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Game Audio with FMOD and Unity

Game Audio with FMOD and Unity

Game Audio with FMOD and Unity introduces readers to the principles and practice of game audio through the process of creating their own First Person Shooter (FPS) game. All the basics are covered as well as a simple introduction to coding. Using the free software Unity and FMOD Audio Middleware the reader will be able to create a game of their own and develop a portfolio that demonstrates their capacities in interactive sound design. Perfect for classroom use or independent study Game Audio with FMOD and Unity also comes with a full suite of audio assets provided on a companion website.

GBP 48.99
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Buckminster Fuller’s World Game and Its Legacy

Buckminster Fuller’s World Game and Its Legacy

This book studies R. Buckminster Fuller’s World Game and similar world games past and present. Proposed by Fuller in 1964 and first played in colleges and universities across North America at a time of growing ecological crisis the World Game attempted to turn data analysis systems modelling scenario building computer technology and information design to more egalitarian ends to meet human needs. It challenged players to redistribute finite planetary resources more equitably to ‘make the world work’. Criticised and lauded in equal measure the World Game has evolved through several formats and continues today in correspondence with debates on planetary stewardship gamification data management and the democratic deficit. This book looks again at how the World Game has been played focusing on its architecture design and gameplay. With hindsight the World Game might appear naïve utopian or technocratic but we share its problems if not necessarily its solutions. Such a study will be of interest to scholars working in art history design history game studies media studies architecture and the environmental humanities. | Buckminster Fuller’s World Game and Its Legacy

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Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

Concise empowering and inspirational this introduction to promoting change offers practical knowledge and features more than 150 guidelines brought to life with down-to-earth often humorous language. Replete with the wisdom of more than four decades of experience in the field Mark S. Homan demystifies the community change process by providing nuts-and-bolts rules for success including eight essential steps for building an organized change effort. Homan’s outline for community change is invaluable in any setting from grassroots organizations to governments or community agencies. Writing in a conversational informal style Homan leads readers through the basic things they need to know about themselves about others and about the change process itself. As they put these ideas into action they will identify skills attitudes and choices important to their success as a change agent in the community. | Rules of the Game Lessons from the Field of Community Change

GBP 52.99
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A History of British Prime Ministers Two Volume Set

A History of British Prime Ministers Two Volume Set

This new two volume set of Dick Leonard's British Premiers trilogy surveys the lives and careers of all the fifty-five Prime Ministers between Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) and Boris Johnson (2019- ) bringing to life the political achievements and also the personal idiosyncrasies of Britain's rulers over nearly three centuries. Volume One surveys the lives and careers of all the 32 Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Walpole (1721-42) to Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery (1894-95) in 32 succinct informative and entertaining chapters. Volume Two continues this survey on the remaining 23 Prime Ministers from Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour (1902-05) to Boris Johnson (2019-). This book will be of key interest to scholars students and readers of British political history the Executive Government and British Politics. | A History of British Prime Ministers Two Volume Set

GBP 74.99
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Role-Playing Game Studies Transmedia Foundations

Role-Playing Game Studies Transmedia Foundations

This handbook collects for the first time the state of research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines cultures and media in a single accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by more than 50 key scholars it traces the history of RPGs from wargaming precursors to tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons to the rise of live action role-play and contemporary computer RPG and massively multiplayer online RPG franchises like Fallout and World of Warcraft. Individual chapters survey the perspectives concepts and findings on RPGs from key disciplines like performance studies sociology psychology education economics game design literary studies and more. Other chapters integrate insights from RPG studies around broadly significant topics like transmedia worldbuilding immersion transgressive play or player–character relations. Each chapter includes definitions of key terms and recommended readings to help fans students and scholars new to RPG studies find their way into this new interdisciplinary field. | Role-Playing Game Studies Transmedia Foundations

GBP 51.99
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The Lively Audience A Study of Children Around the TV Set

