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Introductory Science of Alcoholic Beverages Beer Wine and Spirits

Introductory Science of Alcoholic Beverages provides readers an engaging introduction to the science behind beer wine and spirits. It illustrates not only the chemical principles that underlie what alcoholic beverages are why they are the way they are and what they contain but also frames them within the context of historical and societal developments. Discussed chapter topics include introductions to beer wine and spirits; the principles behind fermentation and distillation; and overviews of how each beverage class is made. The chapters highlight the unique chemistries that lend beer wine and spirits their individuality as well as the key chemicals that impart their characteristic aroma and flavor profiles. This book goes beyond focused descriptions of individual alcoholic beverages by summarizing their common chemical lineage and illuminating the universal scientific principles that underpin them. It will be of interest to students of physics and chemistry as well as enthusiasts and connoisseurs of beer wine and spirits. | Introductory Science of Alcoholic Beverages Beer Wine and Spirits

GBP 84.99

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Agritourism Wine Tourism and Craft Beer Tourism Local Responses to Peripherality Through Tourism Niches

This book delves into the development opportunities for peripheral areas explored through the emerging practices of agritourism wine tourism and craft beer tourism. It celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit of people living in peri-urban regions. Peripheral areas tend to be far from urban hubs providing essential services but also typically suffering from marginalisation and remoteness despite the access to environmental cultural and social resources. In this sense this book investigates the linkages between local agency and tourism in peripheral areas the role of existing policies and the evolving bottom-up practices in fostering local development. The basic aim is to disestablish the dichotomies that often emerge when dealing with issues of rural–urban and/or centre–periphery relationships; innovation vs tradition; authenticity vs mise en scène; agency vs inertia; and social cultural economic mobility vs immobility; etc. With focused attention on the possible compliance or conflicting strategies of local actors with the existing policies the book considers how local actors and communities respond to the implications of peripherality in areas often impacted by marginalising processes. Drawing upon case studies from North America and Europe this book presents this connection as a global phenomenon which will be of interest to community and economic development planners and entrepreneurs. | Agritourism Wine Tourism and Craft Beer Tourism Local Responses to Peripherality Through Tourism Niches

GBP 38.99

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Can War Be Justified? A Debate

Can war be justified? Pacifists answer that it cannot; they oppose war and advocate for nonviolent alternatives to war. But defenders of just war theory argue that in some circumstances when the effectiveness of nonviolence is limited wars can be justified. In this book two philosophers debate this question drawing on contemporary scholarship and new developments in thinking about pacifism and just war theory. Andrew Fiala defends the pacifist position while Jennifer Kling defends just war traditions. Fiala argues that pacifism follows from the awful reality of war and the nonviolent goal of building a more just and peaceful world. Kling argues that war is sometimes justified when it is a last-ditch necessary effort to defend people and their communities from utter destruction and death. Pulling from global traditions and histories their debate will captivate anyone who has wondered or worried about the morality of political violence and military force. Topics discussed include ethical questions of self-defense and other-defense the great analogy between individuals and states evolving technologies and methods of warfighting moral injury and post-traumatic stress disorder broader political and communal issues and the problem of regional security in a globalizing world. The authors consider cultural and religious issues as well as the fundamental question of moral obligation in a world saturated in military conflict. The book was written in the aftermath of the war on terrorism and includes reflection on lessons learned from the past decades of war as well as hopes for the future in light of emerging threats in Europe and elsewhere. The book is organized in a user-friendly fashion. Each author presents a self-contained argument which is followed by a series of responses replies and counter-arguments. Throughout the authors model civil discourse by emphasizing points of agreement and remaining areas of disagreement. The book includes reader-friendly summaries a glossary of key concepts and suggestions for further study. All of this will help students and scholars follow the authors’ dialogue so they may develop their own answer to the question of whether war can be justified. Key Features Summarizes the debate between pacifism and just war theory Considers historical and traditional sources as well as contemporary scholarship and applications Models philosophical dialogue and civil discourse while seeking common ground Discusses issues of concern in contemporary warfighting and peacemaking while offering an analysis of the war on terrorism | Can War Be Justified? A Debate

