D atabases have become an integral part of our modern day life. We are an information -
driven society. Database technology has a direct impact on our daily lives. Decisions are
routinely made by organizations based on the information collected and stored in databases.
A record company may decide to market certain albums in...
This book is inspired by boredom and fascination: boredom with the usual presentation of data structures and algorithms, and fascination with complex
systems. The problem with data structures is that they are often taught without a motivating context; the problem with complexity science is that it is
usually not taught at...
Adobe's Stage3D (previously codenamed Molehill) is a set of 3D APIs that has brought 3D to the Flash platform. Being a completely new technology, there were almost no resources to get you acquainted with this revolutionary platform, until now.
This book will show you how to make your very own next-gen 3D games in Flash. If...
Arduino Projects to Save the World shows that it takes little more than a few tools, a few wires and sensors, an Arduino board, and a bit of gumption to build devices that lower energy bills, help you grow our own food, monitor pollution in the air and in the ground, even warn you about earth tremors.
Seeing in 3D is a fundamental problem for anyorganism or device that
has to operate in the real world. Answering questions such as “how far away
is that?” or “can we fit through that opening?” requires perceiving and making
judgments about the size of objects in three dimensions. So how do we see
in...
Corey Barker, Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and one of the Photoshop Guys of Photoshop User TV, brings you this handy and inspiring volume in the Down & Dirty Tricks series. Yes, this book is an insane collection of some of the most mind-blowing Photoshop effects you’ve ever seen in one place. Ever wonder how that movie...
With Writing for the Web, you’ll learn everything you need to know to create effective Web content using words, pictures, and sound. Follow along as instructor and writer Lynda Felder combines easy-to-follow guidelines with photographs, lists, and tables to illustrate the key concepts behind writing nonlinear, interactive...
The Irrlicht Engine is a cross-platform high-performance real-time 3D engine written in C++. It features a powerful high-level API for creating complete 3D and 2D applications such as games or scientific visualizations.
Irrlicht 1.7.1 Realtime 3D Engine Beginner's Guide will teach you to master all that is required to create 2D and...
Welcome to Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop and the cutting edge of
photo-realistic and surrealistic design. If you’re a Photoshop artist coming to this book, sit
back and enjoy the ride. The intent of the book is not to overwhelm you with technical
details, but to help ease you into the world of Maya...
SharePoint workfl ow comes in many shapes and fl avors, yet to the average SharePoint user it
is a master magician’s art learned through a formidable journey. Why is it that one of the most
important aspects of SharePoint is also one of the hardest to comprehend and learn? SharePoint
default workfl ows, SharePoint Designer...
Welcome to Hacking the Kinect. This book will introduce you to the Kinect hardware and help you
master using the device in your own programs. We’re going to be covering a large amount of ground—
everything you’ll need to get a 3-D application running—with an eye toward killer algorithms, with no
unusable...
Android devices are stealing market share from the iPhone with dramatic speed, and you have a killer app idea. Where to begin? Head First Android Development will help you get your first application up and running in no time with the Android SDK and Eclipse plug-in. You'll learn how to design for devices with a variety of...
