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Author : Plato
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Essays written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Melissa Kagen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262544245
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Wandering Games written by Melissa Kagen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of wandering within different game worlds, viewed through the lenses of work, colonialism, gender, and death. Wandering in games can be a theme, a formal mode, an aesthetic metaphor, or a player action. It can mean walking, escaping, traversing, meandering, or returning. In this book, game studies scholar Melissa Kagen introduces the concept of “wandering games,” exploring the uses of wandering in a variety of game worlds. She shows how the much-derided Walking Simulator—a term that began as an insult, a denigration of games that are less violent, less task-oriented, or less difficult to complete—semi-accidentally tapped into something brilliant: the vast heritage and intellectual history of the concept of walking in fiction, philosophy, pilgrimage, performance, and protest. Kagen examines wandering in a series of games that vary widely in terms of genre, mechanics, themes, player base, studio size, and funding, giving close readings to Return of the Obra Dinn, Eastshade, Ritual of the Moon, 80 Days, Heaven’s Vault, Death Stranding, and The Last of Us Part II. Exploring the connotations of wandering within these different game worlds, she considers how ideologies of work, gender, colonialism, and death inflect the ways we wander through digital spaces. Overlapping and intersecting, each provides a multifaceted lens through which to understand what wandering does, lacks, implies, and offers. Kagen’s account will attune game designers, players, and scholars to the myriad possibilities of the wandering ludic body.
Author : Gaines S. Hubbell
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147666837X
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book What Is a Game? written by Gaines S. Hubbell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a videogame? What makes a videogame "good"? If a game is supposed to be fun, can it be fun without a good story? If another is supposed to be an accurate simulation, does it still need to be entertaining? With the ever-expanding explosion of new videogames and new developments in the gaming world, questions about videogame criticism are becoming more complex. The differing definitions that players and critics use to decide what a game is and what makes a game successful, often lead to different ideas of how games succeed or fail. This collection of new essays puts on display the variety and ambiguity of videogames. Each essay is a work of game criticism that takes a different approach to defining the game and analyzing it. Through analysis and critical methods, these essays discuss whether a game is defined by its rules, its narrative, its technology, or by the activity of playing it, and the tensions between these definitions. With essays on Overwatch, Dark Souls 3, Far Cry 4, Farmville and more, this collection attempts to show the complex changes, challenges and advances to game criticism in the era of videogames.
Author : José Luis Ferreira
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1352007924
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Game Theory written by José Luis Ferreira and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-06 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using fascinating examples from a range of disciplines, this textbook provides social science, philosophy and economics students with an engaging introduction to the tools they need to understand and predict strategic interactions. Beginning with an introduction to the most famous games, the book uses clear, jargon-free language and accessible maths as it guides the reader through whole games with full, worked-through examples. End-of-chapter exercises help to consolidate understanding along the way. With an applied approach that draws upon real-life case-studies, this book highlights the insights that game theory can offer each situation. It is an ideal textbook for students approaching game theory from various fields across the social sciences, and for curious general readers who are looking for a thorough introduction to this intriguing subject. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/game-theory. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.
Author : Harold Fredrik Cherniss
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004052352
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (523 download)
Download or read book Selected Papers written by Harold Fredrik Cherniss and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1977 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Mendelson
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1849014965
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Casino Games written by Paul Mendelson and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Mendelson offers an indispensable guide to beating the odds in just about every gambling game, both in casinos and online. He reveals how to shift the odds in your favour as he clearly explains every game and analyses optimum strategies in detail with the aim of helping you to win. Other chapters show you how to: get the best out of your casino - pick up free drinks, meals, hotel accommodation, thousand-dollar shopping trips, room upgrades, flights, bonus money etc.; make the most of your trip to Las Vegas or anywhere else - casino information, the best places to gamble (for each game), recommended hotels and attractions; win online - which sites to avoid and which can be trusted, a discussion of every game from poker through to online bingo, including bonuses, incentives, play-through data and the best strategies to use. The Mammoth Book of Casino Games covers every major casino game in detail, as well as many less well known games, including: blackjack, roulette, punto banco (baccarat, chemin de fer, chemmy), poker (including three-card, Caribbean stud and video poker), Chinese dice and domino games (including sic bo, gwat pai and kap tai shap), slots (three-wheel, multi-line, bonus), other casino games (including Keno, Wheel of Fortune, Red Dog and Spanish 21) and tournaments (slots, roulette etc.). Praise for The Mammoth Book of Poker: 'I've won 20 times the price in the last three days!' Gareth Hughes
Author : Maurice Baring
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9361151673
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (611 download)
Download or read book Dead Letters written by Maurice Baring and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dead Letters" by Maurice Baring is a gripping novel that delves into the outcomes of unrequited love and the complexities of human relationships. Published in 1910, Baring's paintings explores the topics of passion, betrayal, and the inexorable passage of time. The narrative unfolds around the protagonist, Paul Ashleigh, who discovers a group of letters he wrote to a former love, the stunning however enigmatic Marjorie Colquhoun. To his surprise, he realizes that Marjorie never received these passionate letters, main him to mirror on the impact of overlooked opportunities and the haunting specter of what could have been. As the tale progresses, Baring skillfully weaves collectively a tapestry of feelings, capturing the essence of affection in its various bureaucracy. The novel isn't always most effective a reflection at the strength of words and the outcomes of their absence but also a meditation on the human heart and its capacity for both pleasure and sorrow. Maurice Baring, recognized for his versatility as a creator and cultural determine, employs his literary finesse to craft a narrative that transcends its time, resonating with readers via its exploration of undying subject matters.
