250 Indie Games You Must Play
| Author | : Mike Rose |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 275 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Computer games |
| ISBN | : 9780429088681 |
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250 Indie Games You Must Play
| Author | : Mike Rose |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 2011-06-15 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1439875758 |
With a surge in popularity recently and an increase in great downloadable games, there has never been a better time to learn about independent "indie" games. 250 Indie Games You Must Play is a guide to the exciting and expanding world of indie gaming. Whether you are a veteran of the indie game scene or have never played an indie game before, this book helps you experience the best in indie gaming and further your understanding of why indie games are so important in the entertainment industry. The wide range of games highlighted in the text encompasses concepts and ideas that will change your perspective of what video games can be. The book covers puzzlers, platformers, beat ‘em ups, shoot ‘em ups, role-playing, and strategy. Apart from being fun, indie games can be experimental, emotional, nostalgic, and occasionally just plain bizarre. Some make you sit back in awe, while others have you thinking, "Why have I never played a game like this before?" Better still, the majority of these games are completely free to play and even the commercial releases are incredibly cheap. Once you start playing indie games, you may not be able to look at your big-budget blockbusters the same way ever again.
250 Indie Games You Must Play
| Author | : Mike Rose |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2011-05-02 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1466503173 |
This book is a guide to the expanding world of indie gaming. It helps readers to understand why indie games are so important to so many people in the entertainment industry. The book covers puzzlers, platformers, beat 'em ups, shoot 'em ups, role-playing, and strategy.
A History of the Muslim World Since 1260
| Author | : Vernon Egger |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-08-15 |
| Genre | : Islamic civilization |
| ISBN | : 9781138465268 |
The history of the predominantly Muslim world is examined within the context of world history. It examines political, economic, and broad cultural developments, as well as specifically religious ones. The themes of the book are tradition and adaptation: it examines the tensions between the desire of Muslims to maintain continuity with their legacy and their recognition of the need to adapt to changing conditions.
Buttonless
| Author | : Ryan Rigney |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2016-04-19 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1040055354 |
This book presents some of the most interesting iPhone and iPad games, along with stories of the people behind these games. It describes hundreds of titles, including well-known games and hidden games, and provides insight into the development of games for the iOS platform.
Game Art
| Author | : Matt Sainsbury |
| Publisher | : No Starch Press |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2015-09-01 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1593276656 |
Game Art is a collection of breathtaking concept art and behind-the-scenes interviews from videogame developers, including major players like Square Enix, Bioware, and Ubisoft as well as independent but influential studios like Tale of Tales and Compulsion Games. Immerse yourself in fantastic artwork and explore the creative thinking behind over 40 console, mobile, and PC games. A lone independent developer on a tiny budget can create an experience as powerful and compelling as a triple-A blockbuster built by a team of 1,000. But like all works of art, every game begins with a spark of inspiration and a passion to create. Let Game Art take you on a visual journey through these beautiful worlds, as told by the minds that brought them to life.
How to Play Video Games
| Author | : Matthew Thomas Payne |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2019-03-26 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 147980214X |
Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building? From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media technologies, video games demand engagement like no other, which begs the question—what is the role that video games play in our lives, from our homes, to our phones, and on global culture writ large? How to Play Video Games brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on video game culture, writing about the games they know best and what they mean in broader social and cultural contexts. Read about avatars in Grand Theft Auto V, or music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. See how Age of Empires taught a generation about postcolonialism, and how Borderlands exposes the seedy underbelly of capitalism. These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.
Reality Is Broken
| Author | : Jane McGonigal |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2011-01-20 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1101475498 |
“McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.” —The Boston Globe “Powerful and provocative . . . McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.” —San Jose Mercury News “Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.” —Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.
The Skeletons
| Author | : Jason Morningstar |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2016-09-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780988390997 |
The Skeletons is meditative structured freeform game for 1-6 players. You'll need a few hours a private space. The Skeletons flips the script on the classic dungeon crawl-- here you play not the intruders, but the guardians, cursed to spend all of eternity defending a tomb. As time passes, both the tomb and its guardians will change. Ferocious battles are fought and won, and the skeletons slowly remember who and what they once were. Melancholy, introspective and spanning epochs, The Skeletons is unlike anything you've ever played.
Designing Games
| Author | : Tynan Sylvester |
| Publisher | : "O'Reilly Media, Inc." |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2013-01-03 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 144933802X |
Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of todayâ??s hit video games. Youâ??ll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiencesâ??a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players. In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan Sylvester also looks at the day-to-day process necessary to keep your project on track, including how to work with a team, and how to avoid creative dead ends. Packed with examples, this book will change your perception of game design. Create game mechanics to trigger a range of emotions and provide a variety of play Explore several options for combining narrative with interactivity Build interactions that let multiplayer gamers get into each otherâ??s heads Motivate players through rewards that align with the rest of the game Establish a metaphor vocabulary to help players learn which design aspects are game mechanics Plan, test, and analyze your design through iteration rather than deciding everything up front Learn how your gameâ??s market positioning will affect your design
