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  • Game Feel

    A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation

    by Steve Swink ...
    "Game Feel" exposes "feel" as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures, chord progressions, verse) - no matter the instruments, style or time period - these building blocks come into play. Feel and sensation are similar building blocks whe ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

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  • Theory of Fun for Game Design

    by Raph Koster ...
    Now in full color, the 10th anniversary edition of this classic book takes you deep into the influences that underlie modern video games, and examines the elements they share with traditional games such as checkers. At the heart of his exploration, veteran game designer Raph Koster takes a close look at the concept of fun and why it’s the most vital element in any game.Why do some games become ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Remote Viewing

    The Complete User's Manual for Coordinate Remote Viewing

    We typically think of psychics as "special" or "gifted" with unusual abilities. But David Morehouse teaches that all human beings, including you, have the inborn capacity for Remote Viewing—the ability to see across space and time.With Remote Viewing: The Complete User's Manual for Coordinate Remote Viewing, he presents comprehensive instruction in this scientifically designed method for tapping ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding Artificial Intelligence

    Drawn from the pages of Scientific American and collected here for the first time, this work contains updated and condensed information, made accessible to a general popular science audience, on the subject of artificial intelligence. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Art of Game Design

    A Book of Lenses, Third Edition

    by Jesse Schell ...
    The Art of Game Design guides you through the design process step-by-step, helping you to develop new and innovative games that will be played again and again. It explains the fundamental principles of game design and demonstrates how tactics used in classic board, card and athletic games also work in top-quality video games.Good game design happens when you view your game from as many ... Read more

    $84.99 USD

  • Designing Games

    A Guide to Engineering Experiences

    Ready to give your design skills a real boost? This eye-opening book helps you explore the design structure behind most of today's hit video games. You'll learn principles and practices for crafting games that generate emotionally charged experiences - a combination of elegant game mechanics, compelling fiction, and pace that fully immerses players.In clear and approachable prose, design pro Tynan ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Dawn of the New Everything

    Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality

    by Jaron Lanier ...
    The father of virtual reality explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology.Named one of the best books of 2017 by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, & Vox"A deeply human, highly personal, and beautifully told story." —Dave EggersBridging the gap between tech mania and the experience of being inside the human body , Dawn of the Ne... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Game Design

    How to Create Video and Tabletop Games, Start to Finish

    Many aspiring game designers have crippling misconceptions about the process involved in creating a game from scratch, believing a "big idea" is all that is needed to get started. But game design requires action as well as thought, and proper training and practice to do so skillfully. In this indispensible guide, a published commercial game designer and longtime teacher offers practical ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Flesh and Machines

    How Robots Will Change Us

    by Rodney Brooks ...
    From the director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory—“a stimulating book written by one of the major players in the field—perhaps the major player.... Offers surprisingly deep glimpses into what it is to be human” (The New York Times Book Review).Are we really on the brink of having robots to mop our floors, do our dishes, mow our lawns, and clean our windows? And are researchers that ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Game Mechanics: Advanced Game Design

    Advanced Game Design

    Series series Voices That Matter
    This in-depth resource teaches you to craft mechanics that generate challenging, enjoyable, and well-balanced gameplay. You’ll discover at what stages to prototype, test, and implement mechanics in games and learn how to visualize and simulate game mechanics in order to design better games. Along the way, you’ll practice what you’ve learned with hands-on lessons. A free downloadable simulation ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Fundamentals of Game Design

    by Ernest Adams ...
    Now in its third edition, the classic book on game design has been completely revised to include the latest developments in the game industry. Readers will learn all the fundamentals of concept development, gameplay design, core mechanics, user interfaces, storytelling, and balancing. They’ll be introduced to designing for mobile devices and touch screens, as well as for the Kinect and motion ... Read more

    $59.39 USD

  • Mindhacker

    60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level

    Compelling tips and tricks to improve your mental skillsDon't you wish you were just a little smarter? Ron and Marty Hale-Evans can help with a vast array of witty, practical techniques that tune your brain to peak performance. Founded in current research, Mindhacker features 60 tips, tricks, and games to develop your mental potential. This accessible compilation helps improve memory, accelerate ... Read more

    $15.00 USD