Monthly Archives: June, 2009
Turning the Page: Children’s Literature in Performance and the Media
Used – Since the nineteenth century, children’s literature has been adapted for both the stage and the screen. As the twentieth century progressed, children’s books provided the material for an increasing range of new media, from radio to computer games, from television to cinema blockbuster. Although such adaptations are now recognised as a significant part [...]
Super Mario Galaxy
Become Mario as he traverses gravity-bending galaxies, traveling in and out of gravitational fields by blasting from planet to planet. Players experience dizzying perspective shifts as they run upside down through wild alien worlds that need to be seen to be believed. Whether you’re surfing on a ray across an ocean in the clouds, rolling [...]
Point-Based Graphics
Used – Describing a new technique with easy-to-use tools for manipulating 3D models, this text explains that the technique will allow current graphics tools, such as Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop, to be extended to 3D images. These techniques will have a major impact in the media and entertainment industries, and techniques used for special [...]
The Reference Information Skills Game
New – Structured as a game — with search maps, award badges, and search strategy suggestions — these activities help students acquire and sharpen reference, information retrieval, and problem-solving skills on a daily basis. As they explore print materials and audiovisual, computer, and human sources, they also build their background knowledge in a variety of [...]
Tim Hartnell’s giant book of computer games.
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