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Literary Criticism

More than a game

Artificial Intelligence (AI) In terms of games, these are the coded routines that attempt to provide the illusion that the 'inhabitants' of the game landscape have an independent intelligence that is both unpredictable and conforms to a ...

Author: Barry Atkins

Publisher: Manchester University Press

ISBN: 9781847795588

Category: Literary Criticism

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This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. Applies practices of reading texts from literary and cultural studies to consider the computer game as an emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in an accessible, readable manner. Contains detailed discussion of narrative and realism in four of the most significant games of the last decade: 'Tomb Raider', 'Half-Life', 'Close Combat' and 'Sim City'. Recognises the excitement and pleasure that has made the computer game such a massive global phenomenon.
2013-07-19 By Barry Atkins
Fiction

REQUIEM FOR A GAME

All three big schools in the area had home games. Short Stuff's was a lot busier than usual. The phone was ringing off the hook. Shorty was taking orders, about to go crazy. Ivy stood alone, refilling the condiments.

Author: Robert Williams

Publisher: Robert Williams

ISBN:

Category: Fiction

Page: 181

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Satirical and raunchy look at football in which a former NFL linebacker looks back on his life after realizing he has a head injury caused by playing football.
By Robert Williams
Board games

A Game learning Machine

Michael Gherrity. 一 A Drawn Game In the sequence of games shown in.

Author: Michael Gherrity

Publisher:

ISBN: UCSD:31822016773608

Category: Board games

Page: 226

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1993 By Michael Gherrity

This Might be a Game

Ubiquitous Play and Performance at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century Jane Evelyn McGonigal . I have proposed that pervasive games arise from the trend.

Author: Jane Evelyn McGonigal

Publisher:

ISBN: UCAL:C3507438

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2006 By Jane Evelyn McGonigal
Language Arts & Disciplines

I d Love to But I Have a Game

I was the second man in the booth doing the minor league Syracuse Chiefs games - live broadcasts when the team played at home and re - creations off the sports wire when they were on the road . The No. 1 broadcaster was Carl Eilenberg ...

Author: Marv Albert

Publisher: Doubleday Books

ISBN: 0385420242

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 226

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The popular sports announcer reviews nearly thirty seasons of broadcasting
1993 By Marv Albert
Biography & Autobiography

Values of the Game

Yet even in the midst of these distractions, there is still the game. Each time a father takes his son or daughter to the playground to shoot baskets for the first time, a new world opens—one full of values that can shape a lifetime.

Author: Bill Bradley

Publisher: Rosetta Books

ISBN: 9780795323300

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 72

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This New York Times bestseller offers “slam-dunk lessons in teamwork and character” from the NBA hall of famer and former US senator (People). Bill Bradley, whose varied career highlights include a gold-medal win in the Olympics, two world championship victories with the New York Knicks, and three terms as a US senator from New Jersey, writes here about the game that helped form his philosophies for success in basketball and in life. Each chapter is devoted to a value that is fundamental to Bradley’s vision of a purposeful life: passion, discipline, selflessness, respect, perspective, courage, leadership, responsibility, resilience, and imagination. In each, he illustrates these principles with personal anecdotes and observations, creating a concise philosophical treatise that readers can apply to their own lives. With an introduction by Bradley’s friend and teammate Phil Jackson, this “love letter to basketball . . . is every bit as prescient, thoughtful, and just plain valuable a work as you’d expect from a man who never approaches any task without a full commitment” (The Boston Globe). “Bradley hits nothing but net with Values of the Game. Call it The Book of Virtues meets hardwood.” —USA Today “This may be the single most important present a parent can give a sports-loving child.” —The Dallas Morning News
2012-02-15 By Bill Bradley
Juvenile Fiction

Lukezilla Beats the Game

They aren't called experience points in the game. They're called street cred. But everyone calls them XP anyway, because that's what they're called in most games. I'm way more into Frenzy now, but at least I can play Frontiers solo.

Author: Kurtis Scaletta

Publisher: Capstone Editions

ISBN: 9781684462049

Category: Juvenile Fiction

Page: 241

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Lucas, small and unathletic, is obsessed with being powerful Trunkzilla in an online game, but after becoming a volunteer Senior Sitter and saving Isaac in real life, everything changes.
2020 By Kurtis Scaletta

A Practical Treatise on the Game of Draughts etc

Critical Situations to win games . But whether the games be won or drawn , the first move of each game must be played alternately , and the players will usually play alternately with white and black men . 8. As a whole game is generally ...

Author: John George POHLMAN

Publisher:

ISBN: BL:A0024884282

Category:

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1819 By John George POHLMAN
Biography & Autobiography

Loving The Game When The Game Doesn t Love You Back

lot of young athletes that were in the drug game because someone introduced them to it. In the long run, it ruined their careers and their lives. Summertime came, andit wastime for signups. Mymom apparently had beendoingsome research, ...

Author: Brandon Sweeney

Publisher: Brandon Sweeney

ISBN: 9780989136754

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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Each year, thousands of athletes work hard to excel at their sport, while sacrificing their time in hopes of one day playing professionally. Some make it but many do not. Most often we hear the stories of athletes that have succeeded. However there are many more untold stories of great athletes who did not. Brandon Sweeney shares his story of the setbacks he had to overcome when his dream of going to the NFL was shattered by a career ending injury. It was a long process of readjustment for Brandon but he ultimately discovers his true identity, and God-given purpose. Brandon wrote this book to motivate, inspire and challenge athletes to recognize the importance of preparing for life on and off the field, but ultimately to help others discover their full potential and their God-given purpose beyond the game.
2014-05-06 By Brandon Sweeney
Games

How To Be A Successful Game Tester

things are not smooth enough or it could include other more serious problems such as bugs that may make the game crash. It is very important that these issues are taken care of prior to the game being launched.

Author: Stavros Kirkelie

Publisher: Digital Revolution Media

ISBN:

Category: Games

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The technology of video games has progressed a great deal since the creation of the first video game systems. An example of an earlier video game would be Pong. In this game two players would control simple lines that could only go up or down on the screen. These lines were controlled by paddles and the point of the game was to hit the bouncing ball and make your opponent miss it. The video games of today are much more advanced than that. They offer multiple genres of games that are sure to meet the interests of almost any person. Most of them can also be played online which offers an entire new experience in itself. Some people may not take the profession of video game testing as a serious career. Video game testing is actually quite important in the development of a game, some would argue that they are just as important as the programmers. The main job of a game tester is to go through a game, level by level, scene by scene, and make sure that everything is working correctly and that the game is functioning up to par. You will need some knowledge in programming and you will need an eye that pays very close attention to detail. In most cases, the difference between a top seller and a game that does not do well at all is attention to detail. Let Us Know What You Think!
By Stavros Kirkelie

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