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The Game Design Toolbox

The Game Design Toolbox

This book presents 71 practical game design tools that readers can use to solve real-world game design problems. Written to be a toolbox for game designers it offers a hands-on approach with clear and easy-to-use tools so that readers can quickly find the right solution to the problem they are facing. This book is divided into six game design phases: ideation exploration commitment problem solving balancing and tuning. Each category contains an array of relevant tools and the accompanying indexes offer suggestions for tools to use for specific problems. Support Materials for this book offer further teaching materials exercises and complementary FAQs. Written to be a practical resource this book will be a useful toolbox for junior and veteran game designers alike. | The Game Design Toolbox

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The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox

The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox

The Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox continues where the Game Narrative Toolbox ended. While the later covered the basics of writing for games the Advanced Game Narrative Toolbox will cover techniques for the intermediate and professional writer. The book will cover topics such as how to adapt a novel to a game how to revive IPs and how to construct transmedia worlds. Each chapter will be written by a professional with exceptional experience in the field of the chapter. Key Features Learn from industry experts how to tackle today’s challenges in storytelling for games. A learn by example and exercise approach which was praised in the Game Narrative Toolbox. An in depth view on advanced storytelling techniques and topics as they are currently discussed and used in the gaming industry. Expand your knowledge in game writing as you learn and try yourself to design quests write romances and build worlds as you would as a writer in a game studio. Improve your own stories by learning and trying the techniques used by the professionals of game writing.

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The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling

The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling

The Geometry Toolbox takes a novel and particularly visual approach to teaching the basic concepts of two- and three-dimensional geometry. It explains the geometry essential for today's computer modeling computer graphics and animation systems. While the basic theory is completely covered the emphasis of the book is not on abstract proofs but rather on examples and algorithms. The Geometry Toolbox is the ideal text for professionals who want to get acquainted with the latest geometric tools. The chapters on basic curves and surfaces form an ideal stepping stone into the world of graphics and modeling. It is also a unique textbook for a modern introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory. | The Geometry Toolbox for Graphics and Modeling

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The Social Workers' Toolbox Sustainable Multimethod Social Work

The Social Workers' Toolbox Sustainable Multimethod Social Work

The Social Workers' Toolbox aims to bring order to the diversity of tools which are so characteristic of social work: assessment tools practice tools and outcome-measurement tools. The tools described in this Toolbox can be directly put into practice and adapted to the social workers’ personalized approach with their individual clients and their environments. The underlying meta-theory for Sustainable Multimethod Social Work is the ‘PIE-Empowerment Theory’. This theory defines social work practice in terms of the partnership between social worker and client and is aimed at enhancing quality of life through systematically and sustainably addressing human needs and human rights. The multimethod model promotes the flexible combination of well-written evidence- and practice-based tools. Packed full of useful checklists the Toolbox is ideal reading for both inexperienced and more practiced social workers. The book provides a solid basis through the use of practical examples. For the more experienced social worker it offers a substantial resource and the means to legitimize a chosen course of action and social work intervention. Schools of social work will be able to use the book as an easily accessible resource for social work assessments interventions and quality social work management. | The Social Workers' Toolbox Sustainable Multimethod Social Work

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Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

Wise Leadership provides current and emerging leaders with a grounded intuitive framework to help them understand and master multiple leadership identities allowing them to adapt seamlessly to different leadership settings and challenges. Anchored in a wisdom-based approach Kessler digs into leadership’s philosophical core to uncover the six fundamental challenges leaders face and presents the corresponding set of six synergistic competencies or tools that readers can develop to solve them. Bridging scholarship with practice each part of this leadership toolbox is outlined in a clear and consistent way so that readers can learn exactly when why and how to use it. The user-friendly format also eases comparison and customization of the different approaches along with a consideration of their strengths and dangers. Incorporating colorful examples and practical guidelines this book will equip both students and professionals with a dynamic repertoire of flexible leadership skills that will help them succeed in any situation. | Wise Leadership A Toolbox for Sustainable Success

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Systems Thinker's Toolbox Tools for Managing Complexity

Systems Thinker's Toolbox Tools for Managing Complexity

Systems Thinker's Toolbox: Tools for Managing Complexity provides more than 100 tools based on systems thinking and beyond. Each tool is described and when necessary examples are provided of how each of them can be used. Some of the simplest tools can be combined into more complex tools. The tools may be things such as lists causal loops and templates as well as processes and methodologies. Key FeaturesProvides an explanation of the two views of systems thinking; systemic and systematic thinking and then shows how to perform each of them in a complimentary manner Presents a set of thinking tools that can be used to apply systems thinking to solving problems in project management engineering systems engineering new product development and business Describes the tools from simple such as lists and goes on to more complex such as Categorized Requirements in Process (CRIP) charts and then onto the processes Introduces new tools that have been tested with positive feedback Discusses a set of communication tools that can improve project reviews and communicating innovative ideas | Systems Thinker's Toolbox Tools for Managing Complexity