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Handbook of Wise Interventions How Social Psychology Can Help People Change

Precise shifts in the ways people make sense of themselves others and social situations can help people flourish. This compelling handbook synthesizes the growing body of research on wise interventions-brief nonclinical strategies that are "wise" to the impact of social-psychological processes on behavior. Leading authorities describe how maladaptive or pejorative interpretations can undermine people’s functioning and how they can be altered to produce benefits in such areas as academic motivation and achievement health well-being and personal relationships. Consistently formatted chapters review the development of each intervention how it can be implemented its evidence base and implications for solving personal and societal problems. | Handbook of Wise Interventions How Social Psychology Can Help People Change

GBP 29.99

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Mentoring and Coaching Tips How Educators Can Help Each Other

This book is for educators at all levels and is packed with creative use-now tips and activities to support new and struggling teachers. Combining real-life scenarios with current research the author demonstrates how educators can get the most out of available resources promote a school culture devoted to helping and caring and meet common school challenges head-on! New and noteworthy—by providing creative activities and acknowledging the complexity inherent in school culture this practical guide can really help educators implement a mentoring/coaching program that works! | Mentoring and Coaching Tips How Educators Can Help Each Other

GBP 105.00

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Anyone Can Code The Art and Science of Logical Creativity

Anyone Can Code: The Art and Science of Logical Creativity introduces computer programming as a way of problem-solving through logical thinking. It uses the notion of modularization as a central lens through which we can make sense of many software concepts. This book takes the reader through fundamental concepts in programming by illustrating them in three different and distinct languages: C/C++ Python and Javascript. Key features: Focuses on problem-solving and algorithmic thinking instead of programming functions syntax and libraries; Includes engaging examples including video games and visual effects; Provides exercises and reflective questions. This book gives beginner and intermediate learners a strong understanding of what they are doing so that they can do it better and with any other tool or language that they may end up using later. | Anyone Can Code The Art and Science of Logical Creativity

GBP 56.99

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Rising Fascism in America It Can Happen Here

Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here explores how rising fascism has infiltrated U. S. politics—and how the media and academia failed to spot its earlier rise. Anthony R. DiMaggio spotlights the development of rightwing polarization of the media Trump’s political ascendance and the prominence of extremist activists including in Congress. Fascism has long bubbled under the surface until the coup attempt of January 6th 2021. This book offers tactics to combat fascism exploring social movements such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter in mobilizing the public. When so little scholarship engages the question of fascism Anthony R. DiMaggio combines the rigor of academic analysis with an accessible style that appeals to student and general readers. | Rising Fascism in America It Can Happen Here

GBP 34.99

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Performance and Ecology: What Can Theatre Do?

In comparison with Literary Studies and Media and Film Studies the disciplines of Theatre and Performance with their strong anthropocentric heritage have been relatively slow in responding to such things as climate change species extinction or pollution and toxicity etc. However in the wake of recent work on animals cyborgs and objects as well as publications with a specific focus on ecology and environment there are real signs that theatre and performance scholars are beginning to make their own contribution to the Environmental Humanities. But if theatre critics are engaged in new forms of ecocritical analysis it is worth posing a pertinent question from the outset: namely what can theatre do ecologically? In this book leading researchers and practitioners seek to answer that question from a number of perspectives and with diverse methodologies. Topics include: reflections on rehearsal processes scores for performance site-based interventions ideas of conflict investigations of temporality and time ecology ecospectating and the experience of disappointment. Taken together these essays make an important intervention in the emergent (inter)disciplines of the Environmental Humanities and further our understanding of the ecological potential of Theatre and Performance in ways that are cautious tentative but also generative. This book was originally published as a special issue of Green Letters: Studies in Ecocriticism. | Performance and Ecology: What Can Theatre Do?

GBP 38.99

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News 2.0 Can journalism survive the Internet?

