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Graduate Skills and Game-Based Learning

Author : Matthew Barr
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030277860
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Graduate Skills and Game-Based Learning written by Matthew Barr and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the efficacy of game-based learning to develop university students’ skills and competencies. While writing on game-based learning has previously emphasised the use of games developed specifically for educational purposes, this book fills an important gap in the literature by focusing on commercial games such as World of Warcraft and Minecraft. Underpinned by robust empirical evidence, the author demonstrates that the current negative perception of video games is ill-informed, and in fact these games can be important tools to develop graduate skills related to employability. Speaking to very current concerns about the employability of higher education graduates and the skills that university is intended to develop, this book also explores the attitudes to game-based learning as expressed by instructors, students and game developers.

Game Writing

Author : Chris Bateman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501348973
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Game Writing written by Chris Bateman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the videogame industry has grown up, the need for better stories and characters has dramatically increased, yet traditional screenwriting techniques alone cannot equip writers for the unique challenges of writing stories where the actions and decisions of a diverse range of players are at the centre of every narrative experience. Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames was the first book to demystify the emerging field of game writing by identifying and explaining the skills required for creating videogame narrative. Through the insights and experiences of professional game writers, this revised edition captures a snapshot of the narrative skills employed in today's game industry and presents them as practical articles accompanied by exercises for developing the skills discussed. The book carefully explains the foundations of the craft of game writing, detailing all aspects of the process from the basics of narrative to guiding the player and the challenges of nonlinear storytelling. Throughout the book there is a strong emphasis on the skills developers and publishers expect game writers to know. This second edition brings the material up to date and adds four new chapters covering MMOs, script formats, narrative design for urban games, and new ways to think about videogame narrative as an art form. Suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, Game Writing is the essential guide to all the techniques of game writing. There's no better starting point for someone wishing to get into this exciting field, whether they are new game writers wishing to hone their skills, or screenwriters hoping to transfer their skills to the games industry.

Game Writing

Author : Chris Mark Bateman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Game Writing written by Chris Mark Bateman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As computer games become more and more like Hollywood productions, the need for good story lines increases. Research shows that stories are highly valued by game players, so today's studios and developers need good writers. Creating narrative - a traditionally static form - for games is a major challenge. Games are at their heart dynamic, interactive systems, so they don't follow the guidelines and rules of film or T.V. writing. Game Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames addresses these issues and is the first book written to demystify this emerging field. Through the insights and experiences of practicing game writers, the book captures a snapshot of the narrative skills employed in today's game industry. This unique collection of practical articles provides the foundations to the craft of game writing. The articles, written by member of the International Game Developer's (IDGA) Game Writer's SIG, detail aspects of the process from the basics of narrative and non-linear narrative to writing comedy for games and creating compelling characters. Throughout the articles there is a strong emphasis on the skills developers and publishers will expect a game writer to have. The book is suitable for both beginners and experienced writers, and is a detailed guide to all the techniques of game writing. This book is an essential read for anyone wishing to get into this exciting field, particularly for new game writers wanting to hone their skills, and film and T.V. scriptwriters who want to learn how to transfer their skills to the games industry.

Judo

Author : Roy Inman
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781861260697
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Judo written by Roy Inman and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 1997-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Roy Inman not only examines the basic rules and techniques of Judo, but also discusses his own original training methods for developing skills and linking techniques. Areas he covers include throws and groundwork, contest and random techniques, and how to deal with awkward opponents, left-handed fighters, and negative, defensive styles.

101 Life Skills Games for Children

Author : Bernie Badegruber
Publisher : Hunter House
ISBN 13 : 0897934415
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book 101 Life Skills Games for Children written by Bernie Badegruber and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Collection of games aimed at enhancing children's self-awareness and social and emotional skills, helping them understand and deal with problems in daily interactions with other children and adults"--Provided by publisher.