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The Game Narrative Toolbox

The Game Narrative Toolbox

Learn how to create compelling game storylines. Four experienced narrative designers from different genres of game development have banded together to create this all-inclusive guide on what it's like to work as a writer and narrative designer in the video game industry. From concept to final testing The Game Narrative Toolbox walks readers through what role a narrative designer plays on a development team and what the requirements are at every stage of development. Drawing on real experiences authors Tobias Heussner Toiya Kristen Finley PhD Ann Lemay and Jennifer Brandes Hepler provide invaluable advice for writing compelling player-centered stories and effective dialogue trees to help readers make the switch from writing prose or screenplay to interactive. Thoroughly revised the Second Edition includes updated content reflecting the industry’s latest developments. In addition to revised and updated chapters this new edition features two additional chapters covering more advanced topics that are applicable to the lessons learned from the original chapters. Accompanying every chapter are exercises that allow the reader to develop their own documentation outlines and game-dialogue samples for use in applying for industry jobs or developing independent projects.

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The Game Production Toolbox

The Game Production Toolbox

The Game Production Toolbox focuses on the nuts and bolts of producing interactive content and how you can organize and support the creative technical and business efforts that are all part of interactive game development. This book isn’t going to tell you how to design a game or what technologies to use. Instead it provides techniques for and insights into managing from concept to release all the pieces that must come together in order to get a game into the hands of a player. Readers will learn about each phase of game production: prototyping defining the requirements assembling the team making the game and releasing to the players. Interviews from professional game developers give a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make a game. Key Features A framework for how to get an interactive game from concept to release including information on financing and pitching to publishers and investors. Techniques for working with the game development team to get effective prototypes and documentation to prove out game concept and mechanics. Concrete information on how to plan and execute the different aspects of game production such as audio localization testing and software ratings. Advice from industry experts on managing teams project management communicating effectively and keeping everyone happy. Information about working effectively with marketing PR and other people that are involved with the publishing and release process.

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Machine Learning Toolbox for Social Scientists Applied Predictive Analytics with R

Machine Learning Toolbox for Social Scientists Applied Predictive Analytics with R

Machine Learning Toolbox for Social Scientists covers predictive methods with complementary statistical tools that make it mostly self-contained. The inferential statistics is the traditional framework for most data analytics courses in social science and business fields especially in Economics and Finance. The new organization that this book offers goes beyond standard machine learning code applications providing intuitive backgrounds for new predictive methods that social science and business students can follow. The book also adds many other modern statistical tools complementary to predictive methods that cannot be easily found in econometrics textbooks: nonparametric methods data exploration with predictive models penalized regressions model selection with sparsity dimension reduction methods nonparametric time-series predictions graphical network analysis algorithmic optimization methods classification with imbalanced data and many others. This book is targeted at students and researchers who have no advanced statistical background but instead coming from the tradition of inferential statistics. The modern statistical methods the book provides allows it to be effectively used in teaching in the social science and business fields. Key Features: The book is structured for those who have been trained in a traditional statistics curriculum. There is one long initial section that covers the differences in estimation and prediction for people trained for causal analysis. The book develops a background framework for Machine learning applications from Nonparametric methods. SVM and NN simple enough without too much detail. It’s self-sufficient. Nonparametric time-series predictions are new and covered in a separate section. Additional sections are added: Penalized Regressions Dimension Reduction Methods and Graphical Methods have been increasing in their popularity in social sciences. | Machine Learning Toolbox for Social Scientists Applied Predictive Analytics with R

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Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

There is nothing more devastating to baseless opinions than good numbers. Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics: The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook helps you obtain good numbers on your quest to squash shabby opinions with sound advice. It details real-world applications of good numbers to foster improvements in industrial hygiene preventing inhalation toxicity and promoting better environmental air quality. Divided into four parts the book includes: Tips on preparing for the board certification examinations for Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) 726 solved problems in industrial hygiene ventilation occupational-environmental toxicology occupational health risk management and chemical safety engineering 154 economic persuasion techniques based on actual case studies to help feather one’s career bed and assist installation of industrial hygiene control methods Tips and guiding principles for professional career development This book provides industrial hygienists with a reference containing the equations conversions and formulas they encounter in their day-to-day duties. A study aid to those taking the certification exams (CIH CSP CHMM and DABT) it also includes business economic case studies demonstrating how to preserve your clients' financial resources promote industrial hygiene foster worksite safety learn the financial ropes of business economics and help control your clients' potential adverse environmental impact and in so doing greatly enhance career progress. | Air Contaminants Ventilation and Industrial Hygiene Economics The Practitioner's Toolbox and Desktop Handbook