There have never been so many ways of producing news and news-like content. From podcasts to YouTube blogs and the phenomenal popularity of social media seismic shifts are underway in global media. News 2. 0 bridges the gap between theory and practice to present an integrated approach to journalism that redefines the profession. Key ideas in journalism theory political economy and media studies are used to explore the changing cultures of journalism in an historical context. Hirst explains the fragmentation of the mass audience for news products and how digital commerce has disconnected consumers from real democracy. He argues that journalism requires a restatement of the role of journalists as public intellectuals with a commitment to truth trust and the public interest. | News 2. 0 Can journalism survive the Internet?

GBP 130.00

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Can America Remain Committed? U.s. Security Horizons In The 1990s

This book is concerned with the myriad of foreign security commitments and the means available to America to fulfill them. It represents the scholarly results of the collective project (on US security horizons) mounted by the Queen's University Centre for International Relations. | Can America Remain Committed? U. s. Security Horizons In The 1990s

GBP 39.99

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How Can We Commit The Unthinkable? Genocide: The Human Cancer

This book provides discussion on the normality of man's availability to genocide. It proposes a frame of reference for attempts to understand human mad violence alongside the genius of human creativity as both issue from the very givens of life and death in human existence. | How Can We Commit The Unthinkable? Genocide: The Human Cancer

GBP 39.99

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Urban Playground How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities

What type of cities do we want our children to grow up in? Car-dominated noisy polluted and devoid of nature? Or walkable welcoming and green? As the climate crisis and urbanisation escalate cities urgently need to become more inclusive and sustainable. This book reveals how seeing cities through the eyes of children strengthens the case for planning and transportation policies that work for people of all ages and for the planet. It shows how urban designers and city planners can incorporate child friendly insights and ideas into their masterplans public spaces and streetscapes. Healthier children mean happier families stronger communities greener neighbourhoods and an economy focused on the long-term. Make cities better for everyone. | Urban Playground How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities

GBP 38.00

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The Power of Inner Pictures How Imagination Can Maintain Physical and Mental Health

This book is about inner pictures and how we can access and change these pictures through our imagination. It is written not only for specialists in the field of psychotherapy and coaching but also for the general public. With the authors as specialists in the field the authors have created a joint book that is both comprehensive and understan | The Power of Inner Pictures How Imagination Can Maintain Physical and Mental Health

GBP 145.00

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What Can We Know About Sex? A Lacanian Study of Sex and Gender

Despite the progress made by psychoanalysis since Freud’s discovery of the sexual nature of the unconscious analysts have tended to explore psychical causality independently of the role of the biological factors at play in sexuality. What Can We Know About Sex? explains how Lacan’s work allows us to make new links between the sexual laws of discourse gender and what Freud called the 'biological rock' in human life allowing a new perspective not only on the history of the sexual couple but on contemporary developments of sexuality in the 21st century. Gisèle Chaboudez’s insights demonstrate that the old phallic logic that has been so dominant is now in the process of being dismantled opening up the question of how people can relate sexually and what forms of jouissance are at stake for contemporary subjectivity. What Can We Know About Sex? will be a key text for analysts academics and students of feminism gender and sexuality. | What Can We Know About Sex? A Lacanian Study of Sex and Gender

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Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury The Ways your Brain can Break

Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break explains the acquired brain disorders that can suddenly change a person’s life. Underlining the intricate workings of the human brain and the amazing things it does every day this book examines what happens when the brain stops functioning as it should. Through the use of case studies and historical examples this concentrated collection of different neuropsychological conditions provides the reader a glimpse into the lived experiences of each disorder. Each chapter is firmly rooted in relevant neuropsychological literature combined with easy-to-understand explanations and guided reflection. In its essence this book is a celebration of the human brain and the myriad factors that make it up serving to maintain hope in recovering from brain conditions and to marvel at the intricate workings of the brain. This valuable compendium is essential for anyone who wants to learn more about how the brain functions and dysfunctions and will be equally useful for students instructors and healthcare workers. It will further be of use to individuals with brain conditions and their dear ones and for the individuals who are interested in learning more about the human brain. | Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury The Ways your Brain can Break

GBP 44.95

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An Analysis of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's Can the Subaltern Speak?

