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GameMaker: Studio 100 Programming Challenges

Apress, 2017

Push your GameMaker programming skills to the edge with 100 programming challenges using the popular GameMaker: Studio and GML. Each challenge includes an outline of the challenge, a scoring and time guide, useful GML code, and a working example provided in GMZ format. For more advanced programmers, each challenge comes with an additional task...

The Savage: A Novel

FSG Originals, 2017

In the raucous and action-packed follow-up to Donnybrook, mayhem is still the order of the dayâonly more so

The dollar has failed; the grid is wiped out. Walmarts are looted and homes are abandoned as common folk flee and bloodthirsty militias fight for power. In a twenty-first century America gone haywire,...

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Ballantine Books, 1997

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS."
--The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the...

Game Coding Complete, Third Edition

Charles River, 2009

I had been playing the Ultima series of games by Richard Garriott since I was in high school, and I was a die-hard fan. Every game he published, I played all the way through, from Ultima I on the Apple ][ to Ultima V on the IBM PC. Ultima VI came out right as I graduated from college, and I noticed that the contact information for Origin...

Principles of Computer Graphics: Theory and Practice Using OpenGL and Maya®

Springer, 2005

to think about what it means. What is Computer Graphics? Simply defined, Computer Graphics (or CG) is the images generated or modified on a computer. These images may be visualizations of real data or imaginary depictions of a fantasy world.

The use of Computer Graphics effects in movies such as The Incredibles and games such as Myst...

Manga Studio 5, Beginner's Guide

Packt Publishing, 2014

An extensive and fun guide to let your imagination on loose using Manga Studio 5

Overview

Illustrated with real-world examples, we embark on a journey of a comic's creation from initial idea to finished page

Discover methods for emulating analog creation digitally and investigate ways...

Masters of the Mind: Exploring the Story of Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the New Millennium

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

The mind is unique in its interest to people from all walks of life. This interest is not new; throughout written history people have observed, described, and pondered strange behaviors and thoughts within themselves and their neighbors. The questions that people have posed about these experiences seem so simple and basic. Why do we seek to...

What Were They Thinking?: The Brainless Blunders That Changed Sports History

Harper Perennial, 2009

In the uninspired corner of publishing that produces too many hackneyed sports titles, the efforts of Kyle Garlett shine.In Garlett's hands, moments that are hilarious or painful (or both, depending on one's rooting interest) become opportunities to extract lessons from delicious ironies.. A fine choice. (amNew York )

In 1919, the...

Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies

For Dummies, 2008

Whether you've been a Dungeon Master (DM) before and want to fine-tune your skills or want to get ready and take the plunge, this is the book for you. It gives you the basics on running a great game, info for more advanced dungeon mastering, guidelines for creating adventures, and tips for building a campaign. It shows you how to:

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Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports

FT Press, 2010

Don’t they want to win? Every sports fan asks that question. And no wonder! Teams have an immense amount of detailed, quantifiable information to draw upon. They have powerful incentives for making good decisions. Everyone sees the results of their choices, and the consequences for failure...

Virtual Vixens: 3D Character Modeling and Scene Placement

Focal Press, 2007

Features software workshops for 3ds Max, Maya, CINEMA 4D, Lightwave, and Softimage XSI.

Hot, hotter, hottest. See how todays leading modeling artists create 3D characters that sizzle and get the techniques youll need to create your own virtual vixens.

Steven Stahlberg, Liam Kemp, Marco Patrito, and Sze Jones from Blur Studio...

Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity: All-in-one, multi-platform game development

Apress, 2011

Real time 3D games have been around for well over ten years now. We’ve played them, created assets in the style of our favorites, and maybe even “mod”ed a few of them. But until recently, the cost of licensing one of the premier game engines has ranged from several hundred thousand to several million dollars per title...

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