The Lively Audience A Study of Children Around the TV Set

The Lively Audience (1986) studies television from the children’s own point of view. Contrary to most prevailing opinion it contends that television has much to teach children and that their relationship with the medium is not one of passive dependency after all. Research shows that what children gain from television depends very much on the child’s age and social experience and that children ‘see’ television differently from adults. This book examines this issue and gives us a different understanding of the child audience and the impact of their television viewing. | The Lively Audience A Study of Children Around the TV Set

GBP 85.00
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A Field Guide to Gifted Students (Set of 10) A Teacher's Introduction to Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners

A Field Guide to Gifted Students (Set of 10) A Teacher's Introduction to Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners

A Field Guide to Gifted Students is a practical manual to the unique characteristics of gifted and advanced learners. Presented as a concise 32-page full-color booklet available in sets of 10 print copies or a single eBook copy this resource: Can be used in teacher workshops and other group professional learning settings. Assists educators in understanding and meeting the academic and social-emotional needs of gifted students. Includes a companion online facilitator's guide. Features practical tips based on current research and best practices. Is packed with illustrations checklists space to write notes and a glossary of terms. School can feel like the wrong fit for many gifted learners but through learning how to notice and support gifted students' diverse traits and needs educators can build ideal classroom climates for student success. Readers will understand how to identify giftedness and related traits including twice-exceptionality introversion and extroversion perfectionism sensitivity and intuitiveness. The online facilitator's guide includes everything workshop leaders need to conduct a brief course for classroom teachers coordinators counselors or even parents. | A Field Guide to Gifted Students (Set of 10) A Teacher's Introduction to Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners

GBP 74.99
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The International Film Business A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood

The International Film Business A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood

Examining the independent film sector as a business on an international scale author Angus Finney addresses the specific skills and knowledge required to successfully navigate the international film business. Finney describes and analyses the present structure of the film industry as a business with a specific focus on the film (and entertainment) value chain and takes readers through the status of current digital technology exploring ways in which this is changing the structure and opportunities offered by the industry in the future. The textbook provides information and advice on the different business and management skills and strategies that students and emerging practitioners will need to effectively engage with the industry in an international context. Case studies of films and TV including Squid Game (2021) Parasite (2019) Game of Thrones (2011-2019) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) are supplemented by company case studies on Redbus Renaissance Pixar with additional new chapters focusing on Netflix TikTok and the Metaverse. This third edition of The International Film Business includes up-to-date information on the status of the international film industry during and post COVID-19; expanded content looking at the TV industry and streaming services; new case studies and dedicated sections on the Streaming Wars and the Chinese Film Industry and a new chapter looking at the changes in digital production in the context of the global and territorial film and TV industry. Written for students of Film Business and emerging practitioners this book will take readers through the successes and failures of a variety of real film companies and projects and features exclusive interviews with leading practitioners in all sectors of the industry from production to exhibition. | The International Film Business A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood

GBP 44.99
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Handbook Of Eyewitness Psychology 2 Volume Set

Handbook Of Eyewitness Psychology 2 Volume Set

The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts. For the first time extensive reviews of factors influencing witnesses of all ages – children adults and the elderly – are compiled in a single pair of volumes. The disparate research currently being conducted in eyewitness memory in psychology criminal justice and legal studies is coherently presented in this work. Volume 1 covers memory for events. Volume 2 cover memory for people. | Handbook Of Eyewitness Psychology 2 Volume Set

GBP 51.99
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A Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese

A Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese

The functional perspective on Chinese syntax has yielded various new achievements since its introduction to Chinese linguistics in the 1980s. This two-volume set is one of the earliest and most influential works to study the Chinese language using functional grammar. With local Beijing vernacular (Pekingese) as a basis the information structure and focus structure of the Chinese language are systematically examined. By using written works and recordings from Beijingers the authors discuss topics such as the relationship between word order and focus and the distinction between normal focus and contrastive focus. In addition the authors also subject the reference and grammatical categories of the Chinese language to a functional scrutiny while discussion of word classes and their functions creatively combines modern linguistic theories and traditional Chinese linguistic theories. This set will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese linguistics and linguistics in general. | A Research on Functional Grammar of Chinese

GBP 82.99
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A Sociology of Crime Second edition

