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Author : Garvin McCain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Game of Science written by Garvin McCain and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helen Keen
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316315842
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book The Science of Game of Thrones written by Helen Keen and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A myth-busting, jaw-dropping, fun-filled tour through the science of your favorite fantastical world. Award-winning comedian and popular-science writer Helen Keen uncovers the astounding science behind the mystical, blood-soaked world of Game of Thrones, answering questions like: Is it possible to crush a person's head with your bare hands? What really happens when royal families interbreed? Does Cersei have Borderline Personality Disorder? What curious medical disorder does Hodor suffer from? And more. Join Keen as she investigates wildfire, ice walls, face transplants, and every wild feature of Westeros and beyond, revealing a magical world that may be closer to our own than we think. The Science of Game of Thrones is the ultimate guide to the epic series as well as the perfect gift for science-lovers and fans. So pour yourself a bowl of brown, climb on your beast of burden, and prepare yourself to see the Seven Kingdoms as you have never seen them before.
Author : Rebecca C. Thompson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262539616
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Fire, Ice, and Physics written by Rebecca C. Thompson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin’s fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it work?” In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist’s eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come). She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are “bats, but with fire,” and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of “the Strangler,” administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson’s entertaining and engaging account. Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.
Author : Carl J Sindermann
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465011624
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Winning The Game Scientists Play written by Carl J Sindermann and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-01-04 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspiring book of personal insight and sound advice, veteran scientist Carl J. Sindermann gives an insider's look at the competitive world of science and reveals the best strategies for attaining prominence and success. Taking apart the many different roles scientists must play during their careers, Sindermann compares common mistakes scientists make with what the best strategists do-whether they are publishing papers, presenting data, chairing meetings, or coping with government or academic bureaucracy. In the end, he maintains, well-honed interpersonal skills, a savvy eye on one's competitors, and excellent science are the keys to a satisfying and successful career.
Author : Philippe O'Connor
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000286754
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Craft and Science of Game Design written by Philippe O'Connor and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Craft and Science of Game Design: A Video Game Designer’s Manual goes into the nuts and bolts of video game development from the perspective of a veteran designer with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. It covers the psychology and biology of why people play games and goes in depth on the techniques and tricks professional game designers use to be successful in game development. If you are looking to make a career in video games, or are already in the industry, the insights and hard-earned lessons contained in this book are sure to be useful at all levels of the profession. Originally from Canada, Phil O’Connor has been making video games all over the world since 1997. Phil has worked at some of the industry’s largest studios on some of the biggest projects, including Far Cry 3 and Rainbow Six Siege. With credits on nearly 20 games, Phil has shared in this book some of the less-known details of being a game designer in today’s video game industry, along with a breakdown of some of the skills to help professional designers shine.
Author : Sylvester Arnab
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781138239760
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (397 download)
Download or read book Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces written by Sylvester Arnab and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces explores the potential, implications, and impact of game-based approaches and interventions in response to the blurring of boundaries between digital and physical as well as formal and informal learning spaces and contexts. The book delves into the concept, opportunities, and challenges of hybrid learning, which aims to reduce the barriers of time and physical space in teaching and learning practices, fostering seamless, sustained, and measurable learning experience and outcomes beyond the barriers of formal education and physical learning contexts. Based on original research, Game Science in Hybrid Learning Spaces establishes trans-disciplinary and holistic considerations for further conceptual and empirical investigation into this topic, with the dual goals of a better understanding of the role of game-based approaches in a blended environment and of the possible structural and cultural transformation of formal education and lifelong learning. This book is an essential guide for researchers, designers, teachers, learners, and practitioners who want to better understand the relationship between games and learning that merges digital and physical experiences and blends formal and informal instructions.
Author : Magy Seif El-Nasr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192652710
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Game Data Science written by Magy Seif El-Nasr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game data science, defined as the practice of deriving insights from game data, has created a revolution in the multibillion-dollar games industry - informing and enhancing production, design, and development processes. Almost all game companies and academics have now adopted some type of game data science, every tool utilized by game developers allows collecting data from games, yet there has been no definitive resource for academics and professionals in this rapidly developing sector until now. Games Data Science delivers an excellent introduction to this new domain and provides the definitive guide to methods and practices of computer science, analytics, and data science as applied to video games. It is the ideal resource for academic students and professional learners seeking to understand how data science is used within the game development and production cycle, as well as within the interdisciplinary field of games research. Organized into chapters that integrate laboratory and game data examples, this book provides a unique resource to train and educate both industry professionals and academics about the use of game data science, with practical exercises and examples on how such processes are implemented and used in academia and industry, interweaving theoretical learning with practical application throughout.
