Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the THIRD EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed for the hits Pac-Man World, God of War, Maximo and SpongeBob SquarePants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought-out examples that forg...

A former sexy Alpha, An evil Witch and a mysterious Vampire ... just another day in paradise. When Sammie Hunter believed that she was mated to her Alpha mate by mistake what should she do?Change her timeline of course.Too bad Fate still has other twisted plans for our little heroine.

Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how!If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren’t sure where to start, then the SECOND EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed the hits Pac Man World, Maximo and SpongeBob Squarepants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought out examples that forgo theo...

Two down and one to go . . .Sammie Hunter & the gang have a war to fight.Enemies and lovers are closer than they appear--how will she be able too figure out who's on her side and who isn't?All she needs to do is outsmart Fate once and for all.Totally Simple . . . or is it?

Whether you are a novice or experienced pro, this easy-to-follow guide to designing board games is for you!In Your Turn! The Guide to Great Tabletop Game Design, veteran game designer Scott Rogers—creator of tabletop games including Rayguns and Rocketships, Pantone the Game and *ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo—*delivers a practical walkthrough to help YOU create over a half-dozen game prototypes, including dice, card, euro, miniature, and par...

Ice is melting around the world and glaciers are disappearing. Water, which has been solid for thousands and even millions of years, is being released into streams, rivers, lakes and oceans. Embedded in this new fluid water, and now being released, are ancient microbes whose effects on today's organisms and ecosystems is unknown and unpredictable. These long sleeping microbes are becoming physiologically active and may accelerate global climate change. This book explores the emergence of t...

After the Text honours the work of renowned historian Margaret Mullett, who since the 1970s has transformed the study of Byzantine literature.Her work has been influential in demonstrating the strength and variety of Byzantine texts. Byzantium is renowned for its achievements in architecture and the visual arts. Byzantium is renowned for its achievements in architecture and the visual arts. Professor Mullett's perceptive studies, produced over more than 40 years, have show...

Learn to design games for tablets from a renowned game designer!Eager to start designing games for tablets but not sure where to start? Look no further! Gaming guru Scott Rogers has his finger on the pulse of tablet game design and is willing to impart his wisdom and secrets for designing exciting and successful games. As the creator of such venerable games as God of War, the SpongeBob Squarepants series, and Pac-Man World, to name a few,...

Originating in the climbing world, slacklining is the act of balancing along a narrow, flexible piece of webbing that has been anchored between two stable objects. How to Slackline! covers the short history of slacklining and the sport’s rapid growth since the advent of the Gibbon Trickline, which brought slacklining to enthusiasts outside the climbing community. The book includes detailed methods for building tricklines (low lines used for jumping tricks), longlines (low lines wh...

This book is a collection of poems covering romance, passion, love, and life.

Are you interested in playing a game that will help you reduce stress, increase socialization, boost your memory skills, increase motor skills and improves your mental eudaemonia? Did you wish you knew how to play a game that can improve your math skills, build your self-confidence and self-esteem and makes you a veteran in society? The hints and tricks put up in this book will teach you how to savor these heartwarming benefits.It is time to learn the easiest and quickest ways to r...

Byzantine chronicles have traditionally been regarded as a somewhat inferior form of Byzantine history writing, especially in comparison with 'classicizing' historians. The aim of many of these papers is both to rescue the reputation of the Byzantine chroniclers, especially Malalas and Theophanes, and also to provide some examples of how these two chroniclers in particular can be exploited usefully both to reveal aspects of the past itself, notably of the period of Justinian, and also of h...