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Games and Rules
Biographical note: Beat Suter (PhD), born in 1962, works as a lecturer and researcher in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and manages the GameLab. He has a PhD in Literary Studies. Mela Kocher (PhD), born in 1972, works as a senior researcher in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). René Bauer, born in 1972, studied German Philology and Literary Studies, Biology and Computer Linguistics at the University of Zurich. He works as lecturer, researcher and Head of Master education in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). His interests are an inbetween coding, game mechanics and artgames.
Games and Rules
Why do we play games and why do we play them on computers? The contributors of »Games and Rules« take a closer look at the core of each game and the motivational system that is the game mechanics. Games are control circuits that organize the game world with their (joint) players and establish motivations in a dedicated space, a »Magic Circle«, whereas game mechanics are constructs of rules designed for interactions that provide gameplay. Those rules form the base for all the excitement and frustration we experience in games. This anthology contains individual essays by experts and authors with backgrounds in Game Design and Game Studies, who lead the discourse to get to the bottom of game mechanics in video games and the real world - among them Miguel Sicart and Carlo Fabricatore.
Narrative Mechanics
What do stories in games have in common with political narratives? This book identifies narrative strategies as mechanisms for meaning and manipulation in games and real life. It shows that the narrative mechanics so clearly identifiable in games are increasingly used (and abused) in politics and social life. They have »many faces«, displays and interfaces. They occur as texts, recipes, stories, dramas in three acts, movies, videos, tweets, journeys of heroes, but also as rewarding stories in games and as narratives in society - such as a career from rags to riches, the concept of modernity or market economy. Below their surface, however, narrative mechanics are a particular type of motivational design - of game mechanics.
Operations Research Proceedings 2010
This book contains selected papers from the symposium "Operations Research 2010" which was held from September 1-3, 2010 at the "Universität der Bundeswehr München", Germany. The international conference, which also serves as the annual meeting of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), attracted more than 600 participants from more than thirty countries. The general theme "Mastering Complexity" focusses on a natural component of the globalization process. Financial markets, traffic systems, network topologies and, last but not least, energy resource management, all contain complex behaviour and economic interdependencies which necessitate a scientific solution. Operations Research is one of the key instruments to model, simulate and analyze such systems. In the process of developing optimal solutions, suitable heuristics and efficient procedures are some of the challenges which are discussed in this volume.
Beat Adversity and Aspire to Live
Beat Adversity and Aspire to Live presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach to solving personal and professional problems by teaching others to look inward instead of outward to achieve personal fulfillment. Lorenzo Suter has traveled hundreds of thousand of miles to inspire others to reach great heights. In his guidebook to living an empowered life, Suter encourages others to take charge of their lives and be responsible, accountable, determined, and contribute with resilience, perspective, and faith. Through anecdotes and scripture, Suter provides practical advice that will help anyone strengthen their intuitive decision-making skills while also sharing detailed guidance on how to: Practice mindfulness in order to achieve inner-peace Think outside the box and defy the norm Understand contentment and how to achieve it Communicate feelings and ambitions Reflect on mediocrity and streamline responsibilities to a positive outcome Beat Adversity and Aspire to Live will help anyone ready to overcome barriers to fulfillment, create prosperity and quality of life, and transform negative emotions, ultimately creating a new passion for life!
McLuhan's Global Village Today
Marshall McLuhan was one of the leading media theorists of the twentieth century. This collection of essays explores the many facets of McLuhan’s work from a transatlantic perspective, balancing applied case studies with theoretical discussions.
Mental Health | Atmospheres | Video Games
Gaming has never been disconnected from reality. When we engage with ever more lavish virtual worlds, something happens to us. The game imposes itself on us and influences how we feel about it, the world, and ourselves. How do games accomplish this and to what end? The contributors explore the video game as an atmospheric medium of hitherto unimagined potential. Is the medium too powerful, too influential? A danger to our mental health or an ally through even the darkest of times? This volume compiles papers from the Young Academics Workshop at the Clash of Realities conferences of 2019 and 2020 to provide answers to these questions.
Divide and Dissent
Few men have been more important to the life of Kentucky than three of those who governed it between 1930 and 1963—Albert B. Chandler, Earle C. Clements, and Bert T. Combs. While reams of newspaper copy have been written about them, the historical record offers little to mark their roles in the drama of Kentucky and the nation. In this authoritative and sometimes intimate view of Bluegrass State politics and government at ground level, John Ed Pearce—one of Kentucky's favorite writers—helps fill this gap. In half a century as a close observer of Kentucky politics—as reporter, editorial writer, and columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal—Pearce has seen the full spectacle. He w...