Author : Giorgio Israel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3764398965
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)
Download or read book The World as a Mathematical Game written by Giorgio Israel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galileo and Newton’s work towards the mathematisation of the physical world; Leibniz’s universal logical calculus; the Enlightenment’s mathématique sociale. John von Neumann inherited all these aims and philosophical intuitions, together with an idea that grew up around the Vienna Circle of an ethics in the form of an exact science capable of guiding individuals to make correct decisions. With the help of his boundless mathematical capacity, von Neumann developed a conception of the world as a mathematical game, a world globally governed by a universal logic in which individual consciousness moved following different strategies: his vision guided him from set theory to quantum mechanics, to economics and to his theory of automata (anticipating artificial intelligence and cognitive science). This book provides the first comprehensive scientific and intellectual biography of John von Neumann, a man who perhaps more than any other is representative of twentieth century science.
Author : Jason Fox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0730307662
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (33 download)
Download or read book The Game Changer written by Jason Fox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use the science of motivation with the power of game design to unlock motivation and drive progress in your organisation. There are two conventional ways to approach motivation: set goals and try to change attitudes and beliefs (which takes a lot of personalised effort); or develop incentives and rewards to inspire effort (which takes a lot of money). This book shows you how to take a third new approach – designing the work itself to be inherently motivating. Combining the best elements of three distinct fields—motivational science, game design, and agile management—this book shows you how to positively influence behaviour through better work and project design. This game changing book: Gives you a refreshing science-based approach to the classic challenge of motivation in the workplace Is ideal for any leader or manager looking to take their workplace culture in a new direction Includes practical advice for creating highly productive, motivated and innovative teams Is written by a motivation strategy and design expert who consults on leadership and change management to a wide range of clients – from the executives of multinational organisations, through to the directors of switched-on startups. The Game Changer will show you how to unlock creative, productive and collaborative work. It is the perfect resource for forward-thinking leaders in organisations and teams focused on crafting a work culture that gets the best out of their people.
Author : Len Fisher
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0786726938
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Rock, Paper, Scissors written by Len Fisher and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praised by Entertainment Weekly as “the man who put the fizz into physics,” Dr. Len Fisher turns his attention to the science of cooperation in his lively and thought-provoking book. Fisher shows how the modern science of game theory has helped biologists to understand the evolution of cooperation in nature, and investigates how we might apply those lessons to our own society. In a series of experiments that take him from the polite confines of an English dinner party to crowded supermarkets, congested Indian roads, and the wilds of outback Australia, not to mention baseball strategies and the intricacies of quantum mechanics, Fisher sheds light on the problem of global cooperation. The outcomes are sometimes hilarious, sometimes alarming, but always revealing. A witty romp through a serious science, Rock, Paper, Scissors will both teach and delight anyone interested in what it what it takes to get people to work together.
Author : Allen St. John
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 034554515X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book Newton's Football written by Allen St. John and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of Freakonomics and Scorecasting comes a clever and accessible look at the big ideas underlying the science of football. Did you hear the one about the MacArthur genius physicist and the NFL coach? It’s not a joke. It’s actually an innovative way to understand chaos theory, and the remarkable complexity of modern professional football. In Newton’s Football, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John and TED Speaker and former Yale professor Ainissa Ramirez explore the unexpected science behind America’s Game. Whether it’s Jerry Rice finding the common ground between quantum physics and the West Coast offense or an Ivy League biologist explaining—at a granular level—exactly how a Big Mac morphs into an outside linebacker, Newton’s Football illuminates football—and science—through funny, insightful stories told by some of the world’s sharpest minds. With a clear-eyed empirical approach—and an exuberant affection for the game—St. John and Ramirez address topics that have long beguiled scientists and football fans alike, including: • the unlikely evolution of the football (or, as they put it, “The Divinely Random Bounce of the Prolate Spheroid”) • what Vince Lombardi has in common with Isaac Newton • how the hardwired behavior of monkeys can explain a head coach’s reluctance to go for it on fourth-down • why a gruesome elevator accident jump-started the evolution of placekicking • how Teddy Roosevelt saved football using the same behavioral science concept that Dreamworks would use to save Shrek • why woodpeckers don’t get concussions • how better helmets actually made the game more dangerous Every Sunday the NFL shares a secret with only its savviest fans: The game isn’t just a clash of bodies, it’s a clash of ideas. The greatest minds in football have always possessed an instinctual grasp of science, understanding the big ideas and gritty realities that inform the game’s rich past, as well as its increasingly uncertain future. Blending smart reporting, counterintuitive creativity, and compelling narrative, Newton’s Football takes gridiron analysis to the next level, giving fans a book that entertains, enlightens, and explains the game anew. Praise for Newton’s Football “It was with great interest that I read Newton’s Football. I’m a fan of applying of science to sport and Newton’s Football truly delivers. The stories are as engaging as they are informative. This is a great read for all football fans.”—Mark Cuban “A delightfully improbable book putting science nerds and sports fans on the same page.”—Booklist “This breezily-written but informative book should pique the interest of any serious football fan in the twenty-first century.”—The American Spectator “The authors have done a worthy job of combining popular science and sports into a work that features enough expertise on each topic to satisfy nerds and jocks alike. . . . The writers succeed in their task thanks to in-depth scientific knowledge, a wonderful grasp of football’s past and present, interviews with a wide array of experts, and witty prose. . . . [Newton’s Football is] fun and thought-provoking, proving that football is a mind game as much as it is a ball game.”—Publishers Weekly
