Senin, 24 Februari 2014

Wow! eBook: Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery - 6 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery - 6 new eBooks

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Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:20 AM PST

Book Description

Gamification involves the process of leveraging the features of real games into real life. A gamified website has the potential to increase user engagement, ROI, and learning. This book will help you build gamified websites with PHP and jQuery by making you understand the gamification design process to implement game mechanics in practical applications.

Gamified websites are very popular amongst Internet users. The gamification of a web content draws users into action to empower them and help them develop new skills. Games engage user attention into the task and each task accomplished will mean the development and enhancement of new skills. This book will help you to apply the essence of games into real word applications such as business and education.

Build Gamified Websites with PHP and jQuery aims at empowering and educating the users with an educational gamified website. The book walks through the process of developing a gamified website. Through the course of the book, you will learn gamification development process. The book emphasizes on the application of game mechanics to motivate the user. You will then use the Fogg behaviour model to influence the user behaviour. By the end of the book, you will see yourself building more engaging yet simple websites based on rational principles.

What you will learn from this book

  • Use the Fogg behaviour model to influence user behavior
  • Build progression and engagement loops
  • Design game elements
  • Learn to use jQuery
  • Setup PHP and MySQL
  • Learn to gamify the eLearning process

Approach
This book is a standard tutorial, which walks you through the gamification development process, to help you incorporate game elements in an eLearning environment.

Who this book is written for
This book is for jQuery and PHP developers who wish to gamify their educational websites.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 124 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782168117
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782168119
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Programming with CodeIgniter MVC

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:17 AM PST

Book Description

The CodeIgniter Model-View-Controller framework provides genius simplicity, flexibility, and efficient resource usage, boosting performance and reusability.

“Programming with CodeIgniter MVC” reviews the unique features of CodeIgniterusingsimple, easy-to-follow, and practical examples.

Programming with CodeIgniter MVCprovides a simple step-by-step guide to efficiently utilizingthe CodeIgniter MVC framework for developing web applications. This book is packed with engaging examples to understand the usage of controllers, libraries, and CIModels. This book commences with a quick discussion of the CodeIgniter framework and simple examples of developing applications. It will then cover CI naming convention rules, mandatory and optional configurations, and usage within a CI project. It will also cover user defined configurations.

By the end of this book, you will not only understand user-defined libraries in a CI framework, but also their services, role, usage, and scope with the help of an example-based approach. The book also covers helpers, models, and views, as well as their usage.

Using this book, youwill soonbe able to develop feature-rich web applications using the CodeIgniter MVC framework. “Programming with CodeIgniter MVC” is a one-stop solution to developing solutions with CodeIgniter MVC.

What you will learn from this book

  • InstallCodeIgniter and get acquainted with CodeIgniter resource directories
  • Making your first web application
  • Definiing your own CodeIgniterlibraries
  • Issuing AJAX calls of CodeIgniter controller methods
  • Learning about controllers, helpers, and their usage
  • Understandingthe CodeIgniter naming conventions
  • AccessingCodeIgniter-assigned databases and other resources from your helpers

Approach
The book is written for PHP developers who wish to learn how to use MVC for application development, using CodeIgniter. No experience of CodeIgniter would be necessary, as this book is for beginning MVC development.

Who this book is written for
This book is written for PHP developers who wish to learn how to use the CodeIgniterMVC framework for application development. No experience of CodeIgniteris necessary, as this book is for beginning MVC development.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849694702
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849694704
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Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:15 AM PST

Book Description

openFrameworks is a powerful programming toolkit and library designed to assist the creative process through simplicity and intuitiveness. It’s a very handy software library written in C++ to reduce the software development process, helping you kick-start creative coding. This tutorial presents key areas in a clear and practical manner with interesting examples to begin building your own visually impactful and interactive openFrameworks projects.

“Mastering OpenFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified” is a great way to learn to develop stunning and interactive applications, all using openFrameworks. This book presents key development techniques and practical examples to gain inspiration for your future projects and take your creativity to the next level. This book will unlock secrets to program visually impactful and interactive openFrameworks projects, like never before.

“Mastering openFrameworks: Creative Coding Demystified” provides a complete introduction to openFrameworks, including installation, core capabilities, and addons. Advanced topics like shaders, computer vision, and depth cameras are also covered.

We start off by discussing the basic topics such as image and video loading, rendering and processing, playing sound samples, and synthesizing new sounds. We then move on to cover 3D graphics, computer vision, and depth cameras. You will also learn a number of advanced topics such as video mapping, interactive floors and walls, video morphing, networking, and using geometry shaders.

You will learn everything you need to know in order to create your own projects; create projects of all levels, ranging from simple creative-code experiments, to big interactive systems consisting of a number of computers, depth cameras, and projectors.

What will you learn from this book

  • Install openFrameworks in Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
  • Load images and videos from files, and learn rendering and low-level processing
  • Learn to use sound samples, sound synthesizing, and how to record sounds from a microphone
  • Work with 3D graphics, including shaders
  • Extend your project with additional graphics, sound, networking, and computer vision functionality with the help of numerous openFrameworks addons
  • Create distributed projects, which work on a several computers by synchronizing via OSC protocol
  • Leverage computer vision basics, including optical flow, and perspective transformations
  • Use depth cameras, like Microsoft Kinect, for creating interactive walls

Approach
Stuffed with practical examples, this book gives clear and effective instructions to build your own fun, stunning, and highly-interactive openFrameworks applications. Each chapter is focused on one topic and has a new theme to it.

