course designers, IT consultants, educational software developers, principals, school administrators, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the design and integration of game-based learning environments.
Author: BradyGames
Publisher: BradyGames
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780744010008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Ultimate Xbox 360 Achievements guide that covers strategy to increase a player's Gamerscore and lists the achievements for the top 20 Xbox 360 games and how to unlock them!
Author: Agata Waszkiewicz
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-03-05
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1003861261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMetagames: Games about Games scrutinizes how various meta devices, such as breaking the fourth wall and unreliable narrator, change and adapt when translated into the uniquely interactive medium of digital games. Through its theoretical analyses and case studies, the book shows how metafictional experimentation can be used to both challenge and push the boundaries of what a game is and what a player’s role is in play, and to raise more profound topics such as those describing experiences of people of oppressed identities. The book is divided into six chapters that deal with the following meta devices: breaking the fourth wall, hypermediation, unreliable narrator, abusive game design, fragmentation, and parody. The book will predominantly interest scholars and students of media studies and game studies as it continues discourses held in the discipline regarding the metareferential character of digital games.
Author: Walter Higgins
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 2015-04-10
Total Pages: 639
ISBN-13: 0133962547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is for anyone who wants to learn how to modify Minecraft--no previous programming experience required! The book uses JavaScript, a popular programming language for creating websites and scripting. Aimed at kids who already play Minecraft, this guide will teach coding through a series of "Recipes" (the term used in-game when crafting new objects). For example, in the game, one of the first things any player must do is create a Workbench, or Crafting Table, which will in turn enable the player to create sophisticated tools. Recipe 1 in the book (the term Recipe and Chapter is interchangeable) is 'A modding Workbench' and its ingredients are the tools the reader will need to begin modding. The goal of each Recipe/chapter is to introduce a new JavaScript concept or expand upon a previously introduced concept. The author will present each recipe as a useful addition to the game while gently introducing programming concepts in an approachable style. This unique approach gets over the problem of introducing JavaScript in an interesting way and avoids spending 3 or 4 chapters explaining JavaScript core concepts in a vacuum. Several Recipes will be covered, including Rolling Dice, Snowball Fight, Piggie Pandemonium, Advanced Modding, and more.
Author: Aaron Hodges
Publisher: Aaron Hodges
Published: 2017-02-14
Total Pages: 933
ISBN-13: 0473387824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor five hundred years the Gods have united the Three Nations in harmony. Now that balance has been shattered, and chaos threatens. A town burns and flames light the night sky. Hunted and alone, seventeen year old Eric flees through the wreckage. The mob grows closer, baying for the blood of their tormentor. Guilt weighs on his soul, but he cannot stop, cannot turn back. If he stops, they die. For two years he has carried this curse, bringing death and destruction wherever he goes. But now there is another searching for him – one who offers salvation. His name is Alastair, and he knows the true nature of the curse. Magic. An original epic fantasy novel with dragons, gods and magic, packed with action, adventure, swords and sorcery, by New York Times Bestselling Author Aaron Hodges.
Author: The Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review
Published: 2023-09-05
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0593516532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAN SAT MATH WORKOUT TO HELP BUILD YOUR SKILLS AND BEAT THE TEST. On the Digital SAT, you’ll encounter adaptive modules that either increase or decrease in difficulty depending on your performance.This book helps you become familiar with the content of each math difficulty tier and get ahead of the game! Inside you’ll find: • The experience you need to level up your math skills • 36 drills to help you find and surpass your current difficulty level for each subject area • Walk-throughs of every question so you know the best way to tackle each problem • Progress assessments to set clear goals with which to continue your studies Work on the techniques you need for high-level proficiency in each of the 12 math topics, including: • equivalent expressions • nonlinear graphing • proportional relationships • functions • systems and solutions • geometry Take control of your test prep and LEVEL UP your score! Also available: SAT Level Up! Verbal (ISBN: 9780593516546)
Author: C. T. Phipps
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Published: 2024-08-23
Total Pages: 470
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Give me the incredibly short summary of what the hell is going on, please. The kind you could fit into a movie trailer." “You’re trapped in a video game world based on a hack dark fantasy author’s rip-off of better books.” “Uh huh. Maybe you could be a bit more detailed.” Aragorn "Aaron" Bartkowski was a programmer working at Epic DungeoneeringTM, the world's largest fantasy video game company. Much to his surprise, he was selected to pick up the latest manuscript from reclusive author Larry C.C. Weis. Weis had been working on his newest book for over a decade and the good folk at Aaron's company had dibs on adapting it. Unfortunately, Weis was also a wizard and sent Aaron to the world that inspired his books. Aaron proceeded to find himself in a Slavic mythology themed world where he's believed to be Weis' main character, Garland of Nowhere. Equipped with the powers of a RPG protagonist, Aaron must accumulate experience and equipment while navigating a setting that seems worse off than Game of Thrones and Dark Souls put together. LORDS OF DRAGON KEEP is a LitRPG progression fantasy isekai that takes the grim out of grimdark with biting humor as well as intelligent exploitation of the rules. It has excellent world-building, a great supporting cast, a bit of romance, and lots of laughs. Oh and there's a talking raven.