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Living Shorelines The Science and Management of Nature-Based Coastal Protection

Living Shorelines The Science and Management of Nature-Based Coastal Protection

Living Shorelines: The Science and Management of Nature-based Coastal Protection compiles synthesizes and interprets the current state of the knowledge on the science and practice of nature-based shoreline protection. This book will serve as a valuable reference to guide scientists students managers planners regulators environmental and engineering consultants and others engaged in the design and implementation of living shorelines. This volume provides a background and history of living shorelines understandings on management policy and project designs technical synthesis of the science related to living shorelines including insights from new studies and the identification of research needs lessons learned and perspectives on future guidance. Makes recommendations on the correct usage of the term living shorelinesOffers guidance for shoreline management in the futureIncludes lessons learned from the practice of shoreline restoration/conservationSynthesizes regional perspectives to identify strategies for the successful design and implementation of living shorelinesReviews specific design criteria for successful implementation of living shorelinesProvides detailed discussions of social regulatory scientific and technical considerations to justify and design living shoreline projectsInternational perspectives are presented from leading researchers and managers in the East West and Gulf coasts of the United States Europe Canada and Australia that are working on natural approaches to shoreline management. The broad geographic scope and interdisciplinary nature of contributing authors will help to facilitate dialogue and transfer knowledge among different disciplines and across different regions. This book provides coastal communities with the scientific foundation and practical guidance necessary to implement effective shoreline management that enhances ecosystem services and coastal resilience now and into the future. | Living Shorelines The Science and Management of Nature-Based Coastal Protection

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Living Media Ethics Across Platforms

Living Media Ethics Across Platforms

Winner of the Clifford G. Christians Award for Research in Media Ethics Michael Bugeja’s Living Media Ethics posits that moral convergence is essential to address the complex issues of our high-tech media environment. As such the book departs from and yet complements traditional pedagogy in media ethics. Bugeja covers advertising public relations and major branches of journalism as well as major schools of philosophical thought and historical events that have shaped current media practices. Examining topics including responsibility truth falsehood temptation bias fairness and power chapters encourage readers to develop a personal code of ethics that they can turn to throughout their careers. Each chapter includes exercises as well as journal writing and creative assignments designed to build test and enhance individual value systems. Unlike other texts this media ethics book ends with an assignment to create a digital portfolio with personal ethics code aligned with a desired media position or company. | Living Media Ethics Across Platforms

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Living Out Loud An Introduction to LGBTQ History Society and Culture

Living Out Loud An Introduction to LGBTQ History Society and Culture

Living Out Loud: An Introduction to LGBTQ History Society and Culture offers students an evidence-based foundation in the interdisciplinary field of LGBTQ Studies. Chapters on history diversity dating/relationships education sexual health and globalization reflect current research and thinking in the social sciences humanities and sciences. Coverage of current events and recommendations for additional readings videos and web resources help students apply the contents in their lives making Living Out Loud the perfect core text for LGBTQ+ Studies (and similar) courses. | Living Out Loud An Introduction to LGBTQ History Society and Culture

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Radical Housing Designing multi-generational and co-living housing for all

Radical Housing Designing multi-generational and co-living housing for all

Radical Housing explores the planning technical financial health-based and social background for developing multi-generational homes and co-living. Abundantly illustrated with case studies and plans from projects across the UK and abroad this book inform sand inspires the delivery of alternative approaches to affordable and flexible housing and is an essential text for architecture practitioners students and community groups. | Radical Housing Designing multi-generational and co-living housing for all

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Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species—the first catalogue of its kind—covers all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012 comprising 3 509 living and 274 extinct species allocated to 539 living and 112 extinct genera. Also included are 54 genera and 302 species that are dubious or invalid resulting in recognition of 705 genera and 4 085 species. Features: Alphabetical listings by genus and species Individual accounts for each genus and species Detailed data on type specimens and type localities All subspecies synonyms and proposed snake names Distribution of species by country province and elevation Distribution of fossils by country and geological periods Major taxonomic references for each genus and species Appendix with major references for each country Complete bibliography of all references cited in text and appendix Index of 12 500 primary snake names The data on type specimens includes museum and catalog number length and sex and collector and date. The listed type localities include restrictions and corrections. The bibliography provides complete citations of all references cited in the text and appendix and taxonomic comments are given in the remarks sections. This standard reference supplies a scientific academic and professional treatment of snakes—appealing to conservationists and herpetologists as well as zoologists naturalists hobbyists researchers and teachers. | Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