A critical analysis of Spivak's classic 1988 postcolonial studies essay in which she argues that a core problem for the poorest and most marginalized in society (the subalterns) is that they have no platform to express their concerns and no voice to affect policy debates or demand a fairer share of society’s goods. A key theme of Gayatri Spivak's work is agency: the ability of the individual to make their own decisions. While Spivak's main aim is to consider ways in which subalterns – her term for the indigenous dispossessed in colonial societies – were able to achieve agency this paper concentrates specifically on describing the ways in which western scholars inadvertently reproduce hegemonic structures in their work. Spivak is herself a scholar and she remains acutely aware of the difficulty and dangers of presuming to speak for the subalterns she writes about. As such her work can be seen as predominantly a delicate exercise in the critical thinking skill of interpretation; she looks in detail at issues of meaning specifically at the real meaning of the available evidence and her paper is an attempt not only to highlight problems of definition but to clarify them. What makes this one of the key works of interpretation in the Macat library is of course the underlying significance of this work. Interpretation in this case is a matter of the difference between allowing subalterns to speak for themselves and of imposing a mode of speaking on them that – however well-intentioned – can be as damaging in the postcolonial world as the agency-stifling political structures of the colonial world itself. By clearing away the detritus of scholarly attempts at interpretation Spivak takes a stand against a specifically intellectual form of oppression and marginalization. | An Analysis of Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's Can the Subaltern Speak?

GBP 6.50

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Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis Can Technology Really Save the World?

A radical and challenging book which argues that artificial intelligence needs a completely different set of foundations based on ecological intelligence rather than human intelligence if it is to deliver on the promise of a better world. This can usher in the greatest transformation in human history an age of re-integration. Our very existence is dependent upon our context within the Earth System and so surely artificial intelligence must also be grounded within this context embracing emergence interconnectedness and real-time feedback. We discover many positive outcomes across the societal economic and environmental arenas and discuss how this transformation can be delivered. Key Features: Identifies a key weakness in current AI thinking that threatens any hope of a better world. Highlights the importance of realizing that systems theory is an essential foundation for any technology that hopes to positively transform our world. Emphasizes the need for a radical new approach to AI based on ecological systems. Explains why ecosystem intelligence not human intelligence offers the best framework for AI. Examines how this new approach will impact on the three arenas of society environment and economics ushering in a new age of re-integration. | Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis Can Technology Really Save the World?

GBP 27.99

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Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination how do we as Americans reconcile a commitment to equality and freedom with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it? This widely acclaimed text by Paula D. McClain with new coauthor Jessica D. Johnson Carew provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of the historical and contemporary political experience of the major groups-African Americans Latinos Asian Americans and American Indians-in the United States. It explores the similarities and differences in these groups' representation and participation in law politics and policymaking discusses the enduring issues and concerns that they face and examines intra- and inter-group competition and coalition-building in the face of enduring conflict and inequality. The seventh edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include coverage of President Barack Obama's second term the 2016 election police brutality and Black Lives Matter and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest movement. With a brand-new chapter on the intersections of race and gender Can We All Get Along? remains unparalleled in its comparative coverage of the current landscape of minority politics in the United States. | Can We All Get Along? Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics

GBP 42.99

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Bulletproof Decisions How Executives Can Get It Right Every Time

We are told from a young age that we should strive to make the right decisions but we aren’t taught exactly how to do this. Every day we make over 35 000 decisions in our personal and professional lives. How many of those decisions do we get right? This book will help business executives systematically tackle these 35 000 decisions. Executives are forced to make critical decisions that impact their lives their employees’ lives and the lives of their customers. Decisions like what products to create who should be hired and what divisions to shut down are all commonplace in the executive suite. This book offers three strategies for dealing with decisions: problem-solving techniques routines and decision-making frameworks. Each strategy is designed to help readers achieve more clarity gain time back and improve the quality of their decisions. The first one focuses on helping readers solve the right problem instead of wasting time on the wrong one. The second strategy helps deal with decisions that need to be made once but can then be executed regularly. The third and final strategy provides a three-step framework for making the most important decisions in their lives. The focus of the author’s work is on helping readers use data to make better decisions. This book gives readers the tools to convert the insights they learn from their data into actionable decisions. | Bulletproof Decisions How Executives Can Get It Right Every Time

