FREE EBOOK - Game Design Research
by Petri Lankoski, Jussi Holopainen
Design research, or design studies as it is also called, has been gaining momentum as a field of academic inquiry since the beginning of 20th century. Originally, design research focused on design methods and processes but it has moved to cover more varied research questions related to design. Current research topics include, for example, how to study design and what methods can be used to study design alon...
Publisher: Self-publishing | Release: 2017
by Ian Darwin
Jump in and build working Android apps with the help of more than 230 tested recipes. The second edition of this acclaimed cookbook includes recipes for working with user interfaces, multitouch gestures, location awareness, web services, and specific device features such as the phone, camera, and accelerometer. You also get useful info on packaging your app for the Google Play Market.Ideal for developers fa...
Price: $50.95 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
Cross Over to HTML5 Game Development 
by Zarrar Chishti
Break into the most lucrative platform in the world by adding HTML5 game development to your current skillset. Zarrar Chishti has trained developers from a wide range of programming disciplines to cross over into HTML5 game development. Whatever your vocation, whether it be an Application Databases Systems developer or a Professional Web developer, with this book you will learn to evolve your current codin...
Price: $20.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2017
Interactive Data Visualization for the Web, 2nd Edition
by Scott Murray
Create and publish your own interactive data visualization projects on the web - even if you have little or no experience with data visualization or web development. It's inspiring and fun with this friendly, accessible, and practical hands-on introduction. This fully updated and expanded second edition takes you through the fundamental concepts and methods of D3, the most powerful JavaScript library f...
Price: $33.82 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
by Juan Nunez-Iglesias, Stefan van der Walt, Harriet Dashnow
Welcome to Scientific Python and its community. If you're a scientist who programs with Python, this practical guide not only teaches you the fundamental parts of SciPy and libraries related to it, but also gives you a taste for beautiful, easy-to-read code that you can use in practice. You'll learn how to write elegant code that's clear, concise, and efficient at executing the task at hand.T...
Price: $28.87 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
Mobile Game Development with Unity
by Paris Buttfield-Addison, Jonathon Manning
Do you want to build mobile games, but lack game development experience? No problem. This practical guide shows you how to create beautiful, interactive content for iOS and Android devices with the Unity game engine.Authors Jon Manning and Paris Buttfield-Addison (iOS Swift Game Development Cookbook) provide a top-to-bottom overview of Unity's features with specific, project-oriented guidance on how to...
Price: $8.10 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
Network Security Through Data Analysis, 2nd Edition
by Michael Collins
Traditional intrusion detection and logfile analysis are no longer enough to protect today's complex networks. In the updated second edition of this practical guide, security researcher Michael Collins shows InfoSec personnel the latest techniques and tools for collecting and analyzing network traffic datasets. You'll understand how your network is used, and what actions are necessary to harden an...
Price: $30.58 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
PostgreSQL: Up and Running, 3rd Edition
by Regina Obe, Leo Hsu
Thinking of migrating to PostgreSQL? This clear, fast-paced introduction helps you understand and use this open source database system. Not only will you learn about the enterprise class features in versions 9.5 to 10, you'll also discover that PostgeSQL is more than a database system - it's an impressive application platform as well.With examples throughout, this book shows you how to achieve tas...
Price: $25.95 | Publisher: O'Reilly Media | Release: 2017
by Gloria Winquist, Matt McCarthy
Apple's Swift is a powerful, beginner-friendly programming language that anyone can use to make cool apps for the iPhone or iPad. In Coding iPhone Apps for Kids, you'll learn how to use Swift to write programs, even if you've never programmed before.You'll work in the Xcode playground, an interactive environment where you can play with your code and see the results of your work immediate...
Price: $12.65 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2017
Practical Packet Analysis, 3rd Edition
by Chris Sanders
It's easy to capture packets with Wireshark, the world's most popular network sniffer, whether off the wire or from the air. But how do you use those packets to understand what's happening on your network?Updated to cover Wireshark 2.x, the third edition of Practical Packet Analysis will teach you to make sense of your packet captures so that you can better troubleshoot network problems. You&...
Price: $33.48 | Publisher: No Starch Press | Release: 2017