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PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook
Written as a series of engaging and practical recipes, this essential Cookbook has been meticulously designed and reviewed in order to provide you with the ultimate reference for PlayStation®Mobile development.If you've got some prior experience with C# and want to create awesome projects for the PlayStation®Vita and PlayStationCertified devices, then this book is for you.
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PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook
With the PlayStation®Mobile SDK you can create stunning games for the PlayStation®Vita and PlayStation™Certified devices (PS Certified devices). It includes everything you need to get started, including an IDE for developing your code and even an emulator to test your creations. \"PlayStation®Mobile Development Cookbook\"| is an exciting and practical collection of recipes that help you make the most of this exciting new platform. It provides you with everything you need to create complete 2D or 3D games and applications that fully unlock the potential of the SDK. After quickly covering the basics, you'll learn how to utilize input sources like touch, gamepads, and motion controls, and then move on to more advanced content like creating and animating 2D graphics, networking, playing sound effects and music, adding physics, and then finally jumping into the world of 3D.
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Begin to code : building apps and games in the cloud
This work will inspire you to start solving problems and creating cloud-based applications and games fast, even if you've never done it before. Not just friendly and easy, it's the first cloud development beginner's guide that puts you in control of your own learning, and empowers you to build unique programs to solve problems you care about. Microsoft and author Rob Miles have reinvented the introductory programmer's tutorial, reflecting deep research into how today's newcomers learn, and why other books fall short. This guide is packed with innovations, including its 'Snaps' library of pre-built operations that are easy to combine your own unique programs, Cookie Cutter templates give you a flying start, and 'Make Something Happen' projects help you build skills by creating your own programs.
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Unity 2018 Augmented Reality Projects
Augmented Reality offers the magical effect of blending the physical world with the virtual world. On the other hand, Unity is now the leading platform to develop augmented reality experiences since it provides a great pipeline to work with 3D assets. This book will educate you about the specifics of augmented reality development in Unity 2018.
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Mind and media : the effects of television, video games, and computers
\"Patricia M. Greenfield was one of the first psychologists to present new research on how various media can be used to promote social growth and thinking skills. In this now classic, she argues that each medium can make a contribution to development, that each has strengths and weaknesses, and that the ideal childhood environment includes a multimedia approach to learning. In the Introduction to the Classic Edition, Greenfield shows how the original edition set themes that have extended into contemporary research on media and child development, and includes an explanation of how the new media landscape has changed her own research and thinking\"-- Provided by publisher.
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We Deserve Better Villains
We Deserve Better Villains is a highly accessible how-to guide for video game designers no matter what level of experience to understand what is needed to be successful in the development cycle of any video game from concept to supporting the game live. Each chapter outlines a period in a video games development cycle, what key concepts need to be on a designers mind and how they can work to improve themselves every step of the way. To help visualize the journey the chapters start with a section centered on the reader as a hero character in a fictitious adventure video game that faces the trials and tribulations of the development cycle to completing the game. We all deserve better games, better heroes and villains which starts with learning what it takes to survive in the game development system as a videogame designer.
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Fortnite Battle Royale hacks : the unofficial guide to tips and tricks that other guides won't teach you
\"Fortnite Battle Royale for the Playstation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Mac transports gamers to an island that's in the direct path of a strange and deadly storm. This free edition of the game is a quest for survival--as one hundred players get trapped on the island, but only one will ultimately survive. Players must explore their surroundings to gather resources, and then build protective shelters, plus locate weapons and loot (medical packs, potions, ammo, etc.)--all while attempting to defeat enemies in battle as the storm approaches, slowly making more and more of the island inhabitable. This unofficial strategy guide for gamers ages of 8 and up provides the tips and information needed to greatly improve their chances for survival. It includes proven strategies for defeating opponents using weapons, tools, resources, and structures.\"-- Amazon.
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Leveling Up Video Game Industry Leaders Through Applied OD Principles
Video games are not confined to child's play. The act of making, selling, and consuming video games has become a global economic and cultural juggernaut during the last three decades. Nearly 80% of the total online population engages with video games in some fonn (Jakoub & Meehan, 2023). In the last two years alone, video games have topped tire United States domestic box office, served as a focal point for Amazon's highest-recommended fiction novel of tire year, inspired a hit Apple subscription TV series, and became an interactive concert platfonn for some of the world's most famous music artists. The number of US-based employees working in the video game industry has more than doubled since 2010, reaching nearly 270,000 (Statista/Statista Consumer Market Insights, 2023). These developers and publishers are driving billions in consumer spending and revenue. However, the industry has struggled to keep pace with its own rapid growth, leading to issues around workplace conditions, harassing behavior, a lack of employee diversity, and more. The principles and practices within Organization Development can serve as a crucial lens for video games industry leaders to confront and address many of tirese challenges thoughtfully. This article examines tire myriad ways in which video game leaders can better approach production, procedural, and interpersonal issues with a different perspective. It also provides insight into how game leaders can more fluidly navigate ever-present change stemming from a multi-generational workforce that often lacks formal leadership training-compounded by today's digital-first workplace environment. OD can power up the video game industry, and this is a call to action for how to do it.
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