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Beyond Choices

Author : Miguel Sicart
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262317133
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Choices written by Miguel Sicart and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How computer games can be designed to create ethically relevant experiences for players. Today's blockbuster video games—and their never-ending sequels, sagas, and reboots—provide plenty of excitement in high-resolution but for the most part fail to engage a player's moral imagination. In Beyond Choices, Miguel Sicart calls for a new generation of video and computer games that are ethically relevant by design. In the 1970s, mainstream films—including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Raging Bull, and Taxi Driver—filled theaters but also treated their audiences as thinking beings. Why can't mainstream video games have the same moral and aesthetic impact? Sicart argues that it is time for games to claim their place in the cultural landscape as vehicles for ethical reflection. Sicart looks at games in many manifestations: toys, analog games, computer and video games, interactive fictions, commercial entertainments, and independent releases. Drawing on philosophy, design theory, literary studies, aesthetics, and interviews with game developers, Sicart provides a systematic account of how games can be designed to challenge and enrich our moral lives. After discussing such topics as definition of ethical gameplay and the structure of the game as a designed object, Sicart offers a theory of the design of ethical game play. He also analyzes the ethical aspects of game play in a number of current games, including Spec Ops: The Line, Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer, Fallout New Vegas, and Anna Anthropy's Dys4Ia. Games are designed to evoke specific emotions; games that engage players ethically, Sicart argues, enable us to explore and express our values through play.

Magnetic Storage Systems Beyond 2000

Author : G.C. Hadjipanayis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401006245
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Magnetic Storage Systems Beyond 2000 written by G.C. Hadjipanayis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date and comprehensive review of magnetic storage systems, including particulate and rigid media, magnetic heads, tribology, signal processing spintronics, and other, future systems. A thorough theoretical discussion supplements the experimental and technical aspects. Each section commences with a tutorial paper, which is followed by technical discussions of current research in the area. Written at a level suitable for advanced graduate students.

Beyond the Black Box

Author : George Bibel
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801886317
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Black Box written by George Bibel and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The black box is orange—and there are actually two of them. They house the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder, instruments vital to airplane crash analyses. But accident investigators cannot rely on the black boxes alone. Beginning with the 1931 Fokker F-10A crash that killed legendary football coach Knute Rockne, this fascinating book provides a behind-the-scenes look at plane wreck investigations. Professor George Bibel shows how forensic experts, scientists, and engineers analyze factors like impact, debris, loading, fire patterns, metallurgy, fracture, crash testing, and human tolerances to determine why planes fall from the sky—and how the information gleaned from accident reconstruction is incorporated into aircraft design and operation to keep commercial aviation as safe as possible.

Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Author : Hans Christian Öttinger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471727911
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics written by Hans Christian Öttinger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-05-13 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond Equilibrium Thermodynamics fills a niche in the market by providing a comprehensive introduction to a new, emerging topic in the field. The importance of non-equilibrium thermodynamics is addressed in order to fully understand how a system works, whether it is in a biological system like the brain or a system that develops plastic. In order to fully grasp the subject, the book clearly explains the physical concepts and mathematics involved, as well as presenting problems and solutions; over 200 exercises and answers are included. Engineers, scientists, and applied mathematicians can all use the book to address their problems in modelling, calculating, and understanding dynamic responses of materials.

Mach 5 and Beyond

Author : Richard Skiba
Publisher : After Midnight Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1763717380
Total Pages : 964 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book Mach 5 and Beyond written by Richard Skiba and published by After Midnight Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-23 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive exploration of hypersonic technology, focusing on its growing significance in modern warfare. It is structured into five parts, each addressing a different aspect of hypersonic weapons. Part I lays the foundation, explaining the definition, types, and characteristics of hypersonic weapons, such as glide vehicles and cruise missiles. It covers the physics of hypersonic flight, the challenges posed by extreme speeds, and the materials needed to withstand such conditions. A detailed analysis of propulsion systems like scramjets and ramjets highlights future innovations in this field. In Part II, the book delves into the development and testing of hypersonic weapons. It explores their evolution, from Cold War-era experiments to modern programs led by the U.S., Russia, and China. Testing facilities and challenges associated with high-speed flight, such as wind tunnels and simulation tools, are discussed in depth. Part III addresses the military and strategic implications of hypersonic weapons. It emphasizes their offensive capabilities, the difficulty of defending against them, and their role in global power dynamics. The global arms race is examined, with a focus on how hypersonic weapons fit into national defence strategies, and the delicate balance between conventional and nuclear systems is considered. Part IV outlines the technical challenges and countermeasures to hypersonic weapons, including detection and interception difficulties. International collaboration on missile defence and the ethical and legal concerns surrounding these weapons are also explored. Finally, Part V looks to the future, discussing emerging technologies, the potential for space-based hypersonic platforms, and the changing nature of warfare in a hypersonic age. The book concludes with insights into the future challenges and opportunities presented by hypersonic weapons in global security.

