Uncanny Valley
Debugging The Uncanny Valley
An engaging exploration of why almost-human faces, voices, and movements can feel eerie, unsettling, and strangely wrong.
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Game Design and Development: Code, Psychology and Analytics (Paperback)
Writing great games isn't just about luck or magic - it isn't just about great graphics or storyline - writing a great game is an art! Learn…
Analytics
Lying with Visualizations: Seeing Isn't Believing
A provocative exploration of how visualizations can mislead, manipulate, and distort truth. This book equips readers with the critical thinking…
Game Design
Player Experience Design in 20 Minutes
A fast, practical guide to understanding how players think, feel, and interact with your game—so you can design experiences that keep them…
Extended Reality
The Responsible XR Playbook
A practical guide to navigating and developing strong, safe, and trustworthy XR solutions that goes beyond just adding an ethics sticker.
Game Design
7-7-7 Rule for Game Design
The 7‑7‑7 Rule for Game Design introduces a simple yet powerful framework that helps creators structure mechanics, pacing, and player…
Computers & Technology
Debugging the Undebuggable: Tools and Strategies for Diagnosis
A systematic guide to diagnosing and fixing the most elusive software bugs, from complex concurrency issues to mysterious memory leaks and…
Higher Education
KPIs Across the Academic Ecosystem
You're probably measuring the wrong things. Your department definitely is. And that grant you lost? Yeah, someone else understood the metrics.…
Game Development
Quickstart Guide to Game Design
Quickstart Guide to Game Design is a beginner-friendly introduction to designing and building small games. It covers the fundamentals of game…
User Experience
Quickstart Guide to Immersive User Experience
This guide introduces the core principles behind immersive user experience design, blending psychology, interaction, and storytelling to help…
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Visualizing Data: Psychology and Analytics - Exploring, Explaining and Storytelling (Paperback)
Exploring the secrets behind data visualizations - how people interpret visualizations and how they can manipulate, control or more.
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Wired Minds: Reverse Psychology and Manipulation in the Digital Age (Paperback)
Explore how digital platforms manipulate human behavior through design, algorithms, and psychological tactics.