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Design for Dementia Living Well at Home

Design for Dementia Living Well at Home

Design for Dementia is written by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and academics whose aim is to present lessons learnt from the Dementia Demonstration House at the Building Research Establishment’s Innovation Park. Known as Chris and Sally’s House the project represents a unique opportunity to show in practice what can be done to assist people living with dementia to continue to live at home and as part of the community with as much independence as possible. This book presents evidence based practical design guidance backed up by over 15 combined years of research by experienced professional designers. Beginning with an introduction which provides the background to the global dementia epidemic to allow readers to gain a better understanding of the issues they must consider the book then discusses how good design principles planning and construction standards can be used to effectively respond to the dementia crisis. The detailed findings from research using Chris and Sally’s House are presented and discussed along with practical examples and success stories ranging from simple design features to the more complex use of sensors and automated ventilation. The hope is that readers can apply the lessons learnt from Chris and Sally’s House to successfully integrate solutions into the design of new or refurbished housing for the elderly and also that the tools and insights shared will inform the wider context of good housing design as well as the spectrum of constraints and design standards which often apply. This book is important reading for architects designers engineers and project managers but also anyone with an interest in learning about practical solutions to aid those with dementia to live well at home. | Design for Dementia Living Well at Home

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Living Images Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum

Living Images Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum

The haunting funerary paintings on wood coffins found in Roman Egypt still represent some of the most vivid images that come to us from the ancient world. These paintings were first discovered by Flinders Petrie father of modern archaeology in his excavations in the Egyptian Fayum during the 1880s and have rested at University College London for over 100 years. Now the Petrie Museum is bringing this corpus of paintings to the public in a stunning catalog. Living Images is a beautiful and authoritative presentation of the restored collection that will be an essential reference for scholars and a fascinating read for general audiences. Central to the volume is a complete catalog of the mummy portraits uncovered by Petrie including full color illustrations and descriptions of technical and stylistic features and iconographic characteristics. To add to the value of the volume articles describe the process of finding the mummies explain the place of funerary assemblages in the history of Egyptian burial customs offer an introduction to Egyptian portrait painting and explain the conservation issues presented by the coffins. Petrie’s own reflections on his finds are also included. The volume is dedicated to the memory of Egyptologist Barbara Adams and co-sponsored by the Petrie Museum. | Living Images Egyptian Funerary Portraits in the Petrie Museum

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Embodiment Phenomenological Religious and Deconstructive Views on Living and Dying

Embodiment Phenomenological Religious and Deconstructive Views on Living and Dying

This book examines a number of landmark shifts in our account of the relationship between human and divine existence as reflected through the perception of time and corporeal experience. Drawing together some of the best scholars in the field this book provides a representative cross-section of influential trends in the philosophy of religion (e. g. phenomenology existential thought Biblical hermeneutics deconstruction) that have shaped our understanding of the body in its profane and sacred dimensions as site of conflicting discourses on presence and absence subjectivity and the death of the subject mortality resurrection and eternal life. | Embodiment Phenomenological Religious and Deconstructive Views on Living and Dying

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Experiencing Imprisonment Research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions

Experiencing Imprisonment Research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions

The growing body of work on imprisonment desistance and rehabilitation has mainly focused on policies and treatment programmes and how they are delivered. Experiencing Imprisonment reflects recent developments in research that focus on the active role of the offender in the process of justice. Bringing together experts from around the world and presenting a range of comparative critical research relating to key themes of the pains of imprisonment stigma power and vulnerability this book explores the various ways in which offenders relate to the justice systems and how these relationships impact the nature and effectiveness of their efforts to reduce offending. Experiencing Imprisonment showcases cutting-edge international and comparative critical research on how imprisonment is experienced by those people living and working within imprisonment institutions in North America and Northern Central and Eastern Europe as well as Scandinavia. The research explores the subjective experience of imprisonment from the perspective of a variety of staff and prisoner groups including juveniles adult female and male prisoners older prisoners sex offenders wrongfully convicted offenders and newly released prisoners. Offering a unique view of what it is like to be a prisoner or a prison officer the chapters in this book argue for a prioritisation of understanding the subjective experiences of imprisonment as essential to developing effective and humane systems of punishment. This is essential reading for academics and students involved in the study of criminology penology and the sociology of imprisonment. It will also be of interest to Criminal Justice practitioners and policymakers around the globe. | Experiencing Imprisonment Research on the experience of living and working in carceral institutions

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Compliance in the Enlarged European Union Living Rights or Dead Letters?