Author : Pablo Abend
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839444799
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Digital Culture & Society (DCS) written by Pablo Abend and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This double issue of Digital Culture & Society addresses the complex thematic field of the dialectics of play and labour. We will take a closer look at the problem of play and work from two overlapping, albeit not mutually exclusive, perspectives: laborious play and playful work. The term laborious play points to practices and processes that turn playful activities into hard work. Laborious play happens whenever playfulness turns into work, and may be observed in such activities such as e-sports, excessive play, »goldfarming«, and Twitch gameplay broadcasting, amongst many others. A complementary phenomenon to that of laborious play is the practice and concept of playful work. The promises of a joyful and rewarding working experience have been promoted as »gamification« while critical voices denounce such attempts as ideology, exploitation or simply »bullshit«.
Author : Plato
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)
Download or read book Plato's Republic written by Plato and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385439493
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)
Download or read book written by and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Pocket Bulletin for American Industries written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book American Industries written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Benjamin L Schwartz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351843060
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Mathematical Solitaires and Games written by Benjamin L Schwartz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of solitaires and games.
Author : Eric Caplan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520927025
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Mind Games written by Eric Caplan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-10-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Caplan's fascinating exploration of Victorian culture in the United States shatters the myth of Freud's seminal role in the creation of American psychotherapy. Resurrecting the long-buried "prehistory" of American mental therapeutics, Mind Games tells the remarkable story of how a widely assorted group of actors—none of them hailing from Vienna or from any other European city—compelled a reluctant medical profession to accept a new role for the mind in medicine. By the time Freud first set foot on American soil in 1909, as Caplan demonstrates, psychotherapy was already integrally woven into the fabric of American culture and medicine. What came to be known as psychotherapy emerged in the face of considerable opposition, much—indeed most—of which was generated by the medical profession itself. Caplan examines the contentious interplay within the American medical community, as well as between American physicians and their lay rivals, who included faith-healers, mind-curists, Christian Scientists, and Protestant ministers. These early practitioners of alternative medicine ultimately laid the groundwork for a distinctive and much heralded American type of psychotherapy. Its grudging acceptance by both medical elites and rank and file physicians signified their understanding that reliance on physical therapies to treat nervous and mental symptoms compromised their capacity to treat—and compete—effectively in a rapidly expanding mental-medical marketplace. Mind Games shows how psychotherapy came to occupy its central position in mainstream American culture.
Author : The New York Times Editorial Staff
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 164282352X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)
Download or read book Spy Games written by The New York Times Editorial Staff and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-nineteenth century, the main drivers of clandestine activity have been wars, crime, and international espionage. The need to obtain and pass along secret information exists so that one group can gain dominance over another, whether through victory in conflicts, seizure of land, or stealing money. Spies may be a constant, but so are the code breakers, those hardworking heroes who use their intelligence and drive to overcome whatever challenges arise from enemies or thieves. This comprehensive collection of New York Times coverage gives a behind-the-scenes look at the high stakes drama created by dangerous secrets, with media literacy terms and questions included to further draw readers in.
Author : Clarence Mulford
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026875168
Total Pages : 1561 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book The Wild Adventures of Hopalong Cassidy – 7 Western Classics in One Volume written by Clarence Mulford and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 1561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hopalong Cassidy is a cowboy hero created by the author Clarence Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short stories and many novels based on the character. In his early writings, Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He had a wooden leg which caused him to walk with a little "hop", hence the nickname. The character—as played by movie actor William Boyd in films adapted from Mulford's books—was transformed into a clean-cut, sarsaparilla-drinking hero. Sixty-six popular films appeared. The Coming of Cassidy and Others Hopalong Cassidy Bar-20 Days Buck Peters, Ranchman The Bar-20 Three Tex Clarence E. Mulford (1883–1956) created Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine, and the many short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits. But more than just writing a very popular series of Westerns, Mulford recreated an entire detailed and authentic world filled with characters drawn from his extensive library research.
Author : Clarence Mulford
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 802687515X
Total Pages : 2214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book RIDING IN THE WILD WEST – 10 Classic Western Adventures in One Volume written by Clarence Mulford and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 2214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: "RIDING IN THE WILD WEST” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Excerpt: "The town lay sprawled over half a square mile of alkali plain, its main Street depressing in its width, for those who were responsible for its inception had worked with a generosity born of the knowledge that they had at their immediate and unchallenged disposal the broad lands of Texas and New Mexico on which to assemble a grand total of twenty buildings, four of which were of wood. As this material was scarce, and had to be brought from where the waters of the Gulf….” (Bar-20) Bar-20 The Orphan The Coming of Cassidy and Others Hopalong Cassidy Bar-20 Days Buck Peters, Ranchman The Man from Bar-20 The Bar-20 Three Tex Bring Me His Ears Clarence E. Mulford (1883–1956) was a prolific author whose short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits. Many of his stories depicted Cassidy and other men of the Bar-20 ranch. But more than just writing a very popular series of Westerns, Mulford recreated an entire detailed and authentic world filled with characters drawn from his extensive library research.
