1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139957903321

Autore

Tavinor Grant

Titolo

The art of videogames [[electronic resource] /] / Grant Tavinor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-283-20467-3

9786613204677

1-4051-8788-3

1-4443-1017-8

1-4443-1018-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

New directions in aesthetics

Disciplina

794.8

794.801

Soggetti

Video games - Philosophy

Video games - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE ART OFVIDEOGAMES; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE NEW ART OF VIDEOGAMES; 2 WHAT ARE VIDEOGAMES ANYWAY?; 3 VIDEOGAMES AND FICTION; 4 STEPPING INTO FICTIONAL WORLDS; 5 GAMES THROUGH FICTION; 6 VIDEOGAMES AND NARRATIVE; 7 EMOTION IN VIDEOGAMING; 8 THE MORALITY OF VIDEOGAMES; 9 VIDEOGAMES AS ART; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Art of Videogames explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. Presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the artsExplores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogamesWritten for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamerDiscusses the relationship between games and earlier artis



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451449803321

Autore

Axelson Jan

Titolo

USB mass storage [[electronic resource] ] : designing and programming devices and embedded hosts / / Jan Axelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, WI, : Lakeview Research LLC, c2006

ISBN

1-280-56708-2

9786610567089

1-931448-05-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

004.5

Soggetti

Computer storage devices

USB (Computer bus)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Mass Storage Basics; 2 Supporting USB; 3 The USB Mass Storage Class; 4 Accessing Flash Memory Cards; 5 MultiMediaCard Protocol; 6 SCSI Commands; 7 Media Structure; 8 FAT File Systems; 9 Directories; 10 File Operations; 11 Embedded Hosts; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This developer's guide for designers and programmers of mass-storage devices that use the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface provides developers with information on how to choose storage media, interface the media to a microcontroller or other CPU, and write device firmware to access the media and perform USB communications. Comparisons of popular storage-media options to help users choose a media type for a project are included, and the types described cover hard drives and flash-memory cards such as the MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, and CompactFlash card. Helpful tip



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910701329803321

Titolo

Kansas' controls over jobs for veteran state grant contract reporting and monitoring need to be strengthened / / U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Veterans Employment and Training Service

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Veterans Employment and Training Service, , 2011

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 26 pages)

Soggetti

Veterans - Employment - United States

Disabled veterans - Employment - United States

Veterans - Training of - United States

Auditors' reports - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 7, 2014).

"March 31, 2011."

"This audit was performed by WithumSmith+Brown PC, CPAs, under contract to the Office of Inspector General, and by acceptance, it becomes a report of the Office of Inspector General."

"Report number: 04-11-002-02-201."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.