Immerse yourself in the fundamentals of game design. Are you are looking to take the creative lead and make better game designs faster? Then you have come to the right place. The book builds up the basics of game design one simple piece at a time. Written by two highly experienc…
"How to build highly scalable Java applications in the cloud with Google App Engine for intermediate and advanced web and mobile app developers."
"The biggest challenge facing many game programmers is completing their game. Most game projects fizzle out, overwhelmed by the complexity of their own code. This book tackles that exact problem. Based on years of experience in shipped AAA titles, this book collects proven patte…
Now, one book can help you master mobile app development with both market-leading platforms: Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Perfect for both students and professionals, Learning Mobile App Development is the only tutorial with complete parallel coverage of both iOS and Androi…
Make amazing robots and gadgets with two of today's hottest DIY technologies. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll learn how to build devices with Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, the Arduino prototyping platform, and some add-on components to bridge the two. Mindstorms alone lets you…
This book is suitable for an advanced level course which is concerned with comparing and contrasting the many competing microprocessor designs currently available. It concentrates on the interesting features that distinguish the most important chips and emphasises the comparison…
Practical Computing for Biologists shows you how to use many freely available computing tools to work more powerfully and effectively. The book was born out of the authors' own experience in developing tools for their research and helping other biologists with their computationa…