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Vintage Games
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 34.95Vintage Games explores the most influential videogames of all time, including Super Mario Bros., Grand Theft Auto III, Doom, The Sims and many more. Drawing on interviews as well as the authors' own lifelong experience with videogames, the book discusses each game's development, predecessors, critical reception, and influence on the industry. It also... more...
Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 42.95This collection explores the relationship between digital gaming and its cultural context by focusing on the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region. Encompassing key locations for global gaming production and consumption such as Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as increasingly significant sites including Australia and Singapore, the region provides... more...
The Unofficial Guide to Building Your Business in the Second Life Virtual World
AMACOM 2009; US$ 24.95One of the hottest trends in pop culture, Second Life®, is a virtual, 3-D world that exists on the Internet. Populated by adults and teens alikein numbers going into the tens of millionsthose who use Second Life® barter and buy much the way they do in real life. Theyre also just as open to ads, products, and... more...
Game Work
University of Alabama Press 2008; US$ 21.95Video and computer games in their cultural contexts. As the popularity of computer games has exploded over the past decade, both scholars and game industry professionals have recognized the necessity of treating games less as frivolous entertainment and more as artifacts of culture worthy of political, social, economic, rhetorical, and aesthetic... more...
Halo 2 Hacks
O'Reilly Media 2009; US$ 19.95Even if you've finished Halo 2 in Legendary Mode, you're not done with this game. Not by a long shot. You know there's a lot more you can squeeze out of Halo 2, and with the clever hacks we have in store, you'll turn the game into a whole new experience. Halo 2 Hacks is the creation of consummate gamer and Microsoft insider Stephen Cawood, an original... more...
The Second Life Grid
Wiley 2009; US$ 49.99Corporations, non-profits, and educational institutions will welcome this official guide that shows how to establish and maintain a successful virtual presence in Second Life . Written with the full support of Linden Lab, this is the perfect resource for organizations entering Second Life . Topics discussed include the technical and social issues... more...
Philosophy Through Video Games
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 36.95How can Wii Sports teach us about metaphysics? Can playing World of Warcraft lead to greater self-consciousness? How can we learn about aesthetics, ethics and divine attributes from Zork , Grand Theft Auto , and Civilization ? A variety of increasingly sophisticated video games are rapidly overtaking books, films, and television as America's... more...
Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers
Course Technology PTR 2009; US$ 44.99Learn how to get the most out of all the newest features of Photoshop and improve your images with Complete Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Digital Photographers. Photoshop is the new darkroom, providing instant results and making professional-level tools accessible even to amateurs. This new edition of the book is filled with brand new content that will teach... more...
The Art of Videogames
Wiley 2009; US$ 88.95The Art of Videogames explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. Presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the arts Explores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional... more...
Beginning Lua with World of Warcraft Add-ons
Springer 2009; US$ 34.99If you play World of Warcraft, chances are you know what Deadly Boss Mods is: it's the most widely downloaded modification available for WoW, considered required software for many professional raid guilds, and arguably the most popular modern video game mod in history. Paul Emmerich, the author of Deadly Boss Mods, will take you from novice to... more...









