Cyberpunk 2077: Cyborg Bodies, Community, and Culture (Paperback)

Acoustic Waves Generated by Parametric Array Loudspeakers (Paperback, 1)

1. Physical Basis for Parametric Array Loudspeakers (PALs).? 2. Numerical Models for Parametric Array Loudspeakers.? 3. Sound Fields Generated by PALs in Free Space.? 4. Reflection, Transmission, and Scattering of Acoustic Waves Generated by PALs.? 5. Sound Fields Generated by PALs in Rooms.? 6. Steerable and Focusing PALs.? 7. Active Noise Control with PALs.? 8. Implementation of PALs.? Appendix A. Attenuation Coefficients of Pure-Tone Sound in Air Due to Atmospheric Absorption.? Appendix B. Mathematical Formulae on Special Functions.??

Architecture in the Age of Mediatizing Technologies (Paperback, 1)

1. Dispositive and Apparatus  2. Codification and Encoding  3. Dissonance and Resistance  4. Emancipation of Dissonance  5. Apparatization  6. Embedded Virtuality  7. Mediatization  8. Coda

Persuasive Technology in the Age of Human-AI Communication (Hardcover, 1)

Preface: Persuasion in a digitally mediated world?Part 1. Foundations and Frameworks?1. Persuasive technology in human-AI communication;?2. Theoretical foundations: Psychological and communication theories underpinning persuasive technology;?3. Behavior change theories: The application of behavior change models in persuasive technology?Part 2. Design, Experience, and Interaction?4. User experience in human-AI communication and interaction;?5. Design of persuasive AI technologies;?6. Rhetoric of animation and games?Part 3. Domains and Applications?7. Persuasive technology and health behavior change;?8. Persuasive technology and AI communication: Marketing and advertising;?9. The transformative power of persuasive technology in politics?Part 4. Ethics, Evaluation, and Futures?10. Persuasive technology for social good;?11. Research methods on persuasive technology in AI-human communication;?12. Future Trends of Persuasive Technology Use and Development;?Index

An Architectural Approach to Level Design (Paperback, 3 ed)

Chapter 1 “A Brief History of Architecture and Level Design”

Industry Perspectives: Ryan Scavnicki

Chapter 2 “Drawing for Level Designers”

Industry Perspectives: Nina Marotta

Chapter 3 “Level Design Workflows”

Industry Perspectives: Robin-Yann Storm

Chapter 4 “Basic Gamespaces”

Chapter 5 “Communicating through Environment Art”

Industry Perspectives: Jerry Belich

Chapter 6 “Building Exciting Levels with Dangerous Architecture”

Industry Perspectives: Camden Bayer

Chapter 7 “Influencing Social Interaction with Level Design”

Industry Perspectives: Kelli Dunlap

Chapter 8 “Enticing Players with Rewarding Spaces”

Industry Perspectives: Dennis Micka

Chapter 9 “Level 1?1: The Tutorial Level”

Industry Perspectives: Melanie Stegman

Chapter 10 “Storytelling in Gamespaces”

Industry Perspectives: Lauryn Ash

Chapter 11 “Possibility Spaces and Worldbuilding”

Industry Perspectives: Dr. Umran Ali

Chapter 12 “How to Love Game Spaces”

Industry Perspectives: Leo Mah

Chapter 13 “Working with Procedurally Generated Levels”

Industry Perspectives: Chris Barney

Chapter 14 “Sound, Music, and Rhythm in Level Design”

Chapter 15 Conclusion

An Architectural Approach to Level Design (Hardcover, 3 ed)

Chapter 1 “A Brief History of Architecture and Level Design”

Industry Perspectives: Ryan Scavnicki

Chapter 2 “Drawing for Level Designers”

Industry Perspectives: Nina Marotta

Chapter 3 “Level Design Workflows”

Industry Perspectives: Robin-Yann Storm

Chapter 4 “Basic Gamespaces”

Chapter 5 “Communicating through Environment Art”

Industry Perspectives: Jerry Belich

Chapter 6 “Building Exciting Levels with Dangerous Architecture”

Industry Perspectives: Camden Bayer

Chapter 7 “Influencing Social Interaction with Level Design”

Industry Perspectives: Kelli Dunlap

Chapter 8 “Enticing Players with Rewarding Spaces”