Sustainable Earth and Beyond

Author : Yeliz Yukselen-Aksoy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819940419
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Earth and Beyond written by Yeliz Yukselen-Aksoy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-07-31 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents select proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE-2022). It covers state-of-the-art research on environmental geotechnology, sustainability, and use of recycled waste materials for civil infrastructure along with latest accomplishments, trends, concerns, innovations, practical challenges encountered, and the solutions adopted in this field. Given the contents, this book is useful for researchers, engineers, and professionals working in the areas of geoenvironmental engineering, waste management, and sustainable engineering and associated fields.

Beyond the Grave

Author : Floyd Vernon Chandler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621890813
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Grave written by Floyd Vernon Chandler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What really happens to human consciousness at death? How might love and immortality be related? What is purgatory and do most religions teach the concept of purgatory? What is spirituality? Is the essence of the mystery we call "God" the same for the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jew, and Muslim? Is it more important what my religion teaches me to believe, or is it more important that my religion enables me to become more loving and compassionate? How might one practice a reverence for life by our food choices? How do we balance work and spirituality? How do we balance spirituality and social-justice work? In this collection of sermons and reflections, Floyd Vernon Chandler suggests that there are many valid spiritual paths to Enlightenment and Holiness. Understanding the mystery we call "God" is akin to the story of five blind men touching different parts of a huge elephant. Each man's description and understanding of the elephant will vary based upon the location of his touch. The importance of any religion is determined by how much our respective spiritual paths lead us to grow in love and compassion for one another and for all other forms of life on this planet. The sermon and reflections found in Beyond the Grave: Love and Immortality express a Universalist theology that all souls will eventually be reunited with the mystery we call "God." Inherent in this collection of writings is the belief that there is truth in all religions and that there are many valid spiritual paths. No religious dogma or ideology has a monopoly on truth.

Chaos, CNN, Memristors and Beyond

Author : Andrew Adamatzky
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814434809
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Chaos, CNN, Memristors and Beyond written by Andrew Adamatzky and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable book is a unique collection of tributes to outstanding discoveries pioneered by Leon Chua in nonlinear circuits, cellular neural networks, and chaos. It is comprised of three parts. The first OCo cellular nonlinear networks, nonlinear circuits and cellular automata OCo deals with Chua''s Lagrangian circuits, cellular wave computers, bio-inspired robotics and neuro-morphic architectures, toroidal chaos, synaptic cellular automata, history of Chua''s circuits, cardiac arrhythmias, local activity principle, symmetry breaking and complexity, bifurcation trees, and Chua''s views on nonlinear dynamics of cellular automata. Dynamical systems and chaos is the scope of the second part of the book, where we find genius accounts on theory and application of Julia set, stability of dynamical networks, chaotic neural networks and neocortical dynamics, dynamics of piecewise linear systems, chaotic mathematical circuitry, synchronization of oscillators, models of catastrophic events, control of chaotic systems, symbolic dynamics, and solitons. First hand accounts on the discovery of memristors in HP Labs, historical excursions into OCyancient memristorsOCO, analytical analysis of memristors, and hardware memristor emulators are presented in the third and final part of the book.The book is quintessence of ideas on future and emergent hardware, analytic theories of complex dynamical systems and interdisciplinary physics. It is a true Renaissance volume where bright ideas of electronics, mathematics and physics enlighten facets of modern science.The unique DVD covers the artistic aspects of chaos, such as several stunningly melodious musical compositions using chaotic atttractors, a virtual gallery of hundreds of colorful attractors, and even a cartoon-like play on the genesis of Chua''s circuit that was based on a widely acclaimed performance in Rome and other venues in Italy. In short, it is a veritable kaleiscope of never-before-published historical, pedagogical, and futuristic technical visions on three timely topics of intense interest for both lay readers and experts alike."

Writing Beyond the State

Author : Alexandra S. Moore
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030344568
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Writing Beyond the State written by Alexandra S. Moore and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-14 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the imaginative capacities of literature, art and culture as sites for reimagining human rights, addressing deep historical and structural forms of belonging and unbelonging; the rise of xenophobia, neoliberal governance, and securitization that result in the purposeful precaritization of marginalized populations; ecological damage that threatens us all, yet the burdens of which are distributed unequally; and the possibility of decolonial and posthuman approaches to rights discourses. The book starts from the premise that there are deep-seated limits to the political possibilities of state and individual sovereignty in terms of protecting human rights around the world. The essays explore how different forms, materials, perspectives, and aesthetics can help reveal the limits of normative human rights and contribute to the cultural production of new human rights imaginaries beyond the borders of state and self.