Educational Games for Soft-Skills Training in Digital Environments

Author : Elena Dell'Aquila
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319063111
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Book Synopsis Educational Games for Soft-Skills Training in Digital Environments by : Elena Dell'Aquila

Download or read book Educational Games for Soft-Skills Training in Digital Environments written by Elena Dell'Aquila and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores advances in soft-skill training through the adaptation of traditional psycho-pedagogical methodology to digital and online settings. Several educational techniques are explored, such as role-playing, psychodrama and rule and drama-based games. The experiences reported in the book are the synthesis of several European projects, coordinated by the authors, aimed at applying known psycho-pedagogical training models to on-line, technology enhanced learning contexts in a broad range of applications and target groups. The specificity of such a psycho-pedagogical methodology, applied throughout all the discussed EU projects, is mainly represented by the importance of feedback and debriefing processes that can be conveyed to learners through different means, such as online group or individual chat with tutors, automatic reports and a psychologically informed scoring system. Tutors, either real or artificial, are seen as the key factor facilitating the training process. The ultimate objective of this book is to offer a theoretical framework where real examples, direct experiences and possible indications on how rule and drama-based multiplayer and single player games can support traditional practice for enhancing soft skills to a wide community of trainers, coaches, HR advisors, consultants and psychologists.

Hands-on Rust

Author : Herbert Wolverson
Publisher : Pragmatic Bookshelf
ISBN 13 : 1680508806
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Hands-on Rust written by Herbert Wolverson and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rust is an exciting new programming language combining the power of C with memory safety, fearless concurrency, and productivity boosters - and what better way to learn than by making games. Each chapter in this book presents hands-on, practical projects ranging from "Hello, World" to building a full dungeon crawler game. With this book, you'll learn game development skills applicable to other engines, including Unity and Unreal. Rust is an exciting programming language combining the power of C with memory safety, fearless concurrency, and productivity boosters. With Rust, you have a shiny new playground where your game ideas can flourish. Each chapter in this book presents hands-on, practical projects that take you on a journey from "Hello, World" to building a full dungeon crawler game. Start by setting up Rust and getting comfortable with your development environment. Learn the language basics with practical examples as you make your own version of Flappy Bird. Discover what it takes to randomly generate dungeons and populate them with monsters as you build a complete dungeon crawl game. Run game systems concurrently for high-performance and fast game-play, while retaining the ability to debug your program. Unleash your creativity with magical items, tougher monsters, and intricate dungeon design. Add layered graphics and polish your game with style. What You Need: A computer running Windows 10, Linux, or Mac OS X.A text editor, such as Visual Studio Code.A video card and drivers capable of running OpenGL 3.2.

The Ultimate Sport Lead-up Game Book

Author : Guy Bailey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966972719
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (727 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Sport Lead-up Game Book written by Guy Bailey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, k, p, e, i, s, t.

Lost in a Good Game

Author : Pete Etchells
Publisher : Icon Books
ISBN 13 : 1785785060
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (857 download)

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Download or read book Lost in a Good Game written by Pete Etchells and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Etchells writes eloquently ... A heartfelt defence of a demonised pastime' The Times 'Once in an age, a piece of culture comes along that feels like it was specifically created for you, the beats and words and ideas are there because it is your life the creator is describing. Lost In A Good Game is exactly that. It will touch your heart and mind. And even if Bowser, Chun-li or Q-Bert weren't crucial parts of your youth, this is a flawless victory for everyone' Adam Rutherford When Pete Etchells was 14, 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 recent paper explaining why WHO plans to classify 'game addiction' as a danger to public health are based on bad science and (he thinks) are a bad idea. In this, his first book, he journeys through the history and development of video games - from Turing's chess machine to mass multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft- via scientific study, to investigate the highs and lows of playing and get to the bottom of our relationship with games - why we do it, and what they really mean to us. At the same time, Lost in a Good Game is a very unusual memoir of a writer coming to terms with his grief via virtual worlds, as he tries to work out what area of popular culture we should classify games (a relatively new technology) under.

Handbook of Research on Cross-Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations

Author : Bernardes, Oscar
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799892255
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Cross-Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations written by Bernardes, Oscar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaming is increasingly prevalent in our society and everyday lives as a form of leisure or competition. The typical aim of gaming is to gain a pleasant experience from the game. Because of the saturation of gaming in global society, the gamification concept and its operationalization in non-gaming contexts has become a growing practice. This technological novelty is the basis for an innovative change in many types of environments such as education, commerce, marketing, work, health, governance, and sustainability, among others. The service sector especially has shown widespread adoption of the method as it seeks to increase and motivate audiences and promote brands. However, little research is available on the adoption of gamification in organizations, leading to a need for literature that investigates best practices for utilization and implementation. The Handbook of Research on Cross-Disciplinary Uses of Gamification in Organizations is a comprehensive and timely reference book that explores the field of gamification for economic and social development. This book provides dynamic research from this emerging field. Covering topics such as distance learning, health behaviors, and workplace training, this book is a valuable reference for researchers, marketing managers, students, managers, executives, software developers, IT specialists, technology developers, faculty of P-12 and higher education, teachers, professors, government officials, and academicians.

