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The military-entertainment complex

by Lenoir, Timothy, Caldwell, Luke

fromMetaLABprojects

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"With the rise of drones and computer-controlled weapons of war, comparisons between war and video games have multiplied. The authors trace how the realities of war are represented in popular entertainment. In the early days of the video game industry personnel and expertise flo…

The gamification of learning and instruction: game-based methods and strategies for training an…

by Kapp, Karl M.

0 Type: Book

"Learning professionals are finding success applying game-based sensibilities to the development of instruction. This is the first book to show how to design online instruction that leverages the best elements of online games to increase learning, retention, and application. It …

The gamification of learning and instruction: game-based methods and strategies for training an…

by Kapp, Karl M.

0 Type: Book

"Learning professionals are finding success applying game-based sensibilities to the development of instruction. This is the first book to show how to design online instruction that leverages the best elements of online games to increase learning, retention, and application. It …

Computer games: learning objectives, cognitive performance and ef…

by Soria, Agustin, Maldonado, Julián

fromComputer science, technology and applications

0 Type: Book

"This book presents a strategy for how to analyze digital epistemic games ... chapters in this book investigate the relationship between video game play and dreams and the emergence of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in the past decade."--Preface.

Playing with religion in digital games

fromDigital Game Studies

0 Type: Book

Shaman, paragon, God-mode: modern video games are heavily coded with religious undertones. From the Shinto-inspired Japanese video game Okami to the internationally popular The Legend of Zelda and Halo, many video games rely on religious themes and symbols to drive the narrative…

Gameplay mode: war, simulation, and technoculture

by Crogan, Patrick

fromElectronic mediations

0 Type: Book

"From flight simulators and first-person shooters to MMPOG and innovative strategy games like 2008's Spore, computer games owe their development to computer simulation and imaging produced by and for the military during the Cold War. To understand their place in contemporary cul…

The gamification of learning and instruction fieldbook: ideas into practice

by Kapp, Karl M., Blair, Lucas, Mesch, Rich

0 Type: Book

"Following Karl Kapp's earlier book The Gamification of Learning and Instruction, this Fieldbook provides a step-by-step approach to implementing the concepts from the Gamification book with examples, tips, tricks, and worksheets to help a learning professional or faculty member…

The ultimate player's guide to minecraft

by O'Brien, Stephen

0 Type: Book

Provides readers with tips, techniques, and strategies for Minecraft, including how to register for the game, customize the experience, and create new worlds.

The art of game design: a book of lenses

by Schell, Jesse

0 Type: Book

Presents the fundamentals of game design from one of the world's top game designers. Exploring the unusual territory that is game design, the book demonstrates how the basic principles of psychology used in board games, card games, and athletic games also work in top-quality vid…

The art of game design: a book of lenses

by Schell, Jesse

0 Type: Book

Presents the fundamentals of game design from one of the world's top game designers. Exploring the unusual territory that is game design, the book demonstrates how the basic principles of psychology used in board games, card games, and athletic games also work in top-quality vid…

Chris Crawford on interactive storytelling

by Crawford, Chris

fromNew Riders games

0 Type: Book

Using real-world examples of varying success, the author demonstrates to game designers, developers and new media professionals the art of interactive storytelling, in the context of computer gaming.

Expanding practices in audiovisual narrative

0 Type: Book

The last twenty or so years have seen a phenomenal expansion in the variety of forms of creative and narrative audiovisual expression. The increasing role of relatively recent developments such as the internet, mobile telephony and computer gaming, which complement the narrative…