Download or read book The dark and the light side of gaming written by Felix Reer and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A LUDIC SOCIETY written by Natalie Denk and published by Edition Donau-Universität Krems. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary game scholarship offers a broad palette of theories and methods inherited from such fields as sociology and communication studies, experimental sciences, literary analysis, educational sciences and cultural critique. At large, this inherently interdisciplinary research aims for a holistic perspective on the 'LUDIC SOCIETY'. With that in mind, this book is organized into four sections that present related and often intertwined ideas and observations about the ways we manifest ourselves in games and play, how games represent us in the present and in the past, how games and play change us, and what it all may mean for contemporary society. This book invites readers to engage with the key challenges of a ludic society, explore new perspectives and initiate fruitful discussions. It is aimed at both passionate game scholars and all those who want to get a first taste of the multifaceted research field of game studies.
Download or read book Everdoor written by Chauncy Felisz and published by Xlibris. This book was released on 2016-08-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was just another Monday for Jerro Ahliss in the metropolis of Midgard, but when a strange e-mail flags his inbox, Jerro soon finds his mundane life turned inside out. Now a fugitive on his own world and a daring treasure seeker in another, Jerro braves the great unknown with a curious little thief named Etcher Everdoor, who can slip into the back door of reality. Detectives, reapers, and a mad king are after him, and the only way out is through. He'll have to travel between worlds, uncover lost treasures, and slip between realities to clear his name. And while he's at it, try to find the perfect gift for his mom's birthday.
Download or read book Everdoor Sin and Sacrifice Edition written by Chauncy Felisz and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everdoor Sin & Sacrifice Edition combines the first 2 installments of Everdoor into one comprehensive compendium. It includes all new artwork as well as the "Traveler's Guide to Eclipse-A Short Compendium of Things" which goes over the languages, majik spells, food and flora of the mysterious and majikal world of Eclipse. This Edition does not change the story from the original 2 books but instead, smooths out some of the wrinkles, the errors, and clunky formatting that had afflicted the original publications. This Edition is akin to a Director's Final Cut and has been given the authors stamp of approval and is considered the first canon book for the series. But what is Everdoor? It's a New Adult Fantasy Adventure with a touch of British humor that centers around Jerro Ahliss, a 23yo programmer whose life has become dull and flavorless all too soon. Things swiftly turn inside-out when he gets set up for a crime at his work and his path is irrevocably crossed with Etcher Everdoor-a mystical, cosmic thief that can travel between worlds in a blink. Together they enlist each other's help and journey to the world of Eclipse, uncovering the secrets of Undercity, face giant reaper owls, gods, a mad king, and homicidal doppelgangers. New Adult-Fantasy/Adventure
Download or read book Boys and Girls Screaming written by Kern Carter and published by DCB. This book was released on 2022-04-09 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ever’s father passes away suddenly, she is devastated. Not long after that, her mom has a stroke and Ever’s anguish becomes almost too much for her to handle. That’s when she gets the idea to form a group she calls Boys and Girls Screaming. Along with her brother, Jericho, and her best friend, Candace, Ever wants to bring together kids from their school who have suffered trauma so they can share their stories and begin to heal. Although the other teens find solace in the group, Ever tumbles further into depression until she reaches a breaking point. As the group learns the true source of Ever’s pain, they jump into action to help her find a way out. Boys and Girls Screaming tells the story of a generation of teens finding the support they need to process their trauma in their own ways.
Download or read book Softly Goes the Water written by Ryan Rayston and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Softly Goes the Water is the sweeping saga of two families, the Rileys and McCaddens, who live next door to each other on the wealthy shoreline of Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis. The story centers on Ever Riley, a lonely only child whose prodigious intellect emerges in childhood. Jules McCadden, the boy who lives next door, has uncanny “second sight” that allows him to see events before they happen. The course of their friendship, cemented on the day President Kennedy is assassinated, shapes a fantastical narrative that is the heart and soul of the book. Through the story of Ever and Jules, we witness a sprawling drama that centers on the struggles, missteps and many faces of maladjustment of family, friends and lovers during the iconic sixties and seventies. Fate and tragedy collide when a Shoreline Drive car accident and The Vietnam War forever change both families. Softly Goes the Water shines a light on mental illness, anomie, social dysfunction, sex and secrets—and a secret Ever chooses to carry alone. Ultimately, it renders tangible the joy in finding where one belongs in life, even if it’s not the answer one expected. A magical and heartwarming story of love, hope, and the power of friendship: coming-of-age and coming to believe amidst incredible odds.
Download or read book Grif written by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Performance of Video Games written by Kelly I. Aliano and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When viewed through the context of an interactive play, a video game player fulfills the roles of both actor and spectator, watching and influencing a game's story in real time. This book presents video gaming as a virtual medium for performance, scrutinizing the ways in which a player's interaction with the narrative informs personal, historical, social and cultural understanding. Centering the author's own experiences as both video game player and performance scholar, the book thoroughly applies concepts from theatre and performance studies. Chapters argue that the posthuman player position now challenges what can be contextualized as a lived experience, and how video games can change players' relationships with historical events and contemporary concerns, ultimately impacting how they develop a sense of self. Using the author's own gaming experiences as a framework, the book focuses on the intersection between player and narrative, exploring what engagement with a storyline reveals about identity and society.
Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-02-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.
Download or read book Grif A Story of Australian Life written by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In one of the most thickly populated parts of Melbourne city, where poverty and vice struggle for breathing space, and where narrow lanes and filthy thoroughfares jostle each other savagely, there stood, surrounded by a hundred miserable hovels, a gloomy house, which might have been likened to a sullen tyrant, frowning down a crowd of abject, poverty-stricken slaves. From its appearance it might have been built a century ago; decay and rottenness were apparent from roof to base: but in reality it was barely a dozen years old. It had lived a wicked and depraved life, had this house, which might account for its premature decay. It looked like a hoary old sinner, and in every wrinkle of its weather-board casing was hidden a story which would make respectability shudder. There are, in every large city, dilapidated or decayed houses of this description, which we avoid or pass by quickly, as we do drunken men in the streets. In one of the apartments of this house, on a dismally wet night, were two inmates, crouched before a fire as miserable as the night. A deal table, whose face and legs bore the marks of much rough usage; a tin candlestick containing a middle-aged tallow candle, the yellow light from which flickered sullenly, as if it were weary of its life and wanted to be done with it; a three-legged stool; and a wretched mattress, which was hiding itself in a corner, with a kind of shamefaced consciousness that it had no business to be where it was:--comprised all the furniture of the room. The gloominess of the apartment and the meanness of the furniture were in keeping with one another, and both were in keeping with the night, which sighed and moaned and wept without; while down the rickety chimney the wind whistled as if in mockery, and the rain-drops fell upon the embers, hissing damp misery into the eyes of the two human beings who sat before the fire, bearing their burden quietly, if not patiently. They were a strange couple. The one, a fair young girl, with a face so mild and sweet, that the beholder, looking upon it when in repose, felt gladdened by the sight. A sweet, fair young face; a face to love. A look of sadness was in her dark brown eyes, and on the fringes, which half-veiled their beauty, were traces of tears. The other, a stunted, ragged boy, with pockmarked face, with bold and brazen eyes, with a vicious smile too often playing about his lips. His hand was supporting his cheek; hers was lying idly upon her knee. The fitful glare of the scanty fire threw light upon both: and to look upon the one, so small and white, with the blue veins so delicately traced; and upon the other, so rough and horny, with every sinew speaking of muscular strength, made one wonder by what mystery of life the two had come into companionship. Yet, strange as was the contrast, there they sat, she upon the stool, he upon the ground, as if they were accustomed to each other's society. Wrapt in her thoughts the girl sat, quiet and motionless, gazing into the fire. What shades of expression passed across her face were of a melancholy nature; the weavings of her fancy in the fitful glare brought nothing of pleasure to her mind. Not far into the past could she look, for she was barely nineteen years of age; but brief as must have been her experience of life's troubles, it was bitter enough to sadden her eyes with tears, and to cause her to quiver as if she were in pain. The boy's thoughts were not of himself; they were of her, as was proven by his peering up at her face anxiously every few moments in silence. That he met with no responsive look evidently troubled him; he threw unquiet glances at her furtively, and then he plucked her gently by the sleeve.
Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.
Download or read book Video Games and Well being written by Rachel Kowert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how video game mechanics and narratives can teach players skills associated with increased psychological well-being. It integrates research from psychology, education, ludology, media studies, and communication science to demonstrate how game play can teach skills that have long been associated with increased happiness and prolonged life satisfaction, including flexible thinking, openness to experience, self-care, a growth mindset, solution-focused thinking, mindfulness, persistence, self-discovery and resilience. The chapters in this volume are written by leading voices in the field of game studies, including researchers from academia, the video gaming industry, and mental health practitioners paving the way in the field of “geek therapy.” This book will advance our understanding of the potential of video games to increase our psychological well-being by helping to mitigate depression, anxiety, and stress and foster persistence, self-care, and resilience.
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Download or read book Cincinnati Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2005-02-26 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cincinnati Magazine taps into the DNA of the city, exploring shopping, dining, living, and culture and giving readers a ringside seat on the issues shaping the region.
Download or read book Grif A Story of Australian Life written by Benjamin Farjeon and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kellsmore written by Laurence C. Hatch and published by Laurence Hatch Press. This book was released on 2015-01-17 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RATED R: The fascinating adventures of a young heiress, Melody Husted, living in a wealthy world and unbound society. Her life intersects in this adult tale with vivid romance and confrontations. Her life intersects with the curious suitor Corning Ashe and the very unique De Jarnette family. Includes the bonus short story MY TATTERED YEAR: Banished from his wealthy English home for a year (a condition of an ancestor's will), the young man finds life difficult on a curious island where people are civilized in their own peculiar ways. His struggles with morality, poverty, crime, vices, work life, and unique people are detailed with vivid and powerful language. Plots are odd, violent, peaceful, mature, and of unfamiliar natures.
Download or read book THE AMERICAN CONFLICT A HISTORY OF THE GREAT CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1860 64 written by HORACE GREELEY and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
