Category: Games & Strategy Guides

Price: $17.38
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Piggyback Interactive (December 10, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 500 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1911015788
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1911015789
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.76 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.27 x 0.98 x 11.02 inches

Price: $28.58
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The stories behind some of the most obscure and fascinating technology in the history of gaming.

The story of video games is often told as the successive rise of computers and consoles from famous names like Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Microsoft. But beyond this familiar tale, there’s a whole world of weird and wonderful gaming machines that seldom get talked about.

Curious Video Game Machines reveals the fascinating stories behind a bevy of rare and unusual consoles, computers and coin-ops – like Kimtanktics, a 1970s wargame computer made out of calculator parts, or the suite of Korea-exclusive consoles made by car manufacturer Daewoo. Then there’s the Casio Loopy, a 1990s console that doubled up as a sticker printer, the RDI Halcyon, a 1985 LaserDisc-based machine that could recognize your voice, and the Interton VC 4000, a German console made by a hearing-aid company, as well as a range of bizarre arcade machines, from early attempts at virtual reality to pedal-powered flying contraptions.

There are tales of missed opportunities, like the astonishingly powerful Enterprise 64 computer, which got caught in development hell and arrived too late to make an impact on the British microcomputer market. And there are tales of little-known triumphs, like the Galaksija DIY computer kit that introduced a whole generation of Yugoslavians to computing before the country became engulfed by war.

Featuring exclusive interviews with creators, developers and collectors, Curious Video Game Machines finally shines a light on the forgotten corners of video-game history.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Owl (April 30, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 139907377X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399073776
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.71 pounds

Price: $18.21
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Learn to build mobile apps for Android devices with MIT App Inventor, a visual drag-and-drop programming language like Scratch.

You’ve swiped and tapped your way through countless apps, but have you ever created one? Now you can, thanks to Learn to Program with App Inventor. In less than an hour, you’ll be able to build and run your first app!

App Inventor is a free software for making Android apps. All you need is a PC with an Internet connection to build your app, and a mobile phone for testing. You’ll use a simple drag-and-drop interface, which minimizes errors and avoids too much typing.

A certified App Inventor Master Trainer, Logan breaks down each project into logical steps, lists the components you’ll need, and then shows you how to create screen designs, control program flow with conditionals and loops, and store data in variables and lists. Once you’ve tested the app on your phone, you can test what you learned with challenges at the end of each chapter.

You’ll build cool apps like:
  *  Hi, World!: Use your voice to send a text message
  *  Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearse a speech or dance routine with this video recording app
  *  Fruit Loot: Catch randomly failing fruit in this exciting game
  *  Beat the Bus: Track a friend’s journey using location services and maps
  *  Virtual Shades: Take a selfie, then try on some virtual sunglasses

Join the 6 million people who have tried App Inventor, and make the journey from app user to app inventor.

From the Publisher

Three Questions for Lyra Blizzard Logan, author of “Learn to Program with App Inventor”

Why is your book important?

It will teach readers important computational thinking and computer programming concepts while they learn to create fun and feature-rich apps!

Who is this book for?

I hope beginning coding teachers will use the book as an introduction to programming. I think it also will appeal to others who are excited about being able to build apps without getting bogged down by the tedious nuances of a text-based programming language.

What is the value of App Inventor?

AI is a blocks-based visual programming environment that allows anyone to build fully functional, useful apps quickly and easily while learning key programming concepts, like event-driven programming, variables, arrays, loops and conditionals. Because of the ease of use, people who learn to program with App Inventor often go on to learn more, including how to write code in traditional text-based languages.

An attorney as well as one of only 44 U.S.-based MIT-certified App Inventor Master Trainers, Logan has programmed in PHP and JavaScript for over 13 years. She received her JD degree from Harvard.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Starch Press; Illustrated edition (November 26, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 159327968X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1593279684
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1240L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.56 x 9.25 inches

Price: $6.99
(as of Apr 05, 2024 14:06:18 UTC – Details)

Advanced Level Candy Crush Saga Player Guide

This is the ONLY Candy Crush Saga Advanced Player Guide you’ll find on Amazon. It’s available in both Kindle & paperback versions.

Following on from the success of ‘Candy Crush Saga: Fire HD Version Guide’, I’ve written an advanced guide for those of you who want more specific tips, advice & strategies on the higher levels of this fantastic game app developed by King.com. e.g. how to get past the lethal time bomb maker in level 275 & how to make it through the notorious level 342 that contains meringues with hidden jellies.

To give you an idea of what you’ll be getting in this advanced level guide, here is a condensed list of some of the major headings:

Advanced Game Modes and LevelsThe Deadlier ObstaclesAdvanced Level PerksTrain Stuck Between the Two StationsTricks to Clear the Trickiest LevelsThe Secret behind TornadoTips To Get Through the Advanced Jelly LevelsTips To Get Through the Advanced Ingredient LevelsSpecial Candies OnlyThe Hardest Levels of Candy Crush SagaWin the Candylicious Fight!!

Both the Kindle & paperback versions have screenshots throughout. You can be sure there is no better advanced guide available for Candy Crush Saga and a choice of format that best suits you.

If you are not quite ready for an advanced guide yet then you may prefer my previous guide, ‘Candy Crush Saga: Fire HD Version Guide’ by Tyler Davis and Emily Jackson.

If you want more of your advanced level game to be Tasty, Sweet & Delicious then this is definitely the game guide for you.

Do yourself a favor and buy this advanced guide now rather than returning after being disappointed with the other Candy Crush Saga Guides!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (August 1, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 58 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1491247002
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1491247006
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.36 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.12 x 9 inches