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Author : Ryan Shah
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1447705661
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (477 download)
Download or read book Rather Complex Compendium of a Gamer's Thoughts written by Ryan Shah and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oliver Roeder
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324003782
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Seven Games: A Human History written by Oliver Roeder and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why—and how—we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Roeder introduces thrilling competitors, such as evangelical minister Marion Tinsley, who across forty years lost only three games of checkers; Shusai, the Master, the last Go champion of imperial Japan, defending tradition against “modern rationalism”; and an IBM engineer who created a backgammon program so capable at self-learning that NASA used it on the space shuttle. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the finest white Go stones. Beyond the cultural and personal stories, Roeder explores why games, seemingly trivial pastimes, speak so deeply to the human soul. He introduces an early philosopher of games, the aptly named Bernard Suits, and visits an Oxford cosmologist who has perfected a computer that can effectively play bridge, a game as complicated as human language itself. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games—and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human.
Author : Mary Flanagan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262518651
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Critical Play written by Mary Flanagan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of subversive games like The Sims—games designed for political, aesthetic, and social critique. For many players, games are entertainment, diversion, relaxation, fantasy. But what if certain games were something more than this, providing not only outlets for entertainment but a means for creative expression, instruments for conceptual thinking, or tools for social change? In Critical Play, artist and game designer Mary Flanagan examines alternative games—games that challenge the accepted norms embedded within the gaming industry—and argues that games designed by artists and activists are reshaping everyday game culture. Flanagan provides a lively historical context for critical play through twentieth-century art movements, connecting subversive game design to subversive art: her examples of “playing house” include Dadaist puppet shows and The Sims. She looks at artists’ alternative computer-based games and explores games for change, considering the way activist concerns—including worldwide poverty and AIDS—can be incorporated into game design. Arguing that this kind of conscious practice—which now constitutes the avant-garde of the computer game medium—can inspire new working methods for designers, Flanagan offers a model for designing that will encourage the subversion of popular gaming tropes through new styles of game making, and proposes a theory of alternate game design that focuses on the reworking of contemporary popular game practices.
Author : Bendik Stang
Publisher : Book of Games
ISBN 13 : 829973780X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (997 download)
Download or read book The Book of Games written by Bendik Stang and published by Book of Games. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A feast for the eyes with literally thousands of vivid, high-resolution screen shots, this book provides a comprehensive visual tour through the world of PC and video gaming. Sorted by genre, 150 of the most exciting current software titles are reviewed with information of interest to players, parents, and industry professionals. Each game is featured in a two-page spread that includes detailed game summary, analysis, and strategy, nine representative in-game screen shots, games with similar skill and strategy requirements, appropriate age range, ESRB content ratings, complete technological specifications, and more. Feature stories are included throughout the book, covering game-related topics such as multiplayer online gaming, games in movies, and the future of gaming. The book also includes useful reference tools such as an illustrated glossary, an overview of game publishers, and information on current and upcoming hardware platforms such as Sony's new PS3 and Nintendo's Wii.
Author : Jason Rosenhouse
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069124202X
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Games for Your Mind written by Jason Rosenhouse and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreation Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. Games for Your Mind explores the history and future of logic puzzles while enabling you to test your skill against a variety of puzzles yourself. In this informative and entertaining book, Jason Rosenhouse begins by introducing readers to logic and logic puzzles and goes on to reveal the rich history of these puzzles. He shows how Carroll's puzzles presented Aristotelian logic as a game for children, yet also informed his scholarly work on logic. He reveals how another pioneer of logic puzzles, Raymond Smullyan, drew on classic puzzles about liars and truthtellers to illustrate Kurt Gödel's theorems and illuminate profound questions in mathematical logic. Rosenhouse then presents a new vision for the future of logic puzzles based on nonclassical logic, which is used today in computer science and automated reasoning to manipulate large and sometimes contradictory sets of data. Featuring a wealth of sample puzzles ranging from simple to extremely challenging, this lively and engaging book brings together many of the most ingenious puzzles ever devised, including the "Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever," metapuzzles, paradoxes, and the logic puzzles in detective stories.
Author : David J. Gunkel
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253035732
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)
Download or read book Gaming the System written by David J. Gunkel and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. This extremely multidisciplinary book engages descriptive and prescriptive methods of study to video games, drawing heavily on philosophical traditions. It will have appeal outside of Film & Media and Philosophy to other areas of scholarly research including Sociology, Anthropology and Political Science. 2.The author is a senior scholar with extensive publications that explore the intersection of philosophy and ethics with digital games and reality. He has a strong presence on Facebook and Twitter as well as a well-designed personal website. He has historically be very engaged with his own digital and social media marketing for books he authors and plans to do the same for this title. 3. The author works to debunk and reframe what readers think they know about video games and digital culture, showing that it is wrong (or at least misguided) and that the important questions are often far more interesting and potentially disturbing than anticipated.
Author : Jack Botermans
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402742217
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)
Download or read book The Book of Games written by Jack Botermans and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated 736-page reference provides a lifetime of entertainment! It contains complete rules, playing tips, and instructive move-by-move examples of 65 fun and diverse games. They range from Senat, a pastime enjoyed by King Tut, to Hex, invented by a 20th-century mathematician; from strategy games like Siege of Paris to dice games like Chuck-a-Luck to chase games like Pachisi; from Asian Shogi to African Wari; and from traditional Chess and Go to modern creations like Mastermind and Othello. Colorful illustrations show old-time and modern players, game boards, and equipment alongside fascinating anecdotes and curious facts about games throughout history. For every player, this one’s a sure winner!
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Boy's Handy Book of Sports, Pastimes, Games and Amusements.. written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cassell, ltd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Cassell's book of in-door amusements, card games and fireside fun written by Cassell, ltd and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book Cassell's Book of In-door Amusements, Card Games and Fireside Fun written by and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1881 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Instructions for magic tricks using tools that can be carried in the pocket, such as chewing gum, bottle caps, pencils, keys, and combs.
Author : Henry Chadwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book The Reliable Book of Outdoor Games written by Henry Chadwick and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rawdon Crawley (Captain, pseud. van George Frederick Pardon.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Handy Book of Games for Gentlemen written by Rawdon Crawley (Captain, pseud. van George Frederick Pardon.) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. C. Bohn
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752574577
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (525 download)
Download or read book The Hand-Book of Games written by H. C. Bohn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
Author : Hoffmann (Professor)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Illustrated Book of Patience Games written by Hoffmann (Professor) and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry George Bohn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 684 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bohn's New Hand-book of Games written by Henry George Bohn and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Frederick Pardon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Book of Manly Games for Boys written by George Frederick Pardon and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Theresa Hunt Wolcott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Book of Games and Parties for All Occasions written by Theresa Hunt Wolcott and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