Bowling Beyond the Basics

Author : James Freeman
Publisher : BowlSmart
ISBN 13 : 173241002X
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Bowling Beyond the Basics written by James Freeman and published by BowlSmart. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Why did I leave the 10-pin on that shot?" "Why isn't my ball hitting the pocket anymore?" "Should I change balls, or move?" "How heavy should my ball be?" "What's the best bowling ball?" "How do I get more hook?" "Why do I keep missing my spares?" Bowlers are faced with endless questions, problems, and choices every time we bowl. Answers and solutions abound, but a great many of them are ineffective or just plain wrong. How do we know what to do? How do we know what to believe? In this book we examine: What doesn't work, and what bowlers have wrong. What's really happening on the lanes, and how things really work. What you need to change to get back to striking. How to properly make that change. We teach you how to figure out exactly what's wrong with your shot. We show you all of the adjustments available to you, teach you what each one actually does, and show you how and when to apply it. We give you strategies that will improve your lane play and your decision making. Finally, we teach you a mathematically sound spare system that will simplify your game and make picking up your spares an easy proposition. We give you all of the knowledge and tools you need to take your game to the next level and become the bowler you want to be.

Dangerous Liaisons

Author : Anne McClintock
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816626496
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Liaisons written by Anne McClintock and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection to emphasize the complex interaction between gender and postcoloniality. Most people in the world, from Africa to Asia and beyond, live in the aftermath of colonialism. Their day-to-day lives are defined by their past history as colonized peoples, often in ways that are subtle or hard to define. In Dangerous Liaisons, eminent contributors address the issues raised by the postcolonial condition, considering nationhood, history, gender, and identity from an inter-disciplinary perspective. Among the questions they address are: What are the boundaries of race and ethnicity in a diasporic world? How have women been so effectively excluded from national power? What have been the historical aftermaths of different forms of colonialism? What are the cultural and political consequences of colonial partitions of the nation-state? Representing an essential intervention, Dangerous Liaisons is a crucial guidebook for those concerned with understanding postcoloniality at the moment when it is becoming more and more widely discussed.

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

Author : United States. Patent Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1458 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advanced Materials and Structures for Extreme Operating Conditions

Author : Jacek J. Skrzypek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540743006
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Book Synopsis Advanced Materials and Structures for Extreme Operating Conditions by : Jacek J. Skrzypek

Download or read book Advanced Materials and Structures for Extreme Operating Conditions written by Jacek J. Skrzypek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-23 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pages of this present monograph readers will find virtually everything they need to know about the latest advanced materials. The authors have covered almost every angle, including composites, functionally graded materials, and materials for high temperature service. They also examine advanced approaches to local and non-local analysis of localized damage, and provide a new description of crack deactivation. This highly informative volume also tackles the material properties for high temperature applications.

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

School Environment and Sustainable Development Goals Beyond 2030

Author : Princewill I. Egwuasi Ph.D
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1728363314
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book School Environment and Sustainable Development Goals Beyond 2030 written by Princewill I. Egwuasi Ph.D and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-06-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on School Environment and the SDGs Beyond 2030 is a continuation of our maiden, second and third publications on School Environment in Nigeria and the Philippines, published in February, 2015; School Environment in Nigeria, Ghana and the Philippines published in March, 2017; and School Environment in Africa and Asia Pacific published in July, 2018. The philosophy being that since there is a shift from globalization to internationalization and to cross-border education, there is the urgent need to revisit some topical issues in our school environment towards the realization of an internationalized, qualitative and cross-border teaching and learning, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a yardstick.

Intelligent System Solutions for Auto Mobility and Beyond

Author : Carolin Zachäus
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030658716
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent System Solutions for Auto Mobility and Beyond written by Carolin Zachäus and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers papers from the 23rd International Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications (AMAA 2020) held online from Berlin, Germany, on May 26-27, 2020. Focusing on intelligent system solutions for auto mobility and beyond, it discusses in detail innovations and technologies enabling electrification, automation and diversification, as well as strategies for a better integration of vehicles into the networks of traffic, data and power. Further, the book addresses other relevant topics, including the role of human factors and safety issues in automated driving, solutions for shared mobility, as well as automated bus transport in rural areas. Implications of current circumstances, such as those generated by climate change, on the future development of auto mobility, are also analysed, providing researchers, practitioners and policy makers with an authoritative snapshot of the state-of-the-art, and a source of inspiration for future developments and collaborations.

Beyond Fragmentation: Didactics, Learning and Teaching in Europe

Author : Meinert Meyer
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
ISBN 13 : 3847413740
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Fragmentation: Didactics, Learning and Teaching in Europe written by Meinert Meyer and published by Verlag Barbara Budrich. This book was released on 2011-05-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is great diversity in teacher education systems and approaches to learning and teaching practice across Europe, even though the practical everyday problems of the various national education systems may be very similar. Against this background, in the field of research on didactics, learning and teaching it is important to overcome fragmentation and to find common ground. In this book the editors demonstrate how far we have come over recent years in advancing research in the field which has the ultimate aim of improving learning and teaching. The editors recognise the diverging national and local practices as a starting point in searching for common ground and in creating shared understandings. The book is organised in six parts with 26 chapters in which the authors examine whether there is a paradigmatic shift from teaching to learning, take a closer look at various teacher education models and their empirical basis, discuss the importance of subject didactics, curriculum work and lesson planning, and analyse the impact of Information and Communication Technologies on didactical design. Finally, they relate the empirical findings to theory construction and offer proposals to further advance this vital field by increasing levels of international co-operation.