GBP 24.99

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Strategic Listening How Managers Coworkers and Organizations Can Become Better at Listening

Listening is so simple yet so difficult. Many times listening is taken for granted. One could therefore say that listening is the forgotten part of communication. Although organizations have more digital and analog communication channels than ever too little time is spent listening to customers employees and other influential groups. It is a shame that listening is not given more attention as it is linked to many positive values. Examples include better conversations increased trust and confidence more outstanding commitment and job satisfaction lower absenteeism due to illness higher productivity and quality of work increased sales better relationships with customers and employees and many other positive effects. To the extent that listening takes place organizations rarely take a holistic approach to it. Strategic listening means a given objective for listening thoughts about who should listen when it should happen and so on. An organization’s listening must become a strategic issue to exploit the great potential of increased listening. This book provides answers to the following: Why is listening important? What are the barriers to listening? How can both individuals and organizations become better at listening? How can organizations develop strategic listening skills? How does one build a system to improve an organization’s strategic listening? | Strategic Listening How Managers Coworkers and Organizations Can Become Better at Listening

GBP 26.95

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Out of Hiding Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can be Stopped

Out of Hiding: Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can Be Stopped explains how white supremacist extremism endures the varied forms it takes its relationship with systemic racism and what to do about it. The book draws on more than 30 years of extensive data and direct experiences with extremists to describe how white supremacy moved into the spotlight during the first two decades of the 21st century. The argument focuses on three moments between 2008 and today during which white supremacists took opportunities to move from pockets of underground activism to violent protests across the United States. The authors offer a corrective to observers who mischaracterize today’s racial extremism as a new form of ‘alt-right’ conservatism or ‘white nationalism’ emanating from an isolated poorly educated and economically disenfranchised online fringe. These misunderstandings reflect the limited attention given to the varied and persistent forms of racial extremism that have long simmered in America and an inability to acknowledge the appeal white supremacist messages can hold for a broad swath of the U. S. population. This volume contributes a longer view than other books to demonstrate that today’s white supremacy is less a unique eruption than a continuation –and an acceleration –of longstanding U. S. white supremacy. This is essential reading for scholars and activists interested in racism white supremacy and far-right extremism. | Out of Hiding Extremist White Supremacy and How It Can be Stopped

GBP 22.99

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Campfire Lessons for Leaders How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward

This ideal companion for business leaders heading into a milestone moment offers practical advice to help them take something that can seem amorphous and abstract – living an intentional purposeful life – and turn it into reality. Though it might seem counterintuitive this book demonstrates that to move forward in the right direction you must understand and integrate your past into your present. Readers will see how they too can step back and consider the flashpoints of their past in a way that will serve them as they take the next step of their life from navigating a significant life change to simply living each day feeling less stuck and more purposeful. Leading coach Tony Martignetti shares the most powerful lessons from over 200 Virtual Campfire podcast interviews he’s conducted with driven individuals who decided to live intentionally rather than by default. As no two interviewees have faced the same challenges or pursued the same goals readers will be inspired by these diverse insights to embark on – and sustain – their own unique transformations. Packed with questions journaling prompts and real-world exercises to help readers understand their past at a deeper level and integrate it into their present this book provides a valuable toolkit for business leaders and professionals in any industry who feel unfulfilled and uncertain about what’s next for them. | Campfire Lessons for Leaders How Uncovering Our Past Can Propel Us Forward

GBP 31.99

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First Aid for Teacher Burnout How You Can Find Peace and Success