Industry Perspectives: Dennis Micka

Chapter 9 “Level 1?1: The Tutorial Level”

Industry Perspectives: Melanie Stegman

Chapter 10 “Storytelling in Gamespaces”

Industry Perspectives: Lauryn Ash

Chapter 11 “Possibility Spaces and Worldbuilding”

Industry Perspectives: Dr. Umran Ali

Chapter 12 “How to Love Game Spaces”

Industry Perspectives: Leo Mah

Chapter 13 “Working with Procedurally Generated Levels”

Industry Perspectives: Chris Barney

Chapter 14 “Sound, Music, and Rhythm in Level Design”

Chapter 15 Conclusion

The Comely Frontispiece : The Emblematic Title-Page in England 1550–1660 (Paperback)

1. John Dee, General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation, 1577? 2. Sir Philip Sidney, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, 1593? 3. Richard Haydocke, A tracte containing the Artes of curious Paintinge Carvinge & Buildinge, 1598? 4. John Huygen Van Linschoten, His Discours of Voyages into the Easte and West Indies, 1598? 5. The Holy Bible, Anno 1602. The Last Edition of the Bishop’s Bible? 6. Guillaume de Salustre du Bartas, His Devine Weekes & Workes, 1605?6 ?7. King James Bible, The Authorised Version, 1611? 8. George Chapman, The whole works of Homer; prince of poetts. In his Iliads, and Odysses, 1616? 9. St John Chryostom, Opera Graece, 1610?12? 10. Sir Walter Raleigh, The History of the World, 1614? 11. James I, Workes, 1616? 12. Ben Jonson, The Workes of Beniamin Jonson, 1616? 13. Michael Drayton, Poly-oblion, or a chorographical Description of Great Britain, 1612?22? 14. Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman, 1622? 15. Captain John Smith, The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, 1624? 16. Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, 1627? 17. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, 1632? 18. John Bulwer, Chirologia, 1644? 19. John Bulwer, Philocophvs: or, the Deafe and dumbe mans friend, 1648? 20. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651

The Nine Magazines of Kodansha : The Autobiography of a Japanese Publisher (Paperback)

1. End of the Feudal Age: My Forebears and My Parents? 2. A Boy at School and at Home? 3. The Young Teacher Enthusiast? 4. A Wayward Student? 5. An Original Teacher? 6. The Young Man in Tokyo? 7. The Summer of Life in the Luchu Islands? 8. Okinawa Morals and Manners? 9. An Inspector of Education? 10. My Struggles in Tokyo? 11. Publication of Yuben, My First Magazine? 12. My Second Magazine and Financial Difficulties? 13. Dawn of Prosperity? 14. The Making of a Business Man? 15. Affluence? 16. Technique? 17. The Samurai Mother? 18. The Great Earthquake? 19. The King? 20. The Nine Magazines of Kodansha? 21. We Begin to Publish Books? 22. A Daily Paper? 23. Self-Examination: Aids to Success? 24. Procrastination in Evil? 25. The Future

What Games Mean : Understanding Games as Art (Hardcover)

Preface: Close Playing

Chapter 1 - The Line Must Be Drawn Here: What is “Art”?

Chapter 2 - But you have infinite chances to make a Post-Impression: Impressionist Play

Chapter 3 - Cult of Borderline Personality: Auteur Theory and Games

Chapter 4 - Long Playing: Games as Music

Chapter 5 - Now You’re Playing Truth to Power: Neorealism and Documentary

Afterworld: New Game Minus

What Games Mean : Understanding Games as Art (Paperback)

Preface: Close Playing

Chapter 1 - The Line Must Be Drawn Here: What is “Art”?