Author : Stephen J. Davis
Publisher : Creative Teaching Press
ISBN 13 : 1616014687
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Science Games Galore! – Earth, Life, and Physical Science, Grade K, eBook written by Stephen J. Davis and published by Creative Teaching Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each Science Games Galore! eBook features 10 ready-to-use games and 10 reproducible activity pages designed to reinforce essential science skills. The titles focus on a variety of standards-based science concepts and include the following:Interactive, hands-on, full-color card stock cards and answer keysGames and reproducibles designed for varying ability levels that allow students to play independently while the teacher works with small groupsReproducibles that are perfect for review practice, extension activities, assessment tools, or homework assignmentsSuggestions for preparing the game materialsExplicit instructions for implementing the games and tips for trouble-free game playAdditional ways to use the game piecesA blank game template reproducible students and teachers can use to create their own games
Author : C.J. Sindermann
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781468442977
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (429 download)
Download or read book Winning the Games Scientists Play written by C.J. Sindermann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-03-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interpersonal strategies that surround the act of doing good science--hereafter referred to as scientific game play ing-have received some published attention, and many of the game rules are almost axiomatic among successful prac titioners of science. There is a need, however, to review pe riodically what we know and what we think we know about the art, and to add new insights that become available. This book is a response to that need; it has been written for science practitioners and grandstanders of the 1980s, drawing on in Sights and perceptions gained from victories and defeats of the 1970s. It seems especially important that the strategies and rules of scientific game playing be reviewed critically as we move into the decade of the 1980s, since many of those rules have changed during the 1970s--in fact each recent decade has seen significant changes. The 1950s were expansionist, when sci entific jobs were relatively easy to find, when faculties were expanding, when students were plentiful, and when federal grants were readily available. The 1960s began as a period of stabilization, and then became one of unrest and reexami nation of purpose. The climate was still good; students were v vi PREFACE still abundant, but there was less growth in faculty size, and federal grants reached a plateau. In the 1970s the student population started to decline, and federal funding for research began to dry up.
Author : Angie Smibert
Publisher : Build It Yourself
ISBN 13 : 9781619308053
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Game Logic written by Angie Smibert and published by Build It Yourself. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's your favorite game to play? Making a game is a creative, logical, even scientific activity! In Game Logic: Level Up and Create Your Own Games with Science Activities for Kids, middle schoolers learn how games work and even design their own games. Hands-on gaming projects, essential questions, links to primary sources, and more get kids thinking analytically about the games they love.
Author : Carl Sindermann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0738204250
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (382 download)
Download or read book Winning The Game Scientists Play written by Carl Sindermann and published by . This book was released on 2001-04-12 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to all the different roles scientists must play-from "concertmaster" to "producer"--to succeed in the high-stakes world of professional science.
Author : Stephen J. Davis
Publisher : Creative Teaching Press
ISBN 13 : 1616014695
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Science Games Galore! – Earth, Life, and Physical Science, Grade 1, eBook written by Stephen J. Davis and published by Creative Teaching Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each Science Games Galore! eBook features 10 ready-to-use games and 10 reproducible activity pages designed to reinforce essential science skills. The titles focus on a variety of standards-based science concepts and include the following:Interactive, hands-on, full-color card stock cards and answer keysGames and reproducibles designed for varying ability levels that allow students to play independently while the teacher works with small groupsReproducibles that are perfect for review practice, extension activities, assessment tools, or homework assignmentsSuggestions for preparing the game materialsExplicit instructions for implementing the games and tips for trouble-free game playAdditional ways to use the game piecesA blank game template reproducible students and teachers can use to create their own games
Author : Sharon L. Apichella
Publisher : Creative Teaching Press
ISBN 13 : 1616014717
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Science Games Galore! – Life, Space, and Physical Science, Grade 3, eBook written by Sharon L. Apichella and published by Creative Teaching Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each Science Games Galore! eBook features 10 ready-to-use games and 10 reproducible activity pages designed to reinforce essential science skills. The titles focus on a variety of standards-based science concepts and include the following:Interactive, hands-on, full-color card stock cards and answer keysGames and reproducibles designed for varying ability levels that allow students to play independently while the teacher works with small groupsReproducibles that are perfect for review practice, extension activities, assessment tools, or homework assignmentsSuggestions for preparing the game materialsExplicit instructions for implementing the games and tips for trouble-free game playAdditional ways to use the game piecesA blank game template reproducible students and teachers can use to create their own games
