Blink Monitor » games http://blinkmonitor.com News on technology books in the Ottawa Library via RSS feed. First, click in the tag cloud below at the right. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Torque for Teens http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/02/torque-for-teens/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/02/torque-for-teens/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:26:11 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4982 Torque for Teens, Michael Duggan, – 2011

Kids who want to develop games using Torque3D will like this book. 350 pages, with DVD.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/02/torque-for-teens/feed/ 0 XNA 3.1 Game Development http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/02/xna-3-1-game-development/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2012/02/xna-3-1-game-development/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:19:29 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4979 XNA 3.1 Game Development for Teens – Game Development on the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune Player, Jerry Ford, – 2011

Kids who want to develop their own games will like this book. 250 pages.

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This book teaches programming using Basic and the BlitzMax IDE.

Contents:
Getting to Know BASIC
Loops, Functions, Arrays, and Types
The Style Factor
Beginning Graphics
Page Flipping and Pixel Plotting
Basic Image Programming
Animation
Collision Detection
Handling Input
Sounds and Music
Artificial Intelligence
The Final Frontier: Invaderz!!!

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/12/game-programming-for-teens/feed/ 0 Extra Lives http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/extra-lives/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/extra-lives/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:23:34 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4634 Extra Lives – Why Video Games Matter, Tom Bissell, – 2010

This book is about the culture of video games. It is very readable, written by self confessed game addict. Hard cover, 200 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/extra-lives/feed/ 0 Racing the Beam http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/racing-the-beam/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/racing-the-beam/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:09:49 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4627 Racing the Beam – The Atari Video Computer System, Nick Montfort, – 2009

This book tells the history of the Atari game console that was popular in the 80′s. Hardcover, 150 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/11/racing-the-beam/feed/ 0 3ds Max 2012 http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/3ds-max-2012/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/3ds-max-2012/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:57:02 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4402 3ds Max 2012 Bible, Kelly Murdock, – 2011

If you are creating 3D models and graphics for video games then you will want to read this. 1200 pages with CDROM.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/3ds-max-2012/feed/ 0 The Art of Immersion http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-art-of-immersion/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-art-of-immersion/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:33:38 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=4398 The Art of Immersion – How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories, Frank Rose, – 2011

Transmedia: the future of movies and games. Hardcover, 300 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/08/the-art-of-immersion/feed/ 0 Reality Is Broken http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/03/reality-is-broken/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/03/reality-is-broken/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:09:37 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3796 book coverReality Is Broken – Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World, Jane McGonigal, (- 2011

This book about game design is innovative. Hardcover, 350 pages.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2011/03/reality-is-broken/feed/ 0 Creating your World – Second Life http://blinkmonitor.com/2010/10/creating-your-world-second-life/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2010/10/creating-your-world-second-life/#comments Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:13:27 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3324 book coverCreating your World – The Official Guide to Advanced Content Creation for Second Life, Aimee Weber, Wiley, 2008

Learn how to build avatars and script communities in Second World. 350 pages with CD.

]]> http://blinkmonitor.com/2010/10/creating-your-world-second-life/feed/ 0 Art of the Video Game http://blinkmonitor.com/2010/10/art-of-the-video-game/ http://blinkmonitor.com/2010/10/art-of-the-video-game/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:10:49 +0000 rleir http://blinkmonitor.com/?p=3295 The Art of the Video Game, Josh Jenisch, Quirk,book cover 2008

This coffee table book contains wonderful images from console games. Wide format, hardcover, 150 pages.

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