Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us: (About Life, Philosophy and Everything) (Webber)(Paperback)

Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us: (About Life, Philosophy and Everything) (Webber)(Paperback)

WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS? If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we're all already artificial intelligences, living inside a simulation? These sound like questions from a philosophy class, but in fact they're from

Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us: (About Life, Philosophy and Everything) (Webber Jordan Erica)(Paperback)

WOULD YOU KILL ONE PERSON TO SAVE FIVE OTHERS? If you could upload all of your memories into a machine, would that machine be you? Is it possible we're all already artificial intelligences, living inside a simulation? These sound like questions from a philosophy class, but in fact they're from

The Psychology of Video Games (Hodent Celia)(Paperback)

What impact can video games have on us as players? How does psychology influence video game creation? Why do some games become cultural phenomena?The Psychology of Video Games introduces the curious reader to the relationship between psychology and video games from the perspective of both game

How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design (Isbister Katherine)(Paperback)

An engaging examination of how video game design can create strong, positive emotional experiences for players--with examples from popular, indie, and art games. This is a renaissance moment for video games--in the variety of genres they represent, and the range of emotional territory they cover

Good Video Games and Good Learning; Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy, 2nd Edition (Gee James Paul)(Paperback)

The chapters in this book argue that good games teach through well-designed problem-solving experiences. In the end, the book offers a model of collaborative, interactive, and embodied learning centered on problem solving, a model that can be enhanced by games, but which can be accomplished in many

The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design (Hodent Celia)(Paperback)

Making a successful video game is hard. Even games that are well-received at launch may fail to engage players in the long term due to issues with the user experience (UX) that they are delivering. That's why makers of successful video games like Fortnite and Assassin's Creed invest both time and

Bioshock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book (Cuddy Luke)(Paperback)

Considered a sign of the 'coming of age' of video games as an artistic medium, the award-winning BioShock franchise covers vast philosophical ground. BioShock and Philosophy: Irrational Game, Rational Book presents expert reflections by philosophers (and Bioshock connoisseurs) on this critically

Lost in a Good Game: Why We Play Video Games and What They Can Do for Us (Etchells Pete Dr)(Paperback)

When Pete Etchells was 13, his father died from motor neurone disease. In order to cope, he immersed himself in a virtual world - first as an escape, but later to try to understand what had happened. Etchells is now a researcher into the psychological effects of video games, and was co-author on a

Video Games Have Always Been Queer (Ruberg Bonnie)(Paperback)

Argues for the queer potential of video games While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big-name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of queerness in games beyond a matter of representation,

Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them (Madigan Jamie)(Paperback)

A psychologist and life-long fan of video games helps you understand what psychology has to say about why video games and mobile game apps are designed the way they are, why players behave as they do, and the psychological tricks used to market and sell

5,000 Awesome Facts (about Everything!) 2 (Kids National)(Pevná vazba)

More exciting than a video game, this boredom-busting book is an explosion of information about sensational topics kids love: dessert, underwear, amusement parks, pirates, famous criminals, marsupials, Ancient Egypt, famous landmarks, you name it! The new 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) 2

Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques (Skolnick Evan)(Paperback)

UNLOCK YOUR GAME'S NARRATIVE POTENTIAL With increasingly sophisticated video games being consumed by an enthusiastic and expanding audience, the pressure is on game developers like never before to deliver exciting stories and engaging characters. With Video Game Storytelling, game writer and

Fact Hunt: Fascinating, Funny and Downright Bizarre Facts about Video Games (Bundy Larry)(Pevná vazba)

A bumper collection of facts about video games from YouTuber extraordinaire, Larry Bundy Jr, this book will debunk myths and urban legends, delve into developers' biggest successes and failures, explore the odd characters behind the games and unearth the obscure, the forgotten, the cancelled and

Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game (Kirkpatrick Graeme)(Paperback)

Playing Nature, 58: Ecology in Video Games (Chang Alenda Y.)(Paperback)

A potent new book examines the overlap between our ecological crisis and video games Video games may be fun and immersive diversions from daily life, but can they go beyond the realm of entertainment to do something serious--like help us save the planet? As one of the signature issues of the

Video Games and Storytelling: Reading Games and Playing Books (Mukherjee Souvik)(Paperback)

The potential of video games as storytelling media and the deep involvement that players feel when they are part of the story needs to be analysed vis- -vis other narrative media. This book underscores the importance of video games as narratives and offers a framework for analysing the many-ended

The Gaming Overload Workbook: A Teen's Guide to Balancing Screen Time, Video Games, and Real Life (Kulman Randy)(Paperback)

Essential skills and strategies for managing your gameplay and creating a well-balanced life. Do you spend hours on end playing video games? Do marathon gaming sessions cause you to lose much-needed sleep? Have your grades suffered as a result of neglecting schoolwork in favor of more game time?

Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds (Juul Jesper)(Paperback)

An in-depth analysis of game development and rules and fiction in video games--with concrete examples, including The Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto, and more A video game is half-real: we play by real rules while imagining a fictional world. We win or lose the game in the real world, but we slay

Trapped in a Video Game, 1 (Brady Dustin)(Paperback)

Kids who love video games will love this first installment of the 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. Jesse Rigsby hates video games--and for good reason. You see, a video game character is trying to kill him. After

Trapped in a Video Game, 3: Robots Revolt (Brady Dustin)(Paperback)

Kids who love video games will love this third installment of the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. Age Level: 8-12 Grade Level: 3rd and up The robots are here and they're not happy, at all. After accidentally

Trapped in a Video Game, 2: The Invisible Invasion (Brady Dustin)(Paperback)

Kids who love video games will love this second installment in the new 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. Age Level: 8-12 Grade Level: 3rd and up After Full Blast, Jesse Rigsby and his friend Eric has sworn off video

Gospel in Life: Grace Changes Everything (Keller Timothy)(Paperback)

Join bestselling author and pastor Timothy Keller in an eight-week video Bible study on the gospel and how to live it out in all aspects of life--from your community to the world at large. The Gospel in Life study (DVD sold separately) begins with the city, your home now, the world that is. The

Trapped in a Video Game, 5: The Final Boss (Brady Dustin)(Pevná vazba)

Kids who love video games will love this fifth and final installment of the 5-book series about 12-year old Jesse Rigsby and the wild adventures he encounters inside different video games. Age Level: 8-12 Grade Level: 3rd and up Jesse and Eric have ten minutes to save the world. In those ten

The Game Music Handbook: A Practical Guide to Crafting an Unforgettable Musical Soundscape (Kellman Noah)(Paperback)

Do you want to learn everything you need to know to be a fantastic video game music composer? The Game Music Handbook is for you. This book takes readers on a journey through many of the greatest video game soundscapes to date, discussing key concepts and technical practices for how to create