Jumat, 25 Mei 2012

Wow! eBook: The Game Jam Survival Guide - 3 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: The Game Jam Survival Guide - 3 new eBooks

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The Game Jam Survival Guide

Posted: 24 May 2012 10:58 PM PDT

The Game Jam Survival Guide

Book Description

jams are fun. They are a creative, exciting, experience. The goal of a jam is to design a , either alone or in teams, as fast as is humanly possible; usually in a single weekend.

The Jam Survival Guide, written to help you have more fun and achieve greater results at your next game jam by building a successful game without burning out, leads readers through each 12-hour phase of a 48-hour weekend game jam.

Weekend warriors: dominate your next game jam! If you follow the system shared in this book, you will be able to build an amazing game that you’re proud of and will entertain players, all in just one crazy 48-hour game jam weekend … and survive to tell the tale!

Embrace the best practices and techniques of past game jam winners and avoid common pitfalls along the way to the finish line. You too can survive a 48-hour game marathon with your mind intact and an amazing game to show off to friends and family!

With The Game Jam Survival Guide you will learn the secret techniques that master game jammers use to create winning entries. It starts by showing you great ways to brainstorm and design a game based on a theme. It then moves on to highlight the best tools and techniques to finish a game in a weekend of coding. Anecdotes and advice from past winners and losers combined with humorous words of encouragement are sure to help you on your way. The author presents a list of game jams around the world, communities worth checking out, fantastic game engines, and art resources. Finally, learn how to monetize your game by gaining sponsorship from big gaming websites. It’s the fun way to make your own game in one weekend!

Approach
The Game Jam Survival Guide is an insider view of game jams packed full of expert advice; leading with tips and tricks on how to build a great game with just 48 hours; but clearly defining what should be avoided at all costs during Game Jam mayhem. The reader is led through each half-day phase; from the beginning of your quest in hours 1-12 to breaking through “the wall” on day two and finally reaching the finishing line in hours 37-48.

Who this book is for
Although the book is intended for beginners and experts alike, the reader will already know how to program (in any language). He or she will love games and want to learn how to best make their own game in a wild and crazy 48-hour period.

What you will learn from this book

  • Preparing for the jam: conquer the theme, pick design aids, quickly, choose the right tools for the job, and cut the right corners.
  • Bombastic brainstorming: power up your idea generator and run with a theme, gain more votes and please the masses.
  • Building a game jam entry: pick your weapons, follow your plan, cut the bells-n-whistles, scramble over "the wall", submit a game on time, and with a little luck, attain fame and fortune.
  • Why Mike "PoV" Kasprzak (Ludum Dare administrator) thinks game jams are a good introduction to the realities of the game industry.
  • The reasons why Dr. Mike Reddy (organizer of the Global Game Jam) thinks on paper is essential.
  • The best ways to find creative inspiration and develop an idea to fit a theme according to Eric McQuiggan (founding member of The Dirty Rectangles) and Chevy Ray Johnston (author of the FlashPunk engine).
  • What Foaad Khosmood (director of the Global Game Jam) suggests you do to ensure you finish before the deadline.
  • The worst way to prepare according to Pekka "pekuja" Kujansuu and the best way according to Phil Hassey (Ludum Dare administrators)
  • What one piece of advice Jason P. Kaplan (founder of the Game Challenge) would give to newcomers.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 114 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849692505
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849692502
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BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook

Posted: 24 May 2012 10:55 PM PDT

BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook

Book Description

enables the integration and managment of automated processes within or across organizational boundaries. To build a solid solution, deploy a robust environment, and keep it running smoothly you sometimes need to broaden your spectrum, explore all possibilities, and choose the best solution for your purpose. By following the recipes in this book you will gain required knowledge and succeed in your implementation.

With Server 2010 , you can leverage and hone your skills. More than 50 recipes will guide you in implementing solutions, setting up a robust and well performing environment, and choosing the right solution for monitoring it. As a developer or administrator you greatly benefit from taking these recipes to work.

