University Games

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Thorsten Hennig-Thurau
Entertainment Science: Data Analytics and Practical Theory for Movies, Games, Books, and Music
The entertainment industry has long been dominated by legendary screenwriter William Goldman’s “Nobody-Knows-Anything” mantra, which argues that success is the result of managerial intuition and instinct. This book builds the case that combining such intuition with data analytics and rigorous ...
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Thorsten Hennig-Thurau
Entertainment Science: Data Analytics and Practical Theory for Movies, Games, Books, and Music
The entertainment industry has long been dominated by legendary screenwriter William Goldman’s “Nobody-Knows-Anything” mantra, which argues that success is the result of managerial intuition and instinct. This book builds the case that combining such intuition with data analytics and rigorous ...
$85.20
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C. Thi Nguyen
Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)
Games are a unique art form. Games work in the medium of agency. Game designers tell us who to be and what to care about during the game. Game designers sculpt alternate agencies, and game players submerge themselves in those alternate agencies. Thus, the fact that we play games demonstrates the flu...
$24.99
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Bruce Wydick
Games in Economic Development
Games in Economic Development examines the roots of poverty and prosperity through the lens of elementary game theory, illustrating how patterns of human interaction can lead to vicious cycles of poverty as well as virtuous cycles of prosperity. The book shows how both social norms and carefully des...
$46.35
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Stewart Culin
Games of the North American Indians, Volume 2: Games of Skill
Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. In his classic study, originally published in 1907 as a report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Stewart Culin divided the games played by...
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Stewart Culin
Games of the North American Indians, Volume 1: Games of Chance
Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. In his classic study, originally published in 1907 as a report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Stewart Culin divided the games played by...
$15.99
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C. Thi Nguyen
Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)
Games are a unique art form. Games work in the medium of agency. Game designers tell us who to be and what to care about during the game. Game designers sculpt alternate agencies, and game players submerge themselves in those alternate agencies. Thus, the fact that we play games demonstrates the flu...
$27.88
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Marek M. Kaminski
Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison
On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check that turned out to be anything but routine. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. The police discovered illegal books in the vehicle, and in a matter of h...
$27.47
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Karl Sigmund
Games of Life: Explorations in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
"A book accessible to all readers, whatever their level of numeracy … an excellent introduction to what theoretical biologists get up to in trying to understand evolutionary and ecological ideas." ― Nature Why are there only two sexes? Why do stags restrain their aggression in the middle of a ...
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Gina Kling
Games and Tools for Teaching Multiplication Facts (Quick Reference Guide)
A student with basic fact fluency can apply strategies or retrieve known facts quickly. Games are powerful tools for developing fluency because they provide significant practice and a forum for describing and hearing strategies. The guide's strategies, games, and assessment tools offer a powerful ap...
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Larissa Hjorth
Games and Gaming: An Introduction to New Media (Berg New Media Series)
The computer games industry has rapidly matured. Once a preoccupation only of young technophiles, games are now one of the dominant forms of global popular culture. From consoles such as Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Xbox, to platforms such as iPhones and online gaming worlds, the realm of games and ...
$44.95
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Thomas Hurka
Games, Sports, and Play: Philosophical Essays (Engaging Philosophy)
This volume presents new philosophical essays on a topic that's been neglected in most recent philosophy: games, sports, and play. Some contributions address conceptual questions about what games and sports have in common and that distinguishes them from other activities; here many take their start ...
$62.28
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Roy Gardner
Games for Business and Economics
Whether you're a veteran in the business game or have just sat down to play, this book will teach you the importance of rules and how to use them to your advantage. Here you can learn the basic strategies for being competitive in a variety of situations, from the blackjack table to the boardroom tab...
$132.88
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David Wells
Games and Mathematics: Subtle Connections
The appeal of games and puzzles is timeless and universal. In this unique book, David Wells explores the fascinating connections between games and mathematics, proving that mathematics is not just about tedious calculation but imagination, insight and intuition. The first part of the book introduces...
$21.27
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Joel Katte
University of Kentucky Wildcats Basketball IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom
“We are the gold standard—not just for college basketball, but for all of college athletics.” — John Calipari For most collegiate programs such a statement would be arrogant, ignorant or just plain wrong. But then Kentucky isn’t “most collegiate programs” material. This is the program ...
$11.95
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Gundolf S. Freyermuth
Games | Game Design | Game Studies: An Introduction (Cultural and Media Studies)
How did games rise to become the central audiovisual form of expression and storytelling in digital culture? How did the practices of their artistic production come into being? How did the academic analysis of the new medium's social effects and cultural meaning develop? Addressing these fundamental...
$20.00
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Marek M. Kaminski
Games Prisoners Play: The Tragicomic Worlds of Polish Prison
On March 11, 1985, a van was pulled over in Warsaw for a routine traffic check that turned out to be anything but routine. Inside was Marek Kaminski, a Warsaw University student who also ran an underground press for Solidarity. The police discovered illegal books in the vehicle, and in a matter of h...
$28.98
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Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Games Untold (The Inheritance Games, 5)
OVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE #1 BESTSELLING SERIES! Romance, luxury, and secrets abound in this thrilling new collection that takes readers deeper into the world of the #1 bestselling Inheritance Games series   There is  nothing  frivolous about the way a Hawthorne man loves.   An...
$10.13
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Urban Larsson
Games of No Chance 5 (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications, Series Number 70)
This book surveys the state-of-the-art in the theory of combinatorial games, that is games not involving chance or hidden information. Enthusiasts will find a wide variety of exciting topics, from a trailblazing presentation of scoring to solutions of three piece ending positions of bidding chess. T...
$174.39
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Peggy Kaye
Games for Writing: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write
There is no skill more important for a child to master more than writing - and none more difficult or fraught with anxiety. Peggy Kaye, renowned teacher and author of the widely praised Games for Math, Games for Reading, and Games for Learning , now gives parents more than fifty ways to help thei...
$12.44
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