Offering clear strategies rooted in research and expert recommendations the new edition of First Aid for Teacher Burnout empowers teachers to prevent and recover from burnout while finding success at work in a sustainable way. Each chapter explores a different common cause of teacher burnout and provides takeaway strategies and realistic tips. Chapter coverage includes fighting low morale diminishing stress streamlining grading reducing workload leveraging collaboration using technology to your advantage managing classroom behavior advocating for support from your administration securing the help of parents and community and more. New in this edition the author expands on discussion about teacher activism using digital resources as well as a wealth of tips throughout for those teaching virtually. Full of reflection exercises confessions from real teachers and veteran teacher tips this accessible book provides easy-to-implement steps for alleviating burnout problems so you can enjoy peace and success in your teaching. | First Aid for Teacher Burnout How You Can Find Peace and Success

GBP 28.99

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The Lost Art of Listening Third Edition How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

That isn't what I meant! Truly listening and being heard is far from simple even between people who care about each other. This perennial bestseller-now revised and updated for the digital age-analyzes how any conversation can go off the rails and provides essential skills for building mutual understanding. Thoughtful witty and empathic the book is filled with vivid stories of couples coworkers friends and family working through tough emotions and navigating differences of all kinds. Learn ways you can: *Hear what people mean not just what they say. *Share a difference of opinion without sounding dismissive. *Encourage uncommunicative people to open up. *Make sure both sides get heard in heated discussions. *Get through to someone who never seems to listen. *Ask for support without getting unwanted advice. *Reduce miscommunication in texts and online. From renowned therapist Michael P. Nichols and new coauthor Martha B. Straus the third edition reflects the huge impact of technology and social media on relationships and gives advice for talking to loved ones across social and political divides | The Lost Art of Listening Third Edition How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships

GBP 14.99

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The Gamer's Brain How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

Making a successful video game is hard. Even games that are well-received at launch may fail to engage players in the long term due to issues with the user experience (UX) that they are delivering. That’s why makers of successful video games like Fortnite and Assassin’s Creed invest both time and money perfecting their UX strategy. These top video game creators know that a bad user experience can ruin the prospects for any game regardless of its budget scope or ambition. The game UX accounts for the whole experience players have with a video game from first hearing about it to navigating menus and progressing in the game. UX as a discipline offers guidelines to assist developers in creating the optimal experience they want to deliver including shipping higher quality games (whether indie triple-A or serious games) and meeting business goals - all while staying true to design vision and artistic intent. At its core UX is about understanding the gamer’s brain: understanding human capabilities and limitations to anticipate how a game will be perceived the emotions it will elicit how players will interact with it and how engaging the experience will be. This book is designed to equip readers of all levels from student to professional with cognitive science knowledge and user experience guidelines and methodologies. These insights will help readers identify the ingredients for successful and engaging video games empowering them to develop their own unique game recipe more efficiently while providing a better experience for their audience. The Gamer's Brain: How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design Is written by Celia Hodent - a UX expert with a PhD in psychology who has been working in the entertainment industry for over 10 years including at prominent companies such as Epic Games (Fortnite) Ubisoft and LucasArts. Major themes explored in this book: Provides an overview of how the brain learns and processes information by distilling research findings from cognitive science and psychology research in a very accessible way. Topics covered include: neuromyths perception memory attention motivation emotion and learning. Includes numerous examples from released games of how scientific knowledge translates into game design and how to use a UX framework in game development. Describes how UX can guide developers to improve the usability and the level of engagement a game provides to its target audience by using cognitive psychology knowledge implementing human-computer interaction principles and applying the scientific method (user research). Provides a practical definition of UX specifically applied to games with a unique framework. Defines the most relevant pillars for good usability (ease of use) and good engage-ability (the ability of the game to be fun and engaging) translated into a practical checklist. Covers design thinking game user research game analytics and UX strategy at both a project and studio level. This book is a practical tool that any professional game developer or student can use right away and includes the most complete overview of UX in games existing today. | The Gamer's Brain How Neuroscience and UX Can Impact Video Game Design

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