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GDPR: A Game of Snakes and Ladders How Small Businesses Can Win at the Compliance Game

GDPR: A Game of Snakes and Ladders How Small Businesses Can Win at the Compliance Game

For many small businesses organisations clubs artists faith groups voluntary organisations/charities and sole traders applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been like playing a game of Snakes and Ladders. As soon as you move along the board and climb a ladder a snake appears which takes you right back to where you started. Conflicting advice abounds and there is nowhere for these individuals to go for simple answers all in one place. With the threat of fines seeming around every corner now more than ever is the time for smaller organisations to get to grips with GDPR so that they can demonstrate their compliance. GDPR: A Game of Snakes and Ladders is an easy to read reference tool which uses simple language in bite size easily signposted chapters. Adopting a no-nonsense approach the Regulation is explained so that organisations can comply with the minimum of fuss and deliver this compliance in the shortest timeframe without the need to resort to expensive consultants or additional staff. The book is supported by a variety of easy to follow case studies example documents and fact sheets. The author signposts warnings and important requirements (snakes) and hints and suggestions (ladders) and also provides a section on staff training and a Game of Snakes and Ladders training slide pack. Additional resources are available on the companion website. This user-friendly book written by a Data Protection Officer and business management specialist will help you understand the Regulation where it applies in your organisation and how to achieve compliance (and win at the compliance game). | GDPR: A Game of Snakes and Ladders How Small Businesses Can Win at the Compliance Game

GBP 31.99
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The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The Indie Game Developer Handbook

The indie game developer‘s complete guide to running a studio. The climate for the games industry has never been hotter and this is only set to continue as the marketplace for tablets consoles and phones grow. Seemingly every day there is a story of how a successful app or game has earned thousands of downloads and revenue. As the market size increases so does the number of people developing and looking to develop their own app or game to publish. The Indie Game Developer Handbook covers every aspect of running a game development studio from the initial creation of the game through to completion release and beyond. Accessible and complete guide to many aspects of running a game development studio from funding and development through QA publishing marketing and more. Provides a useful knowledge base and help to support the learning process of running an indie development studio in an honest approachable and easy to understand way. Case studies interviews from other studies and industry professionals grant an first-hand look into the world of indie game development

GBP 175.00
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Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game 1945-2017

Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game 1945-2017

Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural aristocratic Englishness. On the other it endures as a global game and does so by skilful adaptation trading partly on its mythic past and partly on its capacity to repackage itself. This ambitious new history recounts the politics of cricket around the world since the Second World War examining key cultural and political themes including decolonisation racism gender globalisation corruption and commercialisation. Part One looks at the transformation of cricket cultures in the ten territories of the former British Empire in the years immediately after 1945 a time when decolonisation and the search for national identity touched every cricket playing region in the world. Part Two focuses on globalisation and the game’s evolution as an international sport analysing: social change and the Ashes; the campaigns for new cricket formats; the development of the women’s game; the new breed of coach; the limits to the game’s global expansion; and the rise of India as the world’s leading cricket power. Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game 1945-2017 is fascinating reading for anybody interested in the contemporary history of sport.

GBP 42.99
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The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

Humor wit and laughter surround each person. From everyday quips to the carefully contrived comedy of literature newspapers and television we experience humor in many forms yet the impetus for our laughter is far from innocuous. Misfortune stupidity and moral or cultural defects however faintly revealed in others and ourselves seem to make us laugh. Although discomforting such negative terms as superiority aggression hostility ridicule or degradation can be applied to instances of humor. According to scholars Thomas Hobbes's superiority theory that humor arises from mischances infirmities and indecencies where there is no wit at all applies to most humor. With the exception of good-natured play Charles R. Gruner claims that humor is rarely as innocent as it first appears. Gruner's proposed superiority theory of humor is all-encompassing. In The Game of Humor he expands the scope of Hobbes's theory to include and explore the contest aspect of good-natured play. As such the author believes all instances of humor can be examined as games in terms of competition and keeping score winners and losers. Gruner draws on a broad spectrum of thought-provoking examples. Holocaust jokes sexual humor the racialist dialogue of such comic characters as Stepin Fetchit and Archie Bunker simple puns and many of the author's own encounters with everyday humor. Gruner challenges the reader to offer a single example of humor that cannot be de-humorized by its agonistic nature. The Game of Humor makes intriguing and enjoyable reading for people interested in humor and the aspects of human motivation. This book will also be valuable to professionals in communication and information studies sociologists literary critics and linguists and psychologists concerned with the conflicts and tensions of everyday life. | The Game of Humor A Comprehensive Theory of Why We Laugh