A Sociology of Crime Second edition

A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic contribution to the criminological literature. Through detailed examples and analysis it shows how crime is a product of processes of criminalisation constituted through the interactional and organizational use of language. In this welcome second edition the book reviews and evaluates the current state of criminological theory from this grammatical perspective. It maintains and develops its critical and subversive stance but greatly widens its theoretical range including dedicated chapters on gender race class and the post-als including postcolonialism. It now also provides questions exercises and further readings alongside its detailed analysis of a set of international examples both classical and contemporary. | A Sociology of Crime Second edition

GBP 56.99
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Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

Originally published in 1989 this book is a unique examination of subsistence farming in the developing world and its potential for development. The author writes from the conviction that the farming system is limited in its potential for development by the energy value of manpower and that unless the plight of developing world communities is understood and the importance of manpower constraint recognized inputs of development funds will be wasted. Clarifying the strengths and limitations of the subsistence farming system the book makes clear the complexities and difficulties encountered in achieving agricultural development in the poorest countries – providing an informed insight into the inevitability of future famine. | Nowhere To Go But Down? Peasant Farming and the International Development Game

GBP 80.00
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Swahili The Rise of a National Language

Swahili The Rise of a National Language

Originally published in 1969 this book examines the factors which at different historical periods led people to use one language (Swahili) rather than another or within a given period to use a particular language in one set of circumstances. The national language of Tanzania and much of East Africa Swahili is unique among African languages in its verse literature which dates back to the 18th Century and was written in the Arabic script. This book traces the remarkable expansion of Swahili which was linked with the expansion of trace missionary activities and the establishment of Colonial administrations and the development of education. | Swahili The Rise of a National Language

GBP 70.00
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A History of Religion in America

A History of Religion in America

A History of Religion in America provides comprehensive coverage of the history of religion in America with the first volume covering the first settlements through to the Civil War and the second volume from the end of the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century. The two volumes explore major religious groups in the United States and examine a range of topics: Native American religion Religion and the Founding Fathers Religion and reform in the 19th century The American Civil War Immigration’s impact on American religion Religion in Cold War America Religion in Post-9/11 America Chronologically arranged and integrating various religious developments into a coherent historical narrative this set of books also contains useful chapter summaries and review questions. Designed for undergraduate religious studies and history students A History of Religion in America provides a substantive and comprehensive introduction to the complexity of religion in American history.

GBP 66.99
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The World of Fallout

The World of Fallout

Examining the four main single player games in the franchise and its related spinoff games this book explores the world of the popular role-playing video game Fallout. Kenton Taylor Howard examines the maps of the games the design of their worlds and how the franchise has been expanded through fan-created video game modifications and tabletop games. This book highlights the importance of worldbuilding in the Fallout franchise examining the extensive alternate history the game creates – diverging from real-world history in the early 1900s and resulting in a world that is destroyed by nuclear apocalypse in 2077 – and exploring how the series builds this detailed world over the course of many games. The book also examines how the franchise has served as an extended commentary on American militarism and expansionism. The series is closely examined through the lens of critical media studies as well as relying on theoretical frameworks relating to video game design and world design. This book will be of interest to students scholars and enthusiasts of video game studies video game design media fandom and fan studies transmedia studies and imaginary worlds. | The World of Fallout

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A Theory of History

A Theory of History

This radical analysis of the role and importance of historiography interprets the philosophy and theory of history on the basis of historicity as a human condition. The book examins the norms and methods of historiography from a philosophical point of view but rejects generalisations tht the philosophy of history can provide all the answers to contemporary problems. Instead it outlines a feasible theory of history which is still radical enough to apply to all social structures. | A Theory of History

GBP 44.99
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Liberty's A Biography of a Shop

Liberty's A Biography of a Shop

First published in 1975 Liberty’s is the biography of a shop and its various owners in London. Responding to the social pressures class patterns and governmental policies the developments in the shop mimic the social changes taking place in London. It is affected by war and depressions by trade booms and enemy bombs by changes in fashions and taste. Liberty’s not only reflected these changes but also contributed to the artistic movements and the development of fashionable taste. This book will be of interest to students of history fashion and sociology. | Liberty's A Biography of a Shop

