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Tor Seidler

Book Description Darryl Kirby is an orphan. He is also a whiz at computer games -- especially those conceived by Keith Masterly, the greatest software guru of all time. But when Darryl plays a new prototype of his favorite game, StarMaster, strange things begin to happen. After he finds his way through a tortuous maze and answers questions that could stump a scientist, a mysterious message -- "WANT TO PLAY?" -- invites him into a game in which the stakes are higher than they first appear -- a game that eventually lands him in a luxurious laboratory where Masterly has enlisted a brain trust of children for a secret purpose of his own. Befriended by Nina, who suspects Masterly's motives, Darryl slowly uncovers a sinister plan and finds himself the star in his own real-life computer game. But will he and Nina be able to stop Masterly and escape before it is too late? Brainboy and the Deathmaster is a fast-paced, high-tech mystery-adventure by National Book Award finalist Tor...

Paul Carr, Graham Pond

Imagine an enormous, breathtaking virtual world to explore, where land can be bought for less than a dollar and new construction is limited only by your imagination. An online tourist destination where you can shop for virtual designer clothes in a shopping mall atop a live volcano, teleport to an underwater gig by U2, before taking a new friend back to your personal spaceship for virtual coffee or...well, you get the idea. The Unofficial Tourists' Guide to Second Life is a fast, fun guidebook that introduces first-time visitors to the endless wonders offered by this exciting and rapidly developing online world. All of Second Life is here, including: The Essentials. What to wear and how to behave.The People. Finding likeminded souls—or soulmates.The Major Destinations. Must-see tourist hotspots, shops, and shows.Shopping and Nightlife. A guide to the lively virtual shopping scene, and all manner of debauchery.For Entrepreneurs. How to buy land or...

David J. Kahn

Book Description Solvers who are ready for something hard will relish these tough crosswords. Every clue offers an extra touch of difficulty--a little twist or mind-bending pun that takes a bit of thought to figure out. Some are international, othershistorical, and still more feature some interesting, not commonly known trivia. Try to come up with the answers for these: "1636 Dutch acquisition," "Target of a bang-up job?" and "Spy exchanged for Gary Powers." It's a real brain workout. Answers: Aruba, Dent, and Abel.

Fernando Bueno

Learn to Use Music as a Weapon and Fight to Become an Icon •Exclusive interview with Kevin Liles •Expert tips for every fighting style, detailing all strengths and weaknesses •Strategy for playing Build a Label mode three different ways •Detailed tables and walkthrough steps for obtaining all rewards and unlockables •Master the music with tutorials that help you time your combos with each song

Wolfgang Engel

In the past few years, DirectX and graphics cards have rapidly improved, providing a more powerful and flexible rendering pipeline. With all of these advancements, vertex and pixel shaders are becoming widely used in high end graphics and game development. Learning how to program shaders, however, is still new and challenging to many programmers. Those who have been working with these tools have found innovative uses and methods, and many of these ideas are included in ShaderX3 Advanced Rendering with DirectX and OpenGL. This all new collection of articles, written by industry experts, provides an array of practical, ready-to-use shader tricks and techniques. By using these techniques, programmers will become more efficient and better prepared to overcome a variety of shader programming challenges. TOPICAL COVERAGE: * Geometry Manipulation Tricks: covers vertex or geometry manipulation, including geometry compression, animation, and procedural geometry * Rendering...

Linda Boyd

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BradyGames

BradyGames’ Serious Sam II Official Strategy Guide includes the following: A complete walkthrough of all seven environments. Extensive maps of the over 40 levels that pinpoint key locations. Detailed item and equipment lists. Expert boss strategies to defeat the 45 newly designed enemies. Exhaustive bestiary. Unbeatable online tactics for each mode of gameplay. Games secrets uncovered! Platform: PC and Xbox Genre:...

Mason Malmuth, Lynne Loomis

A guide designed to help you select the right machines and make the correct drawing decisions in the most popular of all slot games.

Richard A. Knaak

Since the beginning of time, the angelic hosts of the High Heavens and the demonic hordes of the Burning Hells have been locked in a struggle for the fate of all Creation. That struggle has now come to the mortal realm...and neither Man nor Demon norAngel will be left unscathed.... Legend speaks of a long-dead city known as Ureh, thought by many to have been a gateway to the High Heavens. It is believed that every two thousand years, when the stars align and the shadow of Mount Nymyr falls upon the ruins, Ureh is reborn -- and all its lost riches are revealed to those brave enough to seek them out. Now, after a lifetime of research and intense calculation, the Vizjerei sorcerer, Quov Tsin, has come to witness Ureh's rebirth for himself. But that which awaits Tsin and his hired band of mercenaries is nothing like what they expected. They will find that the dream of radiant Ureh is, in fact, a twisted nightmare of horror -- one that will draw them inexorably into The...

Prima Temp Authors

Book DescriptionFreedom Isn't Free ·Updated tech info on all the latest gadgets ·Tips on shadow movement and assassination ·Multiple run-throughs for each mission ·The lowdown on stealth multiplayer experience ·Every area covered in the single player campaign ·Training section readies you for action ·Arena combat strategies