GBP 130.00
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Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

Game Audio Implementation offers a unique practical approach to learning all about game audio. If you've always wanted to hear your sound or music in a real game then this is the book for you. Each chapter is accompanied by its own game level where you can see the techniques and theories in action before working through over 70 exercises to develop your own demo level. Taking you all the way from first principles to complex interactive systems in the industry standard Unreal Engine you‘ll gain the skills to implement your sound and music along with a deep transferable knowledge of the principles you can apply across a range of other game development tools. The accompanying website (www. gameaudioimplementation. com) includes: 12 downloadable demonstration games A unique exercise level for you to develop for your portfolio An up-to-date online bibliography with further reading for each chapter A free sound library with hundreds of game SFX | Game Audio Implementation A Practical Guide Using the Unreal Engine

GBP 175.00
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The Game Changer How Leading Organisations in Business and Sport Changed the Rules of the Game

The Game Changer How Leading Organisations in Business and Sport Changed the Rules of the Game

The Game Changer powerfully demonstrates how some organisations in business and sport have done more than raise their performance; they have also changed the rules of the game or the game itself within their industry. It gives examples of the strategies and governance programmes that have emerged to accomplish this and the challenges of executing them. This book brings to life strategic management in business sport and not-for-profit organisations. It explores many of the theories taught on MBA and other professional programmes through case studies from the worlds of sport and business written by authors who have played a part in the change. Alistair Gray has spent much of his career in senior roles in these sectors and brings a unique insight to the field as well as providing the reader with tools and techniques for improvement in governance and performance. The Game Changer is essential reading for both professionals looking for methods to improve their own performance and to embed strong principles of governance and business students looking for real-life lessons from practice. | The Game Changer How Leading Organisations in Business and Sport Changed the Rules of the Game

GBP 35.99
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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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Introduction to Game Analysis

Introduction to Game Analysis

This accessible textbook gives students the tools they need to analyze games using strategies borrowed from textual analysis. As the field of game studies grows videogame writing is evolving from the mere evaluation of gameplay graphics sound and replayablity to more reflective writing that manages to convey the complexity of a game and the way it is played in a cultural context. Clara Fernández-Vara’s concise primer provides readers with instruction on the basic building blocks of game analysis—examination of context content and reception and formal qualities—as well as the vocabulary necessary for talking about videogames' distinguishing characteristics. Examples are drawn from a range of games both digital and non-digital—from Portal and World of Warcraft to Monopoly—and the book provides a variety of exercises and sample analyses as well as a comprehensive ludography and glossary. In this second edition of the popular textbook Fernández-Vara brings the book firmly up-to-date pulling in fresh examples from ground-breaking new works in this dynamic field. Introduction to Game Analysis remains a unique practical tool for students who want to become more fluent writers and critics not only of videogames but also of digital media overall.