GBP 85.00
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History of Psychology through Symbols Two Volume Set

History of Psychology through Symbols Two Volume Set

This set of two volumes are ideal for anyone seeking a dynamic and engaging way of learning about or teaching the history of psychology. Both books would also be of interest to students practitioners and scholars of science philosophy history and systems art and mental health and drug and alcohol treatment as well as those interested in living history on a daily basis. Volume OneVolume One of The History of Psychology through Symbols provides a groundbreaking approach by expanding the roots of psychology beyond the Greeks to concurrent events during the same period (800 BCE-200 BCE) defined as the Axial Age by German-Swiss psychiatrist Karl Jaspers. The Axial Age emphasized seeking the universal connection that unites all humanity a focus not on what one believed but how one lived. This includes the human desire to connect to something greater the totality of being human explained by using symbol the universal language. The Volume describes the psychological implications of the Axial Age through the developments of Buddhism Hinduism Confucianism Daoism Judaism Zoroastrianism as well as Greek thought. Rooted in the Axial Age Volume One explores how the Christian and Islamic eras influenced psychology which resulted in the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution which provided the historic roots of modern psychology. Rejecting that science transcends historical events the Volume provides a political socio-economic and cultural context for all the historic developments. The chapter on the History of Mental Illness provides inspiration for a new mental health system with specific recommendations for radical system reform. In the spirit of the Axial Age on the importance of how one lives there is an emphasis on engagement with symbols and with specific exercises called emancipatory opportunities to apply the lessons of psychological history to daily life. Volume TwoVolume Two of The History of Psychology through Symbols continues a groundbreaking approach of using symbol to deepen the understanding of psychological history as well as the importance of how one lives an emphasis on engagement with symbols and with specific exercises called emancipatory opportunities to apply the lessons of psychological history to daily life. From the birth of modern psychology in the laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt Volume Two discusses how the early theories of voluntarism structuralism evolution and pragmatism influenced the modern development of psychology. The importance of making unconscious shadow forces in science conscious is explored through the impact of the eugenic movement the controversies surrounding the development of psychological testing and current research biases in psychology. Volume Two describes how Clinical Psychology emerged as a powerful profession in mental health care. The Four Forces of Psychology are explored through their natural and hermeneutic science influences. Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analytical Psychology comprise the first force behaviorism the second force humanistic-existential the third force and transpersonal psychology the fourth force which includes groundbreaking discussion of psychedelic history and research which could revolutionize mental health and drug and alcohol treatment. Rejecting that science transcends historical events the Volume provides a political socio-economic and cultural context for modern psychology and all the Four Forces of Psychology. Both volumes are also available for purchase separately. | History of Psychology through Symbols Two Volume Set

GBP 77.38
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Towards a New Concept of the Political A Defence of Universalism and Difference

Towards a New Concept of the Political A Defence of Universalism and Difference

This book addresses the current crisis of democratic politics and its phase of ‘interregnum’ – in which the past finds it hard to die and the future finds it difficult to be born – by proposing a radical redefinition of the concept of the Political. Drawing on the thoughts of Antonio Gramsci and Walter Benjamin among others it explores the meaning of the lemma auctoritas – the opposition between authority and power – and offers a comparison of the Frankfurt School’s radical critique of power with Georges Bataille’s critique of political economy and consumerist productivism demonstrating how the two ultimately converge. Based on an ontology of the present that is critical of ‘identity obsession’ and advances instead a universalism of difference the author proposes a new understanding of politics founded not on ‘vertical’ domination but on a ‘horizontal’ recomposition of subjectivities allowing interaction and acting-in-common between different forms of life. This book will therefore appeal to scholars of social and political theory. | Towards a New Concept of the Political A Defence of Universalism and Difference

