Play The Game
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Learning To Play The Game My Journey Through Silence
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Author : Jonathan Kohlmeier
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-10-11
Learning To Play The Game My Journey Through Silence written by Jonathan Kohlmeier and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-11 with Selective mutism categories.
Everyone has fears. A fear of the dark, a fear of heights, or even a fear of the unknown can make leading an otherwise normal life difficult. But what if you were afraid not of the dark or of heights-but of other people? What if you were overcome with paralyzing terror and even pushed to the brink of sickness each time you talked with another person-even though you wanted more than anything to be with and enjoy the company of that person? In Learning to Play the Game: My Journey through Silence, author Jonathan Kohlmeier shares a coming-of-age memoir of his young life living with selective mutism-an extreme form of social anxiety. At first as a child being so afraid that he could barely speak outside of the home, Jon's story of struggle turns triumph as he is eventually able to join the debate team in high school. From the start of his journey in kindergarten to his high school graduation, Jon chronicles his desire to be "normal"-whatever that means. 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist
Play The Game
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Author : Doug Dixon
language : en
Publisher: Dafina Books
Release Date : 2007
Play The Game written by Doug Dixon and has been published by Dafina Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
When Mya LeVeaux discovers that her ex-boyfriend is engaged, there's only one thing to relieve her pain - shopping! After a brief tug of war over a pair of burgundy boots, she finds new friends in the shape of Stephanie Hall and Tangie Jackson - and the three discover they have more in common than their taste in footwear. With two marriages behind her, Tangie is just looking for a good time; Stephanie is trying to keep it together for her 2 year old son, putting up with her man's wayward ways. Each woman deals with the game of love in her own special way, for better or worse.
Rules Of Play
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Author : Katie Salen Tekinbas
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003-09-25
Rules Of Play written by Katie Salen Tekinbas and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-25 with Computers categories.
An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as film or television—but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework or critical vocabulary. In Rules of Play Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman present a much-needed primer for this emerging field. They offer a unified model for looking at all kinds of games, from board games and sports to computer and video games. As active participants in game culture, the authors have written Rules of Play as a catalyst for innovation, filled with new concepts, strategies, and methodologies for creating and understanding games. Building an aesthetics of interactive systems, Salen and Zimmerman define core concepts like "play," "design," and "interactivity." They look at games through a series of eighteen "game design schemas," or conceptual frameworks, including games as systems of emergence and information, as contexts for social play, as a storytelling medium, and as sites of cultural resistance. Written for game scholars, game developers, and interactive designers, Rules of Play is a textbook, reference book, and theoretical guide. It is the first comprehensive attempt to establish a solid theoretical framework for the emerging discipline of game design.
Play The Game
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Author : Adam Strong
language : en
Publisher: Panoma Press
Release Date : 2021-10-20
Play The Game written by Adam Strong and has been published by Panoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-20 with categories.
ARE YOU WINNING THE GAME OF BUSINESS?Has your business plateaued, or are you feeling stuck? Play the Game outlines 18 strategies from game-changing leaders and disruptors on how to break the cycle that stunts your business growth.THE GAME-CHANGING LEADERS:Adam Strong Akhtar KhanAllan Kleynhans Branka van der Linden Chris Cooper Darrell Wayne Irwin David BurgessDon SandelDr. Mehdi EttehadulhaghHaroon Danis Heather Margaret Barrie Hilary Humphrey Karel Vermeulen Michael Robison Sarah Franklin Stefan Tonnon Stephen Carter Vicky Poole
The Dark Side Of Game Play
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Author : Torill Elvira Mortensen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-05
The Dark Side Of Game Play written by Torill Elvira Mortensen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-05 with Social Science categories.
Games allow players to experiment and play with subject positions, values and moral choice. In game worlds players can take on the role of antagonists; they allow us to play with behaviour that would be offensive, illegal or immoral if it happened outside of the game sphere. While contemporary games have always handled certain problematic topics, such as war, disasters, human decay, post-apocalyptic futures, cruelty and betrayal, lately even the most playful of genres are introducing situations in which players are presented with difficult ethical and moral dilemmas. This volume is an investigation of "dark play" in video games, or game play with controversial themes as well as controversial play behaviour. It covers such questions as: Why do some games stir up political controversies? How do games invite, or even push players towards dark play through their design? Where are the boundaries for what can be presented in a games? Are these boundaries different from other media such as film and books, and if so why? What is the allure of dark play and why do players engage in these practices?
To Play The Game
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Author : J. Bowyer Bell
language : en
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
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To Play The Game written by J. Bowyer Bell and has been published by Transaction Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this fascinating analysis of the development, structure, and strategies of sports, Bell argues that games are an institution that not only reflect society but also mold society. He develops a typology of seven game levels from the primitive to the decadent and examines the history of game development in Western civilization, through the relation of the various game levels to national ambitions and strategies. To Play the Game is both enlightening and entertaining, an original contribution to the growing scholarship on sports.
Critical Play
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Author : Mary Flanagan
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009-08-07
Critical Play written by Mary Flanagan and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-07 with Computers categories.
An examination of subversive games like The Sims—games designed for political, aesthetic, and social critique. For many players, games are entertainment, diversion, relaxation, fantasy. But what if certain games were something more than this, providing not only outlets for entertainment but a means for creative expression, instruments for conceptual thinking, or tools for social change? In Critical Play, artist and game designer Mary Flanagan examines alternative games—games that challenge the accepted norms embedded within the gaming industry—and argues that games designed by artists and activists are reshaping everyday game culture. Flanagan provides a lively historical context for critical play through twentieth-century art movements, connecting subversive game design to subversive art: her examples of “playing house” include Dadaist puppet shows and The Sims. She looks at artists’ alternative computer-based games and explores games for change, considering the way activist concerns—including worldwide poverty and AIDS—can be incorporated into game design. Arguing that this kind of conscious practice—which now constitutes the avant-garde of the computer game medium—can inspire new working methods for designers, Flanagan offers a model for designing that will encourage the subversion of popular gaming tropes through new styles of game making, and proposes a theory of alternate game design that focuses on the reworking of contemporary popular game practices.
The Well Played Game
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Author : Bernie DeKoven
language : en
Publisher: Anchor Books
Release Date : 1978
The Well Played Game written by Bernie DeKoven and has been published by Anchor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Play The Game
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Author : Brian Love
language : en
Publisher: Raupo
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Play The Game written by Brian Love and has been published by Raupo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with Board games categories.
Presents a history of board games and instructions for playing 46 games from the late 18th to the mid-20th centuries.
How To Play Video Games
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Author : Matthew Thomas Payne
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2019-03-26
How To Play Video Games written by Matthew Thomas Payne and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-26 with Games & Activities categories.
Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building? From arcades to Atari, and phone apps to virtual reality headsets, video games have been at the epicenter of our ever-evolving technological reality. Unlike other media technologies, video games demand engagement like no other, which begs the question—what is the role that video games play in our lives, from our homes, to our phones, and on global culture writ large? How to Play Video Games brings together forty original essays from today’s leading scholars on video game culture, writing about the games they know best and what they mean in broader social and cultural contexts. Read about avatars in Grand Theft Auto V, or music in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. See how Age of Empires taught a generation about postcolonialism, and how Borderlands exposes the seedy underbelly of capitalism. These essays suggest that understanding video games in a critical context provides a new way to engage in contemporary culture. They are a must read for fans and students of the medium.