Games & Strategy Guides

Contains more than 600 alphabetically arranged articles, plus 11 essays on such topics as what constitutes "beauty" to a scientist, or the boundaries between physics and metaphysics. The book incorporates several dozen biographical entries, diagrams and black-and-white photos, a roster of... More

his is an updated and expanded resource for young people who need to find the right word to express themselves but are daunted or overwhelmed by adult thesauruses. Expressly designed to meet their needs Viva Student's Thesaurus includes listings for more than 7 000 of the most commonly used words in... More

From the Foreword by Professor Leonidas J. Guibas "Geometry, graphics, and vision all deal in some form with the shape of objects, their motions, as well as the transport of light and its interactions with objects. This book clearly shows how much they have in common and the kinds of synergies that ... More

The internet has added a whole new dimenslon to playing games. Now, you can play, chat and enjoy hours of entertainment while online with people throughout the world. Play against the computer, or seek out a worthy opponent to crush. Test your reflexes by zapping aliens, or challenge your mind with ... More

The Official ESPN Quiz Book is divided into three rounds designed to test the readers’ speed of reaction and recall, the depth and diversity of their knowledge, and their judgement and confidence. The book also contains a hundred trivia boxes that tell you fascinating and little-known facts abo... More

Despite extraordinary advances in digital and communication technology over recent years, we know very little about the way these complex systems affect everyday work and interaction. This book seeks to explore these issues through a series of video-based field studies that look at the introduction ... More

Hacking if misused can create a havoc in the form of slow processing, servicedisruption, system failure. In this text the author has tried to unearth the very basisof hacking and how organisations can protect their larger interest with thisknowledge. This text is meant to provide a potent armour to ... More

Provides information on getting the most out of a PSP, covering such topics as playing multiplayer games wirelessly, reading the comics, changing game backgrounds, and finding free downloads.... More

The book has been especially designed for those who intend to equip themselves with the latest in the field of E-com and seek to learn about the multiple features of the Internet The authors have endeavoured to illustrate diagrammatically the various features of the text and the applications of this... More

Get ready for an amazing journey into the world of game development! "3D Game Programming All in One" is your one-stop tour guide into this new world. If you believe that you can create games that are as cool as?or cooler than?the ones you?ve been playing, now's your chance to prove it. This book wi... More

This all-new volume in a successful series provides game development teams with cutting-edge MMP development techniques. Topics range from massive multiplayer design techniques and engineering to production techniques. Includes a companion Web site.... More

This comprehensive, insightful collection of articles is written by some of the industry's best MMP developers, and provides a wealth of unique knowledge that was acquired while working in the MMP trenches. Every member of the team can gain from the collection: programmers from the multitude of tech... More

The first book to teach game programmers how to develop game code that works identically on all machines. Includes a CD-ROM that provides sample code and useful programming tools for memory management, overcoming compiler limitations, and file formats/serialization.... More