Gamers and action fans of all types will dive straight into the MEEP, a virtual-reality gaming world, thanks to Julia Durango's cinematic storytelling. A touch of romance, constant twists, and a vivid
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America is becoming hooked on gambling. From the millions of dens and dorm rooms lit by online poker games to the neighborhoods transformed by new casinos and slot machine parlors, legalized gambling
At a secret Hydra installation hidden away in rural Japan, the Avengers discover a time-portal that sends them on an adventure that spans millennia. But what kind of bad guys have a time machine they
The creator of the popular "virtual Lego" game, Minecraft, traces his unlikely rise from a disaffected youth who rose from a family marked by drug abuse and conflict to a multi-millionaire and interna
Scholarship on the musical traditions of Indonesia has long focused on practices from Java and Bali, including famedgamelan traditions, at the expense of the wide diversity of other musical forms with
Scholarship on the musical traditions of Indonesia has long focused on practices from Java and Bali, including famedgamelan traditions, at the expense of the wide diversity of other musical forms with
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This book scrutinizes pervasive games from a technological perspective, focusing on the sub-domain of games that satisfy the criteria that they make use of virtual game elements. In the computer game
In an important social change, female Muslim political leaders in Java have enjoyed considerable success in direct local elections following the fall of Suharto in Indonesia. Indonesian Women and Loca
The sheer volume and complexity of Deleuze and Guattari's A Thousand Plateauscan be daunting. What is an assemblage? What is a rhizome? What is a war machine? What is a body without organs? What is be
The sheer volume and complexity of Deleuze and Guattari's A Thousand Plateauscan be daunting. What is an assemblage? What is a rhizome? What is a war machine? What is a body without organs? What is be
In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, with each chapter focusing on a single rider in a single stage that came to define the Tour's history
If you are an administrator of a virtual environment and have used vROps before but want to gain a professional understanding by implementing complex tasks easily with it, then this book is for you.
The mediastinum is a virtual compartment in the chest cavity that is the seat of several vital organs and structures that can be involved in a variety of pathologic processes, including congenital and
This book develops two key machine learning principles: the semi-supervised paradigm and learning with interdependent data. It reveals new applications, primarily web related, that transgress the clas
Internet attack on computer systems is pervasive. It can take from less than a minute to as much as eight hours for an unprotected machine connected to the Internet to be completely compromised. It is
The virtual world of ALfheim Online might not be literally deadly, but there's still plenty of tough adventuring to be had. The trio of Liz, Silica, and Leafa set out on a quest for a magical ring but
This volume deals with topics such as mechanism and machine design, biomechanics and medical engineering, gears, mechanical transmissions, mechatronics, computational and experimental methods, dynamic
Braden Murphy has been a techno-superstar ever since he went to a high-tech computer camp on summer vacation. And now the virtual world has become his entire universe. Braden doesn’t do alcohol or dru
Learn how to machine-quilt the easy waya??with lots of photos! Are you curious about quilting but don't know a fat quarter from a batt? With this booklet, you can learn all of the basic steps of machi
A new dawn is coming. It's been eons since Humans controlled the universe, after their defeat by a mysterious enemy. With their downfall came a virtual dark age in which culture and technology stagnat
A highly intelligent group of video game enemy non-player characters (NPC) begins to doubt they are merely codes in a machine, and their search for answers leads them to a gruesome discovery.
This book provides a comprehensive survey in one place of recent results in these areas: Novel Bayesian Modeling; Spatio-temporal modeling; Data mining and machine learning; Bayesian non-parametric me
Evil tree. Bad Apple?Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon and made to live in virtual imprisonment on the Isle of the Lost. The island is surrounded by a m
Our increasingly integrated world relies on networks both physical and virtual to transfer goods and information. The Internet is a network of networks that connects people around the world in a real-
Wind Energy Systems: Modeling, Analysis and Control with DFIG provides key information on machine/converter modelling strategies based on space vectors, complex vector, and further frequency-domain va
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If you want a complete understanding of mobile automation testing and its practical implementation, then this book is for you. Familiarity with the basics of VB Script and Java along with knowledge of
The origin of this book is the compelling evidence that a high proportion of machinery-related deaths and injuries are attributable to genuine and serious risks originating within machine design and c
No one appreciates Buster Bickles’s big ideas until his uncle invents a machine that turns his imagination into reality. Buster Bickles is always getting into hot water for his big ideas. But when he
8 books in 1 takes you from Android newbie to confident programmer! Follow along with Java expert Barry Burd as he introduces you to Android programming in eight self-contained minibooks:- Android Jum
Stewart Blacker was a remarkable figure. His inventions were used with significant effect both in WW1 and WW2. Most notable of these was the synchronised machine gun, attached to fighter planes that
Low-reading age version of a fun virtual reality adventure. Mia and Zak find a strange games console in the canal. When you play it, it sucks you inside the game! But now Zak's vanished. Can Mia save
Low-reading age version of a fun virtual reality adventure. Muzzy had to leave his home to escape the war. Now he and his dad are starting a new life in a new country. But things aren't easy. The bull
Efficient Learning Machines explores all the major topics of machine learning, including big data, knowledge discovery, classifications, genetic algorithms, neural networking, kernel methods, and gami
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