The Inform Designer's Manual

The Inform Designer's Manual
Author: Graham Nelson
Publisher: Interactive Fiction Library
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2006-03-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780971311930

Since its invention in 1993, Inform has been used to design hundreds of interactive novels and short stories in eight languages. This text includes a critical history of interactive writings and the university games of the 1970s. (Computer Books--Languages/Programming)

Steel Designers' Manual

Steel Designers' Manual
Author: SCI (Steel Construction Institute)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1410
Release: 2016-06-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119249864

In 2010 the then current European national standards for building and construction were replaced by the EN Eurocodes, a set of pan-European model building codes developed by the European Committee for Standardization. The Eurocodes are a series of 10 European Standards (EN 1990 – EN 1999) that provide a common approach for the design of buildings, other civil engineering works and construction products. The design standards embodied in these Eurocodes will be used for all European public works and are set to become the de-facto standard for the private sector in Europe, with probable adoption in many other countries. This classic manual on structural steelwork design was first published in 1955, since when it has sold many tens of thousands of copies worldwide. For the seventh edition of the Steel Designers' Manual all chapters have been comprehensively reviewed, revised to ensure they reflect current approaches and best practice, and brought in to compliance with EN 1993: Design of Steel Structures (the so-called Eurocode 3).

Steel Designers' Manual

Steel Designers' Manual
Author: Buick Davison
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1370
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1405148187

This classic manual on structural steel design provides a major source of reference for structural engineers and fabricators working with the leading construction material. Based fully on the concepts of limit state design, the manual has been revised to take account of the 2000 revisions to BS 5950. It also looks at new developments in structural steel, environmental issues and outlines the main requirements of the Eurocode on structural steel.

The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction

The Cambridge Companion to Popular Fiction
Author: David Glover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-04-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1107493854

Popular commercial fiction emerged in the nineteenth century, with serialised novels and sensational penny dreadfuls. Today it remains a multi-million dollar industry giving pleasure to many, but it is also a field of growing interest for scholars and students of literature. This Companion covers the major developments in the history of popular fiction, with specially commissioned chapters on pulp fiction, bestsellers, and comics and graphic narratives. The volume also examines the public and personal everyday contexts within which popular texts are read, highlighting the ways in which such narratives have circulated across a variety of constantly changing media, including theatre, television, cinema and new computer-based digital forms. Case studies from key genres - crime fiction, romance and Gothic horror - as well as a full chronology and guide to further reading make this collection indispensable to all those interested in this complex and vibrant cultural field.

Concrete Bridge Designer's Manual

Concrete Bridge Designer's Manual
Author: E. Pennells
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0203221818

This book gives bridge engineers clear guidance on design and includes 88 data sheets of design information, charts and check lists.

Introductory Programming with Simple Games

Introductory Programming with Simple Games
Author: Brian C. Ladd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 531
Release: 2010-03-29
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0470212845

This is an excellent resource for programmers who need to learn Java but aren’t interested in just reading about concepts. Introduction to Java Programming with Games follows a spiral approach to introduce concepts and enable them to write game programs as soon as they start. It includes code examples and problems that are easy to understand and motivates them to work through to find the solutions. This game-motivated presentation will help programmers quickly apply what they’ve learned in order to build their skills.

Playing Video Games

Playing Video Games
Author: Peter Vorderer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 605
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1135257477

From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research. This unique and timely volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and graduate students in media studies and mass communication, psychology, and marketing.

Libraries - A Design Manual

Libraries - A Design Manual
Author: Nolan Lushington
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2016-04-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3038216305

Der Bautyp Bibliotheken unterlag in den letzten zehn Jahren einem enormen Wandel. Meilensteine wie Rem Koolhaas‘ Stadtbibliothek in Seattle von 2004 definierten den Typus komplett neu und spiegelten die Entwicklung vom elitären Bildungstempel hin zum öffentlichen Wohnzimmer. Mischformen zwischen Bibliothek und Kaufhaus oder Theater entstanden. Zudem ist die Allgegenwart elektronischer Medien planerisch zu berücksichtigen; jede neue Bibliothek enthält heute Bereiche komplett ohne Bücher. Dieses Grundlagenwerk stellt in einem breiten systematischen Teil die entwurflichen, technischen und planerischen Voraussetzungen des Bibliotheksbaus dar. Spezialaspekte wie RFID, Zeichensysteme, Akustik oder besondere statische Anforderungen werden in eigenen Beiträgen von Experten erläutert. In vier Kategorien – Nationalbibliotheken, große öffentliche Bibliotheken, kleine öffentliche Bibliotheken, wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken – werden schließlich ca. 40 internationale wegweisende Projekte dokumentiert, darunter Jo Coenens Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Alvaro Sizas Kleinod der Stadtbibliothek für Viana do Castelo oder Mecanoos 2013 eröffnete Library of Birmingham.

Gaming Hacks

Gaming Hacks
Author: Simon Carless
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2004
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780596007140

Aimed at avid and/or highly skilled video gamers, 'Gaming Hacks' offers a guide to pushing the limits of video game software and hardware using the creative exploits of the gaming gurus.