Eurogames
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Eurogames
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Author : Stewart Woods
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Eurogames written by Stewart Woods and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Games & Activities categories.
While board games can appear almost primitive in the digital age, eurogames--also known as German-style board games--have increased in popularity nearly concurrently with the rise of video games. Eurogames have simple rules and short playing times and emphasize strategy over luck and conflict. This book examines the form of eurogames, the hobbyist culture that surrounds them, and the way that hobbyists experience the play of such games. It chronicles the evolution of tabletop hobby gaming and explores why hobbyists play them, how players balance competitive play with the demands of an intimate social gathering, and to what extent the social context of the game encounter shapes the playing experience. Combining history, cultural studies, leisure studies, ludology, and play theory, this innovative work highlights a popular alternative trend in the gaming community.
Loving Eurogames
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Author : Scott Erway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-05-30
Loving Eurogames written by Scott Erway and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-30 with Games & Activities categories.
"Thank you for this LITTLE book which is a GREAT read. It gave me some very enjoyable hours of insight and contemplation." Dr. Reiner Knizia Welcome to the philosophy and metaphysics of the EUROGAME. Beat cognitive biases while sharpening thinking, all in a pressure cooker of fun. Play is the path that can shape our characters - for the better!
Play And Curriculum
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Author : Myae Han
language : en
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Release Date : 2019-11-01
Play And Curriculum written by Myae Han and has been published by Hamilton Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-01 with Psychology categories.
Educators have long been pursuing and applying ways that play can be a context and even a medium for teaching and learning. Volume 15 of Play & Culture Studies focuses on the special topic on Play and Curriculum, a long waited topic to many educators and researchers in the field of play and education. This volume includes chapters reporting recent studies and practical ideas examining the relations between the play and curriculum from early education to higher education. The volume has 3 sections with the 9 chapters grouped to represent various voices on play and curriculum: in Culture, in STEM, in Higher Education. The uniqueness of this book is represented by its breadths and depths of diversity from investigating play and curriculum in an indigenous group in Columbia to play in a New York City Public school and from play and curriculum in a Family Child Care context to the uses of play with college students.
Analog Game Studies Volume Iii
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Author : Evan Torner
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-02-05
Analog Game Studies Volume Iii written by Evan Torner and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-05 with Education categories.
Analog Game Studies is a bi-monthy journal for the research and critique of analog games. We define analog games broadly and include work on tabletop and live-action role-playing games, board games, card games, pervasive games, game-like performances, carnival games, experimental games, and more. Analog Game Studies was founded to reserve a space for scholarship on analog games in the wider field of game studies.
The Tabletop Revolution
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Author : Marco Arnaudo
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-12-29
The Tabletop Revolution written by Marco Arnaudo and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-29 with Games & Activities categories.
This book is an overview of the ongoing revolution in tabletop gaming design and culture, which exploded to unprecedented levels of vitality in the 21st century, leading to new ways of creating, marketing, and experiencing a game. Designers have become superstars, publishers have improved quality control, and the community of players is expanding. Most importantly, new and old players have started engaging with the games in a more meaningful way. The book explores the reasons for these changes. It describes how games have begun to keep players engaged until the end. It analyzes the ways in which traditional mechanics have been reimagined to give them more variety and complexity, and reviews the unprecedented mechanics found and perfected. Very interesting is the exploration of how games have performed novel tasks such as reducing conflict, fostering cooperation, creating aesthetic experiences, and telling stories. The book is aimed at scholars, dedicated and aspiring fans, and game designers who want to expand their toolbox with the most up-to-date innovations in the profession.
Videogame Sciences And Arts
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Author : Nelson Zagalo
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-12-26
Videogame Sciences And Arts written by Nelson Zagalo and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-26 with Computers categories.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts, VJ 2019, held in Aveiro, Portugal, in November 2019. The 20 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: Games and Theories; Table Boards; eSports; Uses and Methodologies; Game Criticism.
Rerolling Boardgames
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Author : Douglas Brown
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-08-27
Rerolling Boardgames written by Douglas Brown and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-27 with Games & Activities categories.
Despite the advent and explosion of videogames, boardgames--from fast-paced party games to intensely strategic titles--have in recent years become more numerous and more diverse in terms of genre, ethos and content. The growth of gaming events and conventions such as Essen Spiel, Gen Con and the UK Games EXPO, as well as crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter, has diversified the evolution of game development, which is increasingly driven by fans, and boardgames provide an important glue to geek culture. In academia, boardgames are used in a practical sense to teach elements of design and game mechanics. Game studies is also recognizing the importance of expanding its focus beyond the digital. As yet, however, no collected work has explored the many different approaches emerging around the critical challenges that boardgaming represents. In this collection, game theorists analyze boardgame play and player behavior, and explore the complex interactions between the sociality, conflict, competition and cooperation that boardgames foster. Game designers discuss the opportunities boardgame system designs offer for narrative and social play. Cultural theorists discuss boardgames' complex history as both beautiful physical artifacts and special places within cultural experiences of play.
Ai 2017 Advances In Artificial Intelligence
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Author : Wei Peng
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-07-14
Ai 2017 Advances In Artificial Intelligence written by Wei Peng and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-14 with Computers categories.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AI 2017, held in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, in August 2017. The 29 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. This volume covers a wide spectrum of research streams in artificial intelligence ranging from machine learning, optimization to big data science and their practical applications.
Sport Identity And Inclusion In Europe
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Author : Ilse Hartmann-Tews
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-05-30
Sport Identity And Inclusion In Europe written by Ilse Hartmann-Tews and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-30 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book explores and critically assesses the challenges and experiences of LGBTQ people within sport in Europe. It presents cutting-edge research data and insights from across the continent, with a focus on sport policy, sport systems, and issues around anti-discrimination and inclusion. The book introduces the theoretical and methodological foundations of research into LGBTQ people in sport and then presents in-depth comparative surveys of systems and experiences in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the UK, and Spain. A final section considers the effectiveness of policy in this area and motives for participation, and looks ahead at future directions in research, policy, and practice. Tracing the frontiers of our understanding of the experiences of LGBTQ people in contemporary Europe, this is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the sociology of sport, sport policy, LGBTQI studies, gender and sexuality studies, or cultural studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Tabletop
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Author : Drew Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2011-08
Tabletop written by Drew Davidson and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08 with Education categories.
In this volume, people of diverse backgrounds talk about tabletop games, game culture, and the intersection of games with learning, theater, and other forms. Some have chosen to write about their design process, others about games they admire, others about the culture of tabletop games and their fans. The results are various and individual, but all cast some light on what is a multivarious and fascinating set of game styles.