Chapter 2 - But you have infinite chances to make a Post-Impression: Impressionist Play

Chapter 3 - Cult of Borderline Personality: Auteur Theory and Games

Chapter 4 - Long Playing: Games as Music

Chapter 5 - Now You’re Playing Truth to Power: Neorealism and Documentary

Afterworld: New Game Minus

Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design : Sound Design and Audio Implementation for Interactive and Immersive Media (Hardcover, 2 ed)

1. Introduction: Game and Interactive Audio? 2. The Role of Audio in Interactive and Immersive Environments? 3. Sound Design: The Art of Effectively Communicating with Sound? 4. Practical Sound Design? 5. The Game Engine Paradigm? ?6. The Audio Engine and Spatial Audio? 7. Coding Basics for Game Audio? ?8. Basics of OOP and Defining Interactivity? 9. Implementing Audio: Common Scenarios? 10. Mixing? 11. Environmental Modeling? 12. Audio Data Reduction and Optimization

Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design : Sound Design and Audio Implementation for Interactive and Immersive Media (Paperback, 2 ed)

1. Introduction: Game and Interactive Audio? 2. The Role of Audio in Interactive and Immersive Environments? 3. Sound Design: The Art of Effectively Communicating with Sound? 4. Practical Sound Design? 5. The Game Engine Paradigm? ?6. The Audio Engine and Spatial Audio? 7. Coding Basics for Game Audio? ?8. Basics of OOP and Defining Interactivity? 9. Implementing Audio: Common Scenarios? 10. Mixing? 11. Environmental Modeling? 12. Audio Data Reduction and Optimization

Game AI Uncovered Focus : Decision-Making (Hardcover)

Introduction

1. Follow Through: Ara: History Untold’s Long-Term Planning System

2. Making Up Your AI’s Mind: Decision-Making Architectures

3. Going Stateless: An Evolution of Behaviour Trees in Team17’s The Survivalists and Beyond

4. Dynamic Behaviour Trees: Building for Scalability

5. Stable Reaction Systems

6. Reactive Behaviour Trees

7. Behaviour Engine and Language: A Heterogeneous State Machine System

8. Infinite Axis Utility System and Hierarchical State Machines

9. Simplifying Utility AI Through Predefined Utility Curves

10. Possibilistic Logic in Games

11. Generalised AI Planners

12. Automated Testing Using AI Planning

13. SB-GOAP: Self-Balanced Goal Oriented Action Planner

14. Bringing Ambient Animals to Life in Psychonauts 2

15. Predicting When and Where to Intercept Players in Hood: Outlaws and Legends

16. Getting Caught Off Guard: Situational Awareness in The Escapists 2

17. Tactical Positioning Through Environmental Analysis

18. Navigating Through a Traffic Intersection: How to Avoid Traffic Chaos When Jumping a Red Light

19. Towards Controlled Design of Learning Agents for Automated Video Game Playing

20. Teaching AI Agents to Lie at Social Deduction Games

Game AI Uncovered Focus : Decision-Making (Paperback)

Introduction

1. Follow Through: Ara: History Untold’s Long-Term Planning System

2. Making Up Your AI’s Mind: Decision-Making Architectures

3. Going Stateless: An Evolution of Behaviour Trees in Team17’s The Survivalists and Beyond

4. Dynamic Behaviour Trees: Building for Scalability

5. Stable Reaction Systems

6. Reactive Behaviour Trees

7. Behaviour Engine and Language: A Heterogeneous State Machine System

8. Infinite Axis Utility System and Hierarchical State Machines

9. Simplifying Utility AI Through Predefined Utility Curves

10. Possibilistic Logic in Games

11. Generalised AI Planners

12. Automated Testing Using AI Planning

13. SB-GOAP: Self-Balanced Goal Oriented Action Planner

14. Bringing Ambient Animals to Life in Psychonauts 2

15. Predicting When and Where to Intercept Players in Hood: Outlaws and Legends

16. Getting Caught Off Guard: Situational Awareness in The Escapists 2

17. Tactical Positioning Through Environmental Analysis

18. Navigating Through a Traffic Intersection: How to Avoid Traffic Chaos When Jumping a Red Light

19. Towards Controlled Design of Learning Agents for Automated Video Game Playing

20. Teaching AI Agents to Lie at Social Deduction Games

Integrating Design in Governance and Management : Creative Approaches for the Future (Hardcover)

