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Harry O'Neil, Ray Perez. Computer Games and Team and Individual Learning

Publisher:Elsevier Science
Year:2007
Pages:340
ISBN:0080453430

Documents research on the impact of computer games on the learning of adults. Computer games and learning are characterized from a series of different theoretical and empirical viewpoints. Both civilian sector and military applications are presented. While effectiveness of game environments to support learning can be documented in terms of intensity and longevity of engagement (participants voting with their time), as well as the commercial success of the games, there is much less solid empirical information about what instructional outcomes are systematically achieved by the playing of individual and multiplayer games. This book will address these issues. Designed for professionals in the gaming, simulation, assessment and evaluation, educational technology, and educational psychology ...

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Markus Montola, Jaakko Stenros, Annika Waern. Pervasive Games: Theory and Design

Publisher:Рид Элсивер, Morgan Kaufmann
Year:2009
Pages:336
ISBN:978-0-12-374853-9

Quickly emerging from the fast-paced growth of mobile communications and wireless technologies, pervasive games take gaming away from the computer screen and back to the three-dimensional world. Now games can be designed to be played in public spaces like shopping malls, conferences, museums and other non-traditional game venues. Game designers need to understand how to use the world as a gamespace - and both the challenges and advantages of doing so. This book shows how to change the face of play - who plays, when and where they play and what that play means to all involved. The authors explore aspects of pervasive games that concern game designers: what makes these games compelling, what makes them possible today and how they are made. For game researchers, it provides a solid theoretical, ...

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Alan Gershenfeld, Mark Loparco, Cecilia Barajas. Game Plan: The Insider's Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business

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ISBN:0312275048

The $20 billion computer and video gaming business is the fastest-growing entertainment medium in the world?on track to surpass both the movie and record businesses. More than 200 million computer and video games are sold to the 140 million gamers in America every year. Game Plan: The Insiders Guide to Breaking In and Succeeding in the Computer and Video Game Business is the first book that clearly explains how to get a foot in the door to this incredibly dynamic and exciting field. This essential guide includes everything job seekers need to know about: · How the computer and video game business really works · How to break into the industry · How to get your dream game made · The many different jobs in the field · Surviving and thriving in the marketplace Three top game veterans ...

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Peter Walsh. The Zen of Direct3D Game Programming

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ISBN:0761534296

Whether you're a professional programmer looking to get up to speed on DirectX® 8.0 or a hobbyist new to game programming, this book will be your ultimate guide to programming amazing 3D computer graphics with Microsoft® Direct3D® 8.0! It provides a solid introduction to interactive entertainment engineering, Windows® programming, and advanced graphical techniques. Inside you'll find deep coverage of 2D graphics, including using double buffering, page flipping, programming a bitmap font engine, and creating a Quake-style programmable console. Read on to learn sophisticated 3D graphics programming techniques such as bilinear filtering, texturing, materials, lights, and how to develop an object-orientated frame based object hierarchy inorder to simulate amazingly realistic animation ...