GBP 42.99
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The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies

The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies

A definitive guide to contemporary video game studies this second edition has been fully revised and updated to address the ongoing theoretical and methodological development of game studies. Expertly compiled by well-known video game scholars Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron the Companion includes comprehensive and interdisciplinary models and approaches for analyzing video games new perspectives on video games both as an art form and cultural phenomenon explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of video games and accounts of the political social and cultural dynamics of video games. Brand new to this second edition are chapters examining topics such as preservation; augmented mixed and virtual reality; eSports; disability; diversity; and identity as well as a new section that specifically examines the industrial aspects of video games including digital distribution game labor triple-A games indie games and globalization. Each essay provides a lively and succinct summary of its target area quickly bringing the reader up-to-date on the pertinent issues surrounding each aspect of the field including references for further reading. A comprehensive overview of the present state of video game studies that will undoubtedly prove invaluable to students scholars and game designers alike. | The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies

GBP 205.00
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The Game Audio Tutorial A Practical Guide to Sound and Music for Interactive Games

The Game Audio Tutorial A Practical Guide to Sound and Music for Interactive Games

Design and implement video game sound from beginning to end with this hands-on course in game audio. Music and sound effects speak to players on a deep level and this book will show you how to design and implement powerful interactive sound that measurably improves gameplay. If you are a sound designer or composer and want to do more than just create audio elements and hand them over to someone else for insertion into the game this book is for you. You'll understand the game development process and implement vital audio experiences-not just create music loops or one-off sound effects. The Game Audio Tutorial isn't just a book-you also get a powerful website (www. thegameaudiotutorial. com) which includes: | The Game Audio Tutorial A Practical Guide to Sound and Music for Interactive Games

GBP 180.00
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The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

The Essential Guide to Game Audio: The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games is a first of its kind textbook and must-have reference guide for everything you ever wanted to know about sound for games. This book provides a basic overview of game audio how it has developed over time and how you can make a career in this industry. Each chapter gives you the background and context you will need to understand the unique workflow associated with interactive media. The practical easy to understand interactive examples provide hands-on experience applying the concepts in real world situations. | The Essential Guide to Game Audio The Theory and Practice of Sound for Games

GBP 175.00
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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

GBP 48.99
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Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports Designing Rich Learning Environments

Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports Designing Rich Learning Environments

Using a pedagogical concept similar to game-based approaches such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) and Game Sense this book explores the teaching and learning of modified games in physical education and sports. It includes examples of innovative games designed to create a rich learning environment. The book presents a pedagogical model that structures game design to fit the needs of every specific group of students enabling physical educators and coaches to design their own games and teach within a game-based approach. The book focuses on eight sports – soccer basketball handball rugby volleyball badminton softball and cricket – and for each sport it introduces a series of learning conditions that gradually increase in technical and tactical complexity. These conditions are supported with commonly seen game play scenarios providing meaningful opportunities for developing awareness of technical and tactical solutions. Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports is a vital read for students of physical education teacher education (PETE) sport coaching and sports pedagogy. It is also a valuable resource for physical educators and coaches. | Game-Based Pedagogy in Physical Education and Sports Designing Rich Learning Environments

GBP 34.99
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Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games The Game to Grow Method

Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games The Game to Grow Method

Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games provides a comprehensive approach to implementing therapeutically applied role-playing game (TA-RPG) groups for mental health practitioners. When facilitated by a trained professional TA-RPGs are a powerful tool for insight growth and change for individuals and communities. The Game to Grow Method of Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games is a transdiagnostic transtheoretical group intervention developed over a decade of practice using Dungeons & Dragons and other popular tabletop role-playing game systems as well as leveraging therapeutic factors from acceptance and commitment therapy marriage and family therapy drama therapy and interpersonal process groups. TA-RPGs are conceptualized as a gaming system layered on top of established intervention techniques. They can accommodate a multitude of game systems and align with theoretical mechanisms for change found across therapeutic orientations. This work serves as a comprehensive training manual for TA-RPGs providing a valuable resource for mental health professionals interested in incorporating TA-RPGs into their practice. | Therapeutically Applied Role-Playing Games The Game to Grow Method

GBP 29.99
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The Video Game Debate 2 Revisiting the Physical Social and Psychological Effects of Video Games

The Video Game Debate 2 Revisiting the Physical Social and Psychological Effects of Video Games