Introduction??Part 1: Reframing Governance, Management, and Design: Conceptual, critical, and epistemological perspectives??1. On Sustainable Futures, Generative Competences, and the Nexus of Governance, Management and Design? 2. Design Strategy versus Strategy Design: Leadership Perspectives in a Complex World? 3. Design in, with, for and by Government: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? 4. Beyond the Technical Grid: Reclaiming Organizational Meaning through Management by Design? 5. To Nest is to World: Reframing Design, Governance and Management as Ontogenetic Practice? 6. The Effectiveness of Development Cooperation: What Has the Promotion of Good Governance Achieved???Part 2: Design for Eco-Social Transformation and Organizational Practice: Systemic, participatory, and practice-oriented approaches??7. Supporting Circular Economy Policies by Applying Systemic Design Tools? 8. The Responsible Innovator. Reckoning the legitimacy of competing worldviews through a role-playing game? 9. Designing for Transformation: The Tiny Fop Mob and the Governance of Real-World Labs? 10. “Collaboration ChitChatter”: Expanding design thinking to nurture the awareness of complexity and collaboration amongst a new generation of eco-social designers? 11. Destination Design: New Perspectives for the Development of Touristic Destinations through Approaches and Instruments from Design Research? 12. Design is an Attitude: When the Creative Discipline Takes Responsibility
Part 3: Imagining, Exploring, and Shaping Futures: Speculation, foresight, technology, and atmospheres??13. An Ambiguous Utopia: On the Interplay between Design, Speculation and the Future? 14. Leveraging Scenarios for Strategic Foresight and Applied Futures Research? 15. Atmospheres in tourism design? 16. Perception of Tourism Atmosphere at Mine Sites: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis Utilising Virtual Reality? 17. Outlook

Integrating Design in Governance and Management : Creative Approaches for the Future (Paperback)

Introduction??Part 1: Reframing Governance, Management, and Design: Conceptual, critical, and epistemological perspectives??1. On Sustainable Futures, Generative Competences, and the Nexus of Governance, Management and Design? 2. Design Strategy versus Strategy Design: Leadership Perspectives in a Complex World? 3. Design in, with, for and by Government: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? 4. Beyond the Technical Grid: Reclaiming Organizational Meaning through Management by Design? 5. To Nest is to World: Reframing Design, Governance and Management as Ontogenetic Practice? 6. The Effectiveness of Development Cooperation: What Has the Promotion of Good Governance Achieved???Part 2: Design for Eco-Social Transformation and Organizational Practice: Systemic, participatory, and practice-oriented approaches??7. Supporting Circular Economy Policies by Applying Systemic Design Tools? 8. The Responsible Innovator. Reckoning the legitimacy of competing worldviews through a role-playing game? 9. Designing for Transformation: The Tiny Fop Mob and the Governance of Real-World Labs? 10. “Collaboration ChitChatter”: Expanding design thinking to nurture the awareness of complexity and collaboration amongst a new generation of eco-social designers? 11. Destination Design: New Perspectives for the Development of Touristic Destinations through Approaches and Instruments from Design Research? 12. Design is an Attitude: When the Creative Discipline Takes Responsibility
Part 3: Imagining, Exploring, and Shaping Futures: Speculation, foresight, technology, and atmospheres??13. An Ambiguous Utopia: On the Interplay between Design, Speculation and the Future? 14. Leveraging Scenarios for Strategic Foresight and Applied Futures Research? 15. Atmospheres in tourism design? 16. Perception of Tourism Atmosphere at Mine Sites: An Exploratory Empirical Analysis Utilising Virtual Reality? 17. Outlook

A Practical Guide to Escape Room Design (Hardcover, 1)

Preface

Chapter 1: What is an Escape Room?

Chapter 2: Types of Escape Rooms

Chapter 3: The Players

Chapter 4: Setting the scene: Genre, Theme, Place & Time

Chapter 5: Narrative

Chapter 6: Puzzles

Chapter 7: Structure, pacing and timing

Chapter 8: Game guidance

Chapter 9: Prototyping and playtesting

Chapter 10: Design mistakes, tips & tricks

Chapter 11: Case study

Bibliography

A Practical Guide to Escape Room Design (Paperback, 1)

Preface

Chapter 1: What is an Escape Room?

Chapter 2: Types of Escape Rooms

Chapter 3: The Players

Chapter 4: Setting the scene: Genre, Theme, Place & Time

Chapter 5: Narrative

Chapter 6: Puzzles

Chapter 7: Structure, pacing and timing

Chapter 8: Game guidance

Chapter 9: Prototyping and playtesting

Chapter 10: Design mistakes, tips & tricks

Chapter 11: Case study

Bibliography

Advances in Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing: Proceeding of the 21st Iihmsp 2025 in Conjunction with the 5th Ssim 2025, (Hardcover)

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets : Two Volume Set (Multiple-component retail product, 2 ed)

Volume 1

Chapter 1:?Introduction to 3D Modeling

Chapter 2:?

