Games

A defining fixture of our contemporary world, video games offer a rich spectrum of engagements with the past. Beyond a source of entertainment, video games are cultural expressions that support and influence social interactions. Games educate, bring...

Develop games using the JavaScript web scripting language. This compact short book will help you learn how to use modern JavaScript to make games for web browsers. They're effortless to use and they work everywhere. If you've ever wanted to make a game,...

The Reverse Design series looks at all of the design decisions that went into classic video games. This is the fourth installment in the Reverse Design series, looking at Half Life. Written in a readable format, it is broken down into six sections...

The games industry moves fast, with release schedules flying by in a blur and hardware constantly changing and updating. But outside the official world of licences and publishing deals, hundreds of games every year find a new home on consoles which have...

Want to create studio-quality work and get noticed? Just coming off Flash and looking for a Toon Boom intro? Are you a traditional pencil-and-paper animator? From scene setup to the final render, learn how to navigate the Toon Boom interface to create...

Professor Craig Caldwell's Story Structure and Development offers a clear approach to the essentials of story. It lays out the fundamental elements, principles, and structure for animators, designers, and artists so they can incorporate these concepts in...

The Internet Book, Fifth Edition explains how computers communicate, what the Internet is, how the Internet works, and what services the Internet offers. It is designed for readers who do not have a strong technical background - early chapters clearly...

Fully updated and expanded from the previous edition, A Practical Guide to Database Design, Second Edition is intended for those involved in the design or development of a database system or application. It begins by illustrating how to develop a Third...

The popular Postmortem column in Game Developer magazine features firsthand accounts of how some of the most important and successful games of recent years have been made. This book offers the opportunity to harvest this expertise with one volume. The...

100% UNOFFICIAL Everything Fortnite 100% Unofficial is a celebration of everything that's great about the phenomenally successful Fortnite Battle Royale - essential for all gaming pros. Full colour and fully loaded, this annual is packed with...

This handbook provides a hands-on experience based on the underlying topics, and assists students and faculty members in developing their algorithmic thought process and programs for given computational problems. It can also be used by professionals who...

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This book provides a key understanding of CATIA which is a solid modeling software. By using screen shots of step-by-step training, the reader will obtain comprehensive knowledge of all tools provided in CATIA for use in a variety of engineering fields...

Autonomous Driving and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS): Applications, Development, Legal Issues, and Testing outlines the latest research related to autonomous cars and advanced driver-assistance systems, including the development, testing, and...

Due to increasing industry 4.0 practices, massive industrial process data is now available for researchers for modelling and optimization. Artificial Intelligence methods can be applied to the ever-increasing process data to achieve robust control...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993474415Author Gary PlowmanFormat HardbackPage Count 206Imprint Gazzapper PressPublisher Gazzapper PressWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996549134Author Alex Aldo DoberFormat HardbackImprint Alex Aldo DoberPublisher Alex Aldo DoberWeight(grams) 513g

Combining actionable, real-world source code with graphics, Pro Android Games, Third Edition shows you how to build more sophisticated and addictive Android game apps with minimum effort. Harness the power of the latest Android 5.0 SDK to bring countless...

Presenting a holistic and thoroughly practical investigation of the true nature of computer games that arms readers with a small yet powerful set of theories for developing unique approaches to understanding games. Game Invaders fully integrates genre...

Beginning Android 3D Game Development is a unique, examples-driven book for today's Android and game app developers who want to learn how to build 3D game apps that run on the latest Android 5.0 (KitKat) platform using Java and OpenGL ES. Android game...

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Discover the latest and most popular technology for creating next-generation 3D games: DIRECTX 11! BEGINNING DIRECTX 11 GAME PROGRAMMING is an introductory guide to learning the basics of DirectX 11 that will help get you started on the path to 3D video...

This book delivers a comprehensive and insightful account of applying mathematical modelling approaches to very large biological systems and networks: a fundamental aspect of computational systems biology. The book covers key modelling paradigms in...

A quick, handy reference on Minecraft recipes Want to find resources, make a shelter, craft tools, armor, and weapons, and protect yourself from monsters with Minecraft recipes? You've come to the right place! In a handy, portable edition that's packed...

Create strange lands filled with mysterious objects (cows frozen in blocks of ice, chirping penguins, golden globes with wavering eyes) and throw away your keyboard and mouse, to go exploring armed only with a gamepad, power glove, or just your bare...

Create your dream game, from setting up a dedicated game server to making online persistent worlds. Level up your Godot skills with this comprehensive guide to the powerful Godot 4 Network API with key images in color Key Features Know how to keep...

Discover Unreal Engine 5 networking techniques to create your own multiplayer game experiences, making them scalable and fully functional Key Features Understand networking techniques for a captivating and successful multiplayer game Understand how to...

Expand your UE5 game development skills by leveraging C++ scripting and improve your game development abilities by building a game from scratch Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Learn C++ programming as well as...

2D games are hugely popular across a wide range of platforms and the ideal place to start if you're new to game development. With Learn 2D Game Development with C#, you'll learn your way around the universal building blocks of game development, and how...

Corona SDK is one of the most popular app and game mobile development platforms in the world, and Learn Corona SDK Game Development walks you through creating a full-featured Corona game from scratch to the App Store. You'll learn Lua basics (the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922462534Author Bob MatherFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Bob MatherPublisher Bob MatherWeight(grams) 148g

This book talks about the importance of social mechanics in games and how these mechanics evolved over time to accommodate new technologies and new social contexts. It looks at the innovation happening in the field of new-age social games, discussing in...

This book delves into the intricate realms of games and their creation, examining them through cultural, systemic, and, most notably, human lenses. It explores diverse themes such as authorship, creative responsibility, the tension between games as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781387505012Author Vahid VahdatFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 286g

Improve your game's code to make it more readable, reusable, modular, and optimized, guided by design patterns to enhance your overall use of C++ with Unreal Engine Key Features Explore the fascinating world of design patterns and their applications in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998637518Author Brian AllgeierFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint Illusion RoadPublisher Illusion RoadWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

In response to the success of the first edition of Foundation Game Design with Flash, Rex van der Spuy has revised and updated all the code to meet current programming best practices, and the focus is now on accurate ActionScript 3.0, regardless of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941415603Author Vic BroquardFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Broquard eBooksPublisher Broquard eBooksWeight(grams) 853gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Would you like to create your own games, but never have the time to dig into the details of multimedia programming? Now you don't have to! XNA 3.0 makes it simple to create your own games, which will run on your PC and Xbox 360 console. Even if you don't...

Getting Started in ZBrush is a gentle introduction to ZBrush, today's premier digital sculpting program. Beginning with the fundamentals of digital sculpting as well as a thorough introduction to the user interface, Getting Started in ZBrush will have...