This student-friendly book provides an accessible overview of the primary debates about the effects of video games. It expands on the original The Video Game Debate to address the new technologies that have emerged within the field of game studies over the last few years. Debates about the negative effects of video game play have been evident since their introduction in the 1970s but the advent of online and mobile gaming has revived these concerns reinvigorating old debates and generating brand new ones. The Video Game Debate 2 draws from the latest research findings from the top scholars of digital games research to address these concerns. The book explores key developments such as virtual and augmented reality the use of micro-transactions the integration of loot boxes and the growth of mobile gaming and games for change (serious games). Furthermore several new chapters explore contemporary debates around e-sports gamification sex and gender discrimination in games and the use of games in therapy. This book offers students and scholars of games studies and digital media as well as policymakers the essential information they need to participate in the debate. | The Video Game Debate 2 Revisiting the Physical Social and Psychological Effects of Video Games

GBP 36.99
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A History of Private Bill Legislation (2 Volume Set)

A History of Private Bill Legislation (2 Volume Set)

This is Volume II of two of a history of the private bill legislation originally published in 1887. Meant by the author as serving as a Jubilee record of the Queen Victoria’s reign it covers the topics of highways the water supply of London from the seventeenth century local authorities before and after the Conquest corporation of the City of London Marine life and fire insurance the Docks on the Thames Fees on private bills and preliminary inquiries and public legislation. | A History of Private Bill Legislation (2 Volume Set)

GBP 32.99
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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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Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

The models in mainstream game theory generally assume that actors act according to a single consistent utility function. Empirical studies common sense and humanistic wisdom all suggest that that assumption is too simple. This book starts with an assumption that actors are controlled by diverse inconsistent forces and demonstrates that introducing this level of complexity allows for the creation of critical game theory models that can help to attain new insights into nature human nature human institutions and human behavior. The book begins with an evolutionary or Evo model in which the players have concerns for the other player as well as egoistic interests. Part I analyzes the Prisoner’s Dilemma using a literary or Lit model in which the players have entropic or Entro masochistic and sadistic drives as well as altruistic and egoistic ones. Part II suggests that the Lit model opens the door to a “where Entro is let Evo be” critical perspective on politics. Part III considers how core stories in mainstream game theory can be usefully supplemented and deepened by critical models and reflects on possible futures for critical game theory. The discussion of games and subgames includes poems as well as matrices in pursuit of a mode of presentation that respects the complex simultaneously humanistic and scientific qualities of critical game theory. The vision of critical game theory advanced in the book will be of significant interest to researchers in an array of theoretical and applied disciplines including but not limited to literature psychology political science economics computer science ethics business ethics law and law and economics. | Critical Game Theory Humanistic and Radical Alternatives to the Mainstream

GBP 130.00
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Music in the Role-Playing Game Heroes & Harmonies

Music in the Role-Playing Game Heroes & Harmonies

Music in the Role-Playing Game: Heroes & Harmonies offers the first scholarly approach focusing on music in the broad class of video games known as role-playing games or RPGs. Known for their narrative sophistication and long playtimes RPGs have long been celebrated by players for the quality of their cinematic musical scores which have taken on a life of their own drawing large audiences to live orchestral performances. The chapters in this volume address the role of music in popular RPGs such as Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft delving into how music interacts with the gaming environment to shape players’ perceptions and engagement. The contributors apply a range of methodologies to the study of music in this genre exploring topics such as genre conventions around music differences between music in Japanese and Western role-playing games cultural representation nostalgia and how music can shape deeply personal game experiences. Music in the Role-Playing Game expands the growing field of studies of music in video games detailing the considerable role that music plays in this modern storytelling medium and breaking new ground in considering the role of genre. Combining deep analysis with accessible personal accounts of authors’ experiences as players it will be of interest to students and scholars of music gaming and media studies. | Music in the Role-Playing Game Heroes & Harmonies

GBP 42.99
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Junior and Youth Grassroots Football Culture The Forgotten Game