Chapter 3:?Modeling the Curtain Wall

Chapter 4:?

Chapter 5:?

Chapter 6:?

Chapter 7:?

Chapter 8:?

Chapter 9:?

Chapter 10:?Export to the Game Engine

Volume 2

Chapter 1:?Character Design

Chapter 2:?Character Modeling: The Knight

Chapter 3:?Rigging Basics

Chapter 4:?The Warhorse Knight

Chapter 5:?Character Rigging: Skin and the CAT Rig

Chapter 6:?Rigging the Warhorse Knight

Chapter 7:?Character Modeling: The Dragon

Chapter 8:?Rigging the Dragon

Chapter 9:?Character Animations

Chapter 10:?Exporting the Game Engine

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets : Two Volume Set (Multiple-component retail product, 2 ed)

Volume 1

Chapter 1:?Introduction to 3D Modeling

Chapter 2:?

Chapter 3:?Modeling the Curtain Wall

Chapter 4:?

Chapter 5:?

Chapter 6:?

Chapter 7:?

Chapter 8:?

Chapter 9:?

Chapter 10:?Export to the Game Engine

Volume 2

Chapter 1:?Character Design

Chapter 2:?Character Modeling: The Knight

Chapter 3:?Rigging Basics

Chapter 4:?The Warhorse Knight

Chapter 5:?Character Rigging: Skin and the CAT Rig

Chapter 6:?Rigging the Warhorse Knight

Chapter 7:?Character Modeling: The Dragon

Chapter 8:?Rigging the Dragon

Chapter 9:?Character Animations

Chapter 10:?Exporting the Game Engine

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Volume 2 : Model, Rig and Animate Characters for Export to Unity or Other Game Engines (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Introduction,?Chapter 1: Character Design,?Chapter 2: Character Modeling: The Knight,?Chapter 3: Rigging Basics,?Chapter 4: The Warhorse Knight,?Chapter 5: Character Rigging: Skin and the CAT Rig,?Chapter 6: Rigging the Warhorse Knight,?Chapter 7: Character Modeling: The Dragon,?Chapter 8: Rigging the Dragon,?Chapter 9: Character Animations,?Chapter 10: Exporting the Game Engine

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Volume 2 : Model, Rig and Animate Characters for Export to Unity or Other Game Engines (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction,?Chapter 1: Character Design,?Chapter 2: Character Modeling: The Knight,?Chapter 3: Rigging Basics,?Chapter 4: The Warhorse Knight,?Chapter 5: Character Rigging: Skin and the CAT Rig,?Chapter 6: Rigging the Warhorse Knight,?Chapter 7: Character Modeling: The Dragon,?Chapter 8: Rigging the Dragon,?Chapter 9: Character Animations,?Chapter 10: Exporting the Game Engine

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Volume 1 : Model a Complete Game Environment and Export to Unity or Other Game Engines (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Introduction,?Chapter 1:?Introduction to 3D Modeling,?Chapter 2:?The Game Studio,?Chapter 3:?Modeling the Curtain Wall,?Chapter 4:?Modeling the Fixed Bridge,?Chapter 5:?Modeling the Gate House,?Chapter 6:?Modeling the Turrets,?Chapter 7:?Unwrapping the Model,?Chapter 8:?Modeling the Castle Keep,?Chapter 9:?Lights, Cameras, Scene,?Chapter 10:?Export to the Game Engine

3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Volume 1 : Model a Complete Game Environment and Export to Unity or Other Game Engines (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction,?Chapter 1:?Introduction to 3D Modeling,?Chapter 2:?The Game Studio,?Chapter 3:?Modeling the Curtain Wall,?Chapter 4:?Modeling the Fixed Bridge,?Chapter 5:?Modeling the Gate House,?Chapter 6:?Modeling the Turrets,?Chapter 7:?Unwrapping the Model,?Chapter 8:?Modeling the Castle Keep,?Chapter 9:?Lights, Cameras, Scene,?Chapter 10:?Export to the Game Engine