In this book a developer and administrator will see how to deploy, build, and maintain a BizTalk environment. How to apply patterns for robust orchestrations, messaging and .

Administrators will learn to set up an environment using best practices and tools to deliver a robust, performing and durable BizTalk environment. Besides setting up their environments administrators can also decide through a number of recipes how to monitor and maintain the environment. A developer can contribute to a healthy environment by implementing instrumentation in artefacts, applying well suited pattern(s) and the solutions built.

Approach
This book will explain step-by-step in each recipe how to, for example, implement a certain orchestration pattern, test a BizTalk artifact, monitor BizTalk with a third party tool, or secure a message. The recipes in this book are easy to understand and follow as the author discusses real-world scenarios. The range of topics covered in this book will bring out the forward-thinking BizTalk developer in you. The examples are supported by relevant background information for ease of understanding.

Who this book is for
This book is for professional BizTalk Developers and administrators to take their skills to the next level and explore the numerous BizTalk capabilities. This book assumes that you have a basic understanding of BizTalk and and concepts.

What you will learn from this book

  • Deploy a robust, durable, and performing BizTalk Environment
  • Broaden you knowledge on implementing BizTalk orchestration patterns
  • Enhance your toolset in instrumenting BizTalk solutions
  • Deepen your knowledge and skillset on messaging
  • Apply patterns with your BizTalk solution
  • Extend the reach of BizTalk to the
  • Leverage SCOM and other tools in supporting your BizTalk environment
  • Pragmatic use of Rules with BizTalk Server
  • Deploy a robust and smooth performing BizTalk environment

Book Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849684340
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849684347
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Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook

Posted: 24 May 2012 10:49 PM PDT

Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook

Book Description

An integral component of Oracle and Suite, ( Activity Monitoring) ultimately empowers executives to react quickly to changing situations. BAM enables service and process monitoring through data streaming and operational reports, and this book helps you to take advantage of this vital tool with best practice guidance for building a BAM .

" 11gR1 Handbook" is an essential companion for advancing your BAM knowledge, with troubleshooting and performance tuning tips to guide you in building BAM applications.

The book uses step-by-step instructions alongside a real world demo to steer you through the pitfalls of report and application development. Packed with best practices, you'll learn about BAM migration, HA configuration and much more.

“Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook" comprises a myriad of best practices for building operational dashboards, reports and alerts.

The book dives straight into the architecture of Oracle BAM 11g, before moving swiftly onto concepts like managing BAM server securities, populating Data Objects and performing load . Later on you'll also learn about BAM migration and building an -based report, plus much more that you won't want to miss.

For focusing in on best practices for this integral tool within Oracle and Suite, "Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook" is the perfect guide for the job.

Approach
"Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook" is a practical best practices tutorial focused entirely on Oracle Activity Monitoring. An intermediate-to-advanced guide, step-by-step instructions and an accompanying demo project will help SOA report developers through application development and producing dashboards and reports.

Who this book is for
If you are a developer/report developer or SOA Architect who wants to learn valuable Oracle BAM best practices for monitoring your operations in real time, then "Oracle BAM 11gR1 Handbook" is for you. Administrators will also find the book useful.

You should already be comfortable with SOA architecture and practices.

What you will learn from this book

  • Dive straight into understanding BAM architecture and key concepts for building applications
  • Gain practical experience with BAM securities topics, such as setting up an external server, enabling , managing policies and application roles
  • Become acquainted with various technologies and best practices for moving business data to BAM
  • Tackle various BAM HA configuration best practices
  • Get started with -based views
  • Learn BAM methodologies and how to perform load for your BAM applications
  • Get to grips with various report design considerations and best practices
  • Take your knowledge further by troubleshooting and tuning your BAM applications with an accompanying case study

Book Details

  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849685444
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849685443
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