Kids' Book of Basketball

Author : Skip Berry
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806522388
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Kids' Book of Basketball written by Skip Berry and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tips and techniques are offered to every kid who dreams of being the next Michael Jordan. Photos.

Essential Soccer Skills

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756673933
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book Essential Soccer Skills written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-02-21 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Soccer Skills progresses from beginner basics to advanced techniques, featuring illustrated sequences on how to learn and master key skills, and tips on how to improve your overall form. Essential Soccer Skills covers everything from the basics and rules of the game to the types of players--goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, attackers--to skills and team tactics like stepovers, heading, and volleying. Essential Soccer Skills is the go-to guide for anyone interested in learning more about soccer and becoming a better player.

Games for Social and Life Skills

Author : Tim Bond
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748703395
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Games for Social and Life Skills written by Tim Bond and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1986-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Games for Social and Life Skills is essential collection for more than eighty games which teach a range of communication, social and life skills.

Video Game Designer

Author : Kevin Cunningham
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1633627470
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Video Game Designer written by Kevin Cunningham and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a video game designer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Kingdoms & Warfare

Author : Matthew Colville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737512431
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Kingdoms & Warfare written by Matthew Colville and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kingdoms and Warfare, the sequel to Strongholds & Followers, is a 5th edition supplement that introduces Domain-level play to your game, allowing players to become Regents running a Kingdom, Duchy, or Barony! Or a Church! A Thieves' Guild! A Bard's College! Whichever you choose, it's your Domain. Your domain can take actions, raise armies, conduct espionage, and wage war! Kingdoms and Warfare also adds mechanics for player Titles for several different organizations. Titles give your characters new, limited abilities and proficiencies that let them shore up the deficiencies of a limited-class party. Expanded rules for Warfare allowing faster, more balanced battles, more and different kinds of units. New Maneuvers allow characters to directly command their units, executing daring ploys that can change the course of war! New rules for the Tide of Battle create a connection between the Encounter your characters are fighting and the Battle your units are waging. New rules for using PCs and monsters as units, as well as more advice for building an army and waging war. The rules for Warfare in Strongholds & Followers are only the beginning of a more robust system.Any book of new rules as big as this requires an adventure to show you how to use it. The Regent of Bedegar acts as a sequel to the Siege of Castle Rend and introduces players to Domain Level play. The heroes manage their new domain, putting out fires in Gravesford and other local towns while encountering various organizations in Aendrim, some friendly, some not so much.

The Social Skills Game

Author : Yvonne Searkle
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781853023361
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book The Social Skills Game written by Yvonne Searkle and published by Jessica Kingsley Pub. This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This activity is a therapeutic board game of the Lifegames series for children and adolescents who experience difficulties with relationships, enabling them to explore and reflect upon adaptive interaction styles by focusing on a positive group experience.

Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning

Author : Lane, Carol-Ann
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799872734
Total Pages : 958 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning written by Lane, Carol-Ann and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging technologies are becoming more prevalent in global classrooms. Traditional literacy pedagogies are shifting toward game-based pedagogy, addressing 21st century learners. Therefore, within this context there remains a need to study strategies to engage learners in meaning-making with some element of virtual design. Technology supports the universal design learning framework because it can increase the access to meaningful engagement in learning and reduce barriers. The Handbook of Research on Acquiring 21st Century Literacy Skills Through Game-Based Learning provides theoretical frameworks and empirical research findings in digital technology and multimodal ways of acquiring literacy skills in the 21st century. This book gains a better understanding of how technology can support leaner frameworks and highlights research on discovering new pedagogical boundaries by focusing on ways that the youth learn from digital sources such as video games. Covering topics such as elementary literacy learning, indigenous games, and student-worker training, this book is an essential resource for educators in K-12 and higher education, school administrators, academicians, pre-service teachers, game developers, researchers, and libraries.