Game Development
Don't Wait!: Build Retro Games and Level Up Your Skills
Don't Wait! is a friendly, high‑energy guide that helps you jump into building retro‑style arcade games while leveling up your creativity and…
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101 Data Visualization and Analytics Projects: A Hands-On Journey Through 101 Data Visualization and Analytic Project Examples
We're standing at a rare moment of convergence - where vast data, powerful parallel computing, and rich visual storytelling meet directly in…
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Speak with Visualizations
This book was born from countless late-night debugging sessions. I lost track of how many times I wrestled with graphical dashboards that almost…
Game Design
Player Experience Design in 20 Minutes
A fast, practical guide to understanding how players think, feel, and interact with your game—so you can design experiences that keep them…
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Quickstart Guide to Game Design
If Interactive Design keeps catching your attention, “Quickstart Guide to Game Design” is a title to put on your radar. Its listed scope opens a worthwhile conversation about Game Development. Game design becomes especially engaging when an idea is tested through play. Choose a mechanic, write the experience you hope it will create, and use a small prototype to ask a more precise question. Use the topic as material for a clearer explanation. Choose a person who needs the idea, find a concrete example, and make the connection visible. The result can be a better conversation as well as a useful reading session. A promising addition to a reading list with a purpose.Take a closer look
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QuickStart Guide to (Ultra-)High Performance Visualizations
There is a strong reading opportunity in the space between Programming and Big Data. “QuickStart Guide to (Ultra-)High Performance Visualizations” brings those listed subjects onto the same shelf and gives your next question a place to start. Visualisation connects analysis with the way another person sees an argument. Choose a comparison that matters and ask which design decisions make that comparison easier to understand. Use the topic as material for a clearer explanation. Choose a person who needs the idea, find a concrete example, and make the connection visible. The result can be a better conversation as well as a useful reading session. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.Take a closer look
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Read it. See it. Explain it.
Looking for a new direction in Human-Computer Interaction? “Debugging The Uncanny Valley” makes a persuasive case for giving the subject your attention. Bring a specific question and turn the reading into a purposeful exploration. Almost-human design is a fascinating place to ask how appearance, movement, and expectation fit together. Bring a face, voice, or avatar example to the reading and ask which small detail changes your response. Use the topic as material for a clearer explanation. Choose a person who needs the idea, find a concrete example, and make the connection visible. The result can be a better conversation as well as a useful reading session. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.Take a closer look
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Explain a technical idea to someone outside your field
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Music and the Body: Richard Powers on the Power of Song
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