Player and Avatar
Player and Avatar

Author: David Owen

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-06-19

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1476629420

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Do you make small leaps in your chair while attempting challenging jumps in Tomb Raider? Do you say "Ouch!" when a giant hits you with a club in Skyrim? Have you had dreams of being inside the underwater city of Rapture? Videogames cast the player as protagonist in an unfolding narrative. Like actors in front of a camera, gamers' proprioception, or body awareness, can extend to onscreen characters, thus placing them "physically" within the virtual world. Players may even identify with characters' ideological motivations. The author explores concepts central to the design and enjoyment of videogames--affect, immersion, liveness, presence, agency, narrative, ideology and the player's virtual surrogate: the avatar. Gamer and avatar are analyzed as a cybernetic coupling that suggests fulfillment of Atonin Artaud's vision of the "body without organs."

First Lady
First Lady

Author: Michael Malone

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2002-07-01

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 140222561X

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A New York Times Bestseller! Critically acclaimed novelist and award-winning short story writer Michael Malone is the smart, literate, compassionate voice of the American south. His gift for crafting the great American comedy, as he did in Handling Sin, is matched only by his ability to create mystery novels ripped with tension, twists and humanity. A woman's body has been found—murdered, mutilated, tagged and addressed to Lt. Justin Savile V and Police Chief Cuddy R. Mangum. Dubbed the "Guess Who Killer" by a voracious press, Hillston, North Carolina, has a serial killer on its hands. The media and the mayor demand answers while the city lives in fear. Savile and Mangum are being taunted and stalked. Worse, they have no leads. Plot driven in the classic sense of a bestseller, yet written with literary style and substance, First Lady is a novel you will want to read and savor yourself and share with a friend. Continuing the series begun with lauded novels Time's Witness and Uncivil Seasons, Michael Malone's return proves a thrilling success.

The Blingsters
The Blingsters

Author: Andrea C. Neil

Publisher: 1631 Press LLC

Published: 2023-08-15

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1733415483

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Grandmas. Good Times. Grand theft? Griffin Beckett is pretty sure her grandma Marge’s “canasta team” are up to no good. Newly unemployed and unhappily married, Griffin heads to the seniors’ Florida beach house to extract G-ma and bring her home—and ends up with more than she bargained for. Marge doesn’t want to leave … and why is there a huge diamond buried in the carpet? When her crafty grandma gives her the slip at the airport and the “canasta team” turns out to be a ring of jewel thieves, Griffin realizes she’s in way over her head. Desperate for help, she calls on her other grandmother, Delphine, who might be a retired super spy. But local police detective Roland Magnusson is also on the case, and he’s determined to get his man. Or grandma! With the clues stacking up against Marge and her friends, their retirement looks set to end behind bars. Meanwhile, Griffin has a dilemma of her own. Is everyone as innocent—or guilty—as they seem? The Blingsters is the first book in a brand-new humorous cozy mystery series—nab your copy today! Publisher’s note: there are no dead bodies in this book! Mystery and mayhem: yes. Murders: nope!

Unleashed (Swindle #7)
Unleashed (Swindle #7)

Author: Gordon Korman

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 0545709369

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The seventh installment in #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Gordon Korman's Swindle series! UNLEASHED: freed from restraint, running wild, not being held back by anyone or anything . . .Luthor, a former attack dog, is supposed to be on his best behavior now that he's in the care of Savannah, a girl who's easily a dog's best friend. But every time a certain truck passes by Savannah's house, Luthor goes into attack mode - and chaos follows.Meanwhile, Griffin Bing is locked in the fight of his life with his archenemy, Darren Vader. Both are trying to win an invention contest - and will stop at nothing to be victorious.A runaway dog. Some majorly strange inventions. A mysterious neighbor. A stolen object of great value. These are a few of the ingredients in UNLEASHED, Gordon Korman's latest Swindle mystery. Like a Doberman with a mission in mind, there's no holding this story back!

Digital Extremisms
Digital Extremisms

Author: Mark Littler

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-01-25

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 3030301389

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This book explores the use of the internet by (non-Islamic) extremist groups, drawing together research by scholars across the social sciences and humanities. It offers a broad overview of the best of research in this area, including research contributions that address far-right, (non-Islamic) religious, animal rights, and nationalist violence online, as well as a discussion of the policy and research challenges posed by these unique and disparate groups. It offers an academically rigorous, introductory text that addresses extremism online, making it a valuable resource for students, practitioners and academics seeking to understand the unique characteristics such risks present.