Compliance in the Enlarged European Union Living Rights or Dead Letters?

This book offers a rigorous empirical and theoretical analysis of an important dimension of European integration - the implementation of EU legislation and its effect in the wake of the accession of ten new member states to the EU in 2004. The authors concentrate on the key field of social policy which is of vital interest for the viability of the welfare state and the future of labour law standards in Europe. Following on from a previous prize-winning study Complying with Europe: EU Harmonization and Soft Law in the Member States this new volume looks at how EU social legislation works in practice particularly in Central and Eastern European countries. The authors offer in-depth empirical case studies of three of the most significant pieces of EU social legislation: the Working Time Directive the Equal Treatment Directive and the Employment Equality Directive. Their analysis makes it possible for the authors to make useful generalizations for the policy field as a whole. | Compliance in the Enlarged European Union Living Rights or Dead Letters?

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Young Children’s Civic Mindedness Democratic Living and Learning in an Unequal World

Young Children’s Civic Mindedness Democratic Living and Learning in an Unequal World

Young Children’s Civic Mindedness provides a well-grounded understanding of children’s civic thought and action by inviting readers to look and listen carefully to the voices of young children themselves. Grounded in research on children’s evolving civic identities and drawn from extended case studies and rich narrative vignettes this book shows the many ways even the youngest children can be civic-minded and political. The book engages readers in thinking about the many ways children reason about and approach civic problems; how children’s experience in various local and larger contexts shapes their thinking and action; and the environmental factors that delimit what children see as possible in civic spaces. Written for early childhood elementary and civic educators this book encourages readers to go beyond mere rhetoric on the importance of civic education to develop improved ways of teaching for children’s civic development. | Young Children’s Civic Mindedness Democratic Living and Learning in an Unequal World

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Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

Trust is a concept familiar to most. Whether we are cognizant of it or not we experience it on a daily basis. Yet trust is quickly eroding in civic and political life. Americans’ trust in their government has reached all-time lows. The political and social consequences of this decline in trust are profound. What are the foundations of trust? What explains its apparent decline in society? Is there a way forward for rebuilding trust in our leaders and institutions? How should we study the role of trust across a diverse range of policy issues and problems? Given its complexity trust as an object of study cannot be claimed by any single discipline. Rather than vouch for an overarching theory of trust Living in an Age of Mistrust synthesizes existing perspectives across multiple disciplines to offer a truly comprehensive examination of this concept and a topic of research. Using an analytical framework that encompasses rational and cultural (or sociological) dimensions of trust the contributions found therein provide a wide range of policy issues both domestic and international to explore the apparent decline in trust its impact on social and political life and efforts to rebuild trust. | Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

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Living in Mandatory Palestine Personal Narratives of Resilience of the Galilee during the Mandate Period 1918–1948

Living in Mandatory Palestine Personal Narratives of Resilience of the Galilee during the Mandate Period 1918–1948

This book the product of a series of 40 interviews with Israelis and Palestinians describes everyday life in Galilee during the Mandate period. The individual narratives are skillfully embedded in larger historical and social histories by a team of authors who come from diverse academic backgrounds. It offers a glimpse into Israelis’ and Palestinians’ experiences of war and peace and sheds new light on the challenges facing Israeli society today. This work is ideal for scholars and students of the social sciences particularly those interested in the psychological repercussions of political and social events. | Living in Mandatory Palestine Personal Narratives of Resilience of the Galilee during the Mandate Period 1918–1948

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Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging

Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging

This book explores the methods needed for creating and manipulating HDR content. HDR is a step change from traditional imaging; more closely matching what we see with our eyes. In the years since the first edition of this book appeared HDR has become much more widespread moving from a research concept to a standard imaging method. This new edition incorporates all the many developments in HDR since the first edition and once again emphasizes practical tips including the authors' popular HDR Toolbox (available on the authors' website) for MATLAB and gives readers the tools they need to develop and experiment with new techniques for creating compelling HDR content. Key Features:Contains the HDR Toolbox for readers' experimentation on authors' websiteOffers an up-to-date detailed guide to the theory and practice of high dynamic range imagingCovers all aspects of the field from capture to displayProvides benchmarks for evaluating HDR imagery | Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging

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