Junior and Youth Grassroots Football Culture The Forgotten Game

Football is ubiquitously acknowledged as ‘The Global Game’ and/or ‘The People’s Game’ – everyday all-encompassing terms familiar to anyone with an interest in football which illustrate albeit nebulously the game’s international reach and popularity. Yet much academic and popular attention has been and continues to be narrowly centred on topics pertaining to the elite and professional aspects of the game. At a time when there appears to be an ever-widening gap between the grassroots and elite levels of the sport this book brings together for the first time a collection of research articles dedicated solely to youth and junior grassroots football. The intention is to generate future inquiry encourage theoretical debate and stimulate empirical research on topics and issues within the relatively marginalised area of the game that is youth and junior grassroots football. The collection represents a preliminary consideration of what is already currently known about grassroots football and no less importantly point towards what remains unknown and under-researched but which deserves much more attention than has been given hitherto. As such the collection includes contributions from practitioners and researchers alike. Topics included range from the provision organisation and development of grassroots football in one national association to broader issues such as the sources of enjoyment in participation the lived experiences of junior players and coaches to the causes of youth dropout from football. In addition the significance of social stratification and various forms of social division which structure children’s participation in grassroots football are discussed. These include female participation and the role of elite female role models and issues relating to the participation of immigrant youth. The book is intended to appeal to practitioners academics and football enthusiasts alike. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society. | Junior and Youth Grassroots Football Culture The Forgotten Game

GBP 42.99
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The Mind-Game Film Distributed Agency Time Travel and Productive Pathology

The Mind-Game Film Distributed Agency Time Travel and Productive Pathology

This book represents the culmination of Thomas Elsaesser’s intense and passionate thinking about the Hollywood mind-game film from the previous two decades. In order to answer what the mind-game film is why they exist and how they function Elsaesser maps the industrial-institutional challenges and constraints facing Hollywood and the broader philosophic horizon within which American cinema thrives today. He demonstrates how the ‘Persistence of Hollywood’ continues as it has adapted to include new twists and turns as well as revisions of past concerns as film moves through the 21st century. Through examples such as Minority Report Mulholland Drive Source Code and Back to the Future Elsaesser explores how mind-game films challenge us and play games with our perception of reality creating skepticism and (self-) doubt. He also highlights the mind-game film's tendency to intervene in a complex fashion in the political moment by questioning the dominant power’s intent to program both body and mind alike. Prescient and compelling The Mind-Game Film will appeal to students scholars and enthusiasts of media studies film studies philosophy and politics. | The Mind-Game Film Distributed Agency Time Travel and Productive Pathology

GBP 36.99
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Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom Practical Strategies for Grades 6-12

Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom Practical Strategies for Grades 6-12

Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom is a hands-on guide to leveraging students’ embrace of video games toward successful school performance. Evidence tells us that game-based learning can help teachers design classes develop transformative learning tools and assess progress on multiple levels not dependent on one-size-fits-all bubble sheets. Authored by game-savvy teachers in partnership with classroom-experienced academics the highly varied chapters of this book are concise yet filled with sound pedagogical approaches. Middle and high school educators will find engaging new ways of inspiring students’ intrinsic motivation skill refinement positive culture-building autonomy as learners and more. | Teaching in the Game-Based Classroom Practical Strategies for Grades 6-12

GBP 28.99
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Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

A compilation of key chapters from the top Focal game art books available today - in the areas of Max Maya Photoshop and ZBrush. The chapters provide the CG Artist with an excellent sampling of essential techniques that every 3D artist needs to create stunning game art. Game artists will be able to master the modeling rendering rigging and texturing techniques they need - with advice from Focal's best and brightest authors. Artists can learn hundreds of tips tricks and shortcuts in Max Maya Photoshop ZBrush - all within the covers of one complete inspiring reference. | Game Art Complete All-in-One: Learn Maya 3ds Max ZBrush and Photoshop Winning Techniques

GBP 175.00
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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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