Games

Takes us on a journey through the game-design process, from the initial blue sky sessions to pitching for a green light. This book discusses the decision and brainstorming phase, character development and story wrap, creation of content and context outlines, flowcharting game play, and creating desi..

Game Design Theory..

Take Control of Your Data and Use Python with Confidence_x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Requiring no prior programming experience, Managing Your Biological Data with Python empowers biologists and other life scientists to work with biological data on their own using the Python language. The book teaches t..

This hands-on guide takes you through the complete process of Unity iOS game development. A game developer for over 12 years, the author presents production-proven techniques and valuable tips and tricks needed to plan, build, test, and launch games for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad. He walks you throu..

This book explains how to construct magic systems and presents a compendium of arcane lore. Showing you how to weave compelling magic into your games, the book is interspersed with examples that illustrate how to design and program magic systems. It explains how to set up tables of correspondences a..

If you want to be successful in any area of game development—game design, programming, graphics, sound, or publishing—you should know how standouts in the industry approach their work and address problems. In this book, 16 groundbreaking game developers share their stories and offer advice for anyon..

In this original and penetrating work, the origins of the Gestalt psychotherapy model are traced back to its roots in psychoanalysis and Gestalt cognitive and perceptual psychology.  Drawing new implications for both Gestalt and psychotherapy in general from these origins - and with special emphasis..

We are on the verge of creating an exciting new kind of interactive story form that will involve audiences as active participants. This book provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of classical story structure and classical game structure and explains why it has been surprisingly difficult t..

In this book, veteran game developers, academics, journalists, and others provide their processes and experiences with level design. _x005F_x000D_..

Presenting recent advances and new techniques and applications in image and signal processing, video and audio processing, multimedia data communication and transmission, and multimedia tools, Multimedia Technology IV will be of interest to academics and professionals involved in the field of multim..

In the past, not being able to program meant not being able to make video games. Now if you can draw a flow-chart you can use powerful State Machine technology to create your dream game! No-Code Video Game Development using Unity and Playmaker will teach you how to substitute flow-charts for code. A..

Assesses the EU and NATO's tools to prevent conflicts and manage international crises. It offers a unique insight into European security policy and questions the realism of the political goals. It argues for more coordination among European states, and an enhancement of the EU's strategic decision-m..