GBP 48.99
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A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims) the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the Shi'ites and Sunnis the series of catastrophes in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries that threatened to destroy the civilization and the rise of the Ottoman Safavid and Mughal empires. Including the latest research from the last ten years this second edition has been updated and expanded to cover the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries. Fully refreshed and containing over sixty images to highlight the key visual aspects this book offers students a balanced coverage of the Muslim world from the Iberian Peninsula to South Asia and detailed accounts of all cultures. The use of maps primary sources timelines and a glossary further illuminates the fascinating yet complex world of the pre-modern Middle East. Covering art architecture religious institutions theological beliefs popular religious practice political institutions cuisine and much more A History of the Muslim World to 1750 is the perfect introduction for all students of the history of Islamic civilization and the Middle East. | A History of the Muslim World to 1750 The Making of a Civilization

GBP 66.99
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A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 continues the narrative begun by A History of the Muslim World to 1750 by tracing the development of Muslim societies institutions and doctrines from the time of the Mongol conquests through to the present day. It offers students a balanced coverage of Muslim societies that extend from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. Whereas it presents a multifaceted examination of Muslim cultures it focuses on analysing the interaction between the expression of faith and contemporary social conditions. This extensively updated second edition is now in full colour and the chronology of the book has been extended to include recent developments in the Muslim world. The images and maps have also been refreshed and the literature has been updated to include the latest research from the last 10 years including sections dedicated to the roles and status of women within Muslim societies throughout history. Divided chronologically into three parts and accompanied by a detailed glossary A History of the Muslim World since 1260 is a perfect introduction for all students of the history of Muslim societies. | A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

GBP 59.99
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African Political Thought of the Twentieth Century A Re-engagement

African Political Thought of the Twentieth Century A Re-engagement

This book focuses on African political thought as it emerged in the context of and contributed to fundamental changes in world order during the twentieth century and as it continues to speak to the present global condition. The six chapters form a set of close readings of 20th century African political theorists insofar as their work forms part of a conversation that Africa had with itself and with the rest of the world regarding freedom independence emancipation and statehood as well as forming part of the larger global conversations within which these theorists can be situated. The essays analyse the ideas and practices of a number of prominent figures including Frantz Fanon Leopold Senghor Amílcar Cabral Agostinho Neto Julius Nyerere Gabriel d’Arboussier Sembene Ousmane. This collection is unusual in its breadth bringing together analyses of radical thinkers and activists from the Portuguese- French- and English-speaking regions of Africa. It includes chapters from prominent senior figures in the field as well as contributions from younger scholars. The editor includes a short introduction which frames the collection and situates its contribution to broader debates and fields of enquiry. | African Political Thought of the Twentieth Century A Re-engagement

GBP 46.99
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Shaping Light for Video in the Age of LEDs A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting

Shaping Light for Video in the Age of LEDs A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting

A practical hands-on guide to lighting for video this book explores how LEDs are changing the aesthetics of lighting and provides students with an indispensable guide to the everyday techniques required to produce professional-quality lighting in the age of LEDs and wireless control options. The book focuses on first-hand application of technical knowledge beginning with simple lighting setups and progressing to more complicated scenarios and features accompanying diagrams illustrations and case studies to demonstrate their real-world application. Key topics covered include basic three-point lighting lighting moving actors set lighting and exposure instrument selection bringing style to your lighting color temperature and the Kelvin scale exterior lighting lighting categories and genres green-screen techniques money and budgeting and electricity and electrical distribution. The book also provides guidance on career paths including what a grip does case studies with photos and diagrams and an extensive glossary of set terminology to introduce students to the language of filmmaking. A must-have resource for film and media production students taking classes in lighting and/or cinematography. | Shaping Light for Video in the Age of LEDs A Practical Guide to the Art and Craft of Lighting

GBP 44.99
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Sociology of Religion A Reader

Sociology of Religion A Reader

Sociology of Religion is a collection that seeks to explore the relationship between the structure and culture of religion and various elements of social life in the United States. This reader is an ideal standalone course text and can also serve as supplement to the text written by the same author team Religion Matters (Routledge 2010). Based on both classic and contemporary research in the sociology of religion this new third edition highlights a variety of research methods and theoretical approaches to studying the sociological elements of religion. It explores the ways in which religious values beliefs and practices shape the world outside of church synagogue or mosque walls while simultaneously being shaped by the non-religious forces operating in that world. | Sociology of Religion A Reader

GBP 84.99
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