Who this book is written for
If you are a visual artist, designer, or programmer interested in creative coding with openFrameworks then this book is for you. Basic knowledge of object-oriented programming, such as C++, Java, Python, and ActionScript 3, would be helpful.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 364 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849518041
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849518048
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HDInsight Essentials

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:09 AM PST

Book Description

We live in an era in which data is generated with every action and a lot of these are unstructured; from Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, photos and digital sensor inputs. Current relational databases cannot handle the volume, velocity and variations of data. HDInsight gives you the ability to gain the full value of Big Data with a modern, cloud-based data platform that manages data of any size and type, whether structured or unstructured.

A hands-on guide that shows you how to seamlessly store and process Big Data of all types through Microsoft's modern data platform; which provides simplicity, ease of management, and an open enterprise-ready Hadoop service all running in the Cloud. You will then learn how to analyze your Hadoop data with PowerPivot, Power View, Excel, and other Microsoft BI tools; thanks to integration with the Microsoft data platform, this will give you a solid foundation to build your own HDInsight solution, both on premise and on Cloud.

Firstly, we will provide an overview of Hadoop and Microsoft Big Data strategy, where HDinsight plays a key role. We will then show you how to set up your HDInsight cluster and take you through the 4 stages of collecting, processing, analysing and reporting. For each of these stages, you will see a practical example with working code.

You will then learn core Hadoop concepts like HDFS and MapReduce. You will also get a closer look at how Microsoft's HDInsight leverages Hortonworks Data Platform that uses Apache Hadoop. You will then be guided through Hadoop commands and programming using open source software, such as Hive and Pig with HDInsight. Finally, you will learn to analyze and report using PowerPivot, Power View, Excel, and other Microsoft BI tools.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to build a Big Data solution using HDInsight with open source software, provide useful Excel reports, and open up the full value of HDInsight.

What you will learn from this book

  • Explore the characteristics of a Big Data problem
  • Analyse and report your data using PowerPivot, Power View, Excel, and other Microsoft BI tools
  • Explore the architectural considerations for scalability, maintainability, and security
  • Understand the concept of Data Ingestion to your HDInsight cluster including community tools and scripts
  • Administer and monitor your HDInsight cluster including capacity and process management
  • Get to know the Hadoop ecosystem with various tools and software based on their roles
  • Get to know the HDInsight differentiator and how it is built on top of Apache Hadoop
  • Transform your data using open source software such as MapReduce, Hive, Pig and JavaScript

Approach
This book is a fast-paced guide full of step-by-step instructions on how to build a multi-node Hadoop cluster on Windows servers.

Who this book is for
If you are a data architect or developer who wants to understand how to transform your data using open source software, such as MapReduce, Hive, Pig and JavaScript, and also leverage the Windows infrastructure; this book is perfect for you. It is also ideal if you are part of a team who is starting or planning a Hadoop implementation, and you want to understand the key components of Hadoop, and how HDInsight provides added value in administration and reporting.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 122 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1849695369
  • ISBN-13: 978-1849695367
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Image Processing with ImageJ

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:04 AM PST

Book Description

Digital image processing is an increasingly important field across a vast array of scientific disciplines. ImageJ's long history and ever-growing user base makes it a perfect candidate for solving daily tasks involving all kinds of image analysis processes.

Image Processing with ImageJ is a practical book that will guide you from the most basic analysis techniques to the fine details of implementing new functionalities through the ImageJ plugin system, all of it through the use of examples and practical cases.

ImageJ is an excellent public domain imaging analysis platform that can be very easily used for almost all your image processing needs. Image Processing with ImageJ will start by showing you how to open a number of different images, become familiar with the different options, and perform simple analysis operations using the provided image samples.

You will also learn how to make modifications through ImageJ filters and how to make local measurements using the selections system. You will also find the instructions necessary to record all the steps you perform so they can be saved and re-run on the same image to ensure analysis reproducibility. Finally, you will get to know some different ImageJ plugins and will learn how to implement your own.

What you will learn from this book

  • Install and configure ImageJ and its plugins
  • Open different image formats
  • Move around the image, zoom in and out, and obtain pixel values
  • Master the different selection tools
  • Plot the image profile and understand the histograms
  • Handle 3D and 4D images
  • Use the macro recording system
  • Create your own macros beyond the recorder
  • Build your own plugins using the ImageJ editor
  • Integrate ImageJ with the Eclipse IDE to improve the plugin development process

Approach
The book will help readers discover the various facilities of ImageJ through a tutorial-based approach.

Who this book is written for
This book is targeted at scientists, engineers, technicians, and managers, and anyone who wishes to master ImageJ for image viewing, processing, and analysis. If you are a developer, you will be able to code your own routines after you have finished reading this book. No prior knowledge of ImageJ is expected.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 140 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1783283955
  • ISBN-13: 978-1783283958
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Getting Started with Oracle Public Cloud

Posted: 24 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST

Book Description

After the emergence of Cloud computing, most commercial applications either migrated or are the candidates to be migrated to the cloud. All big players in the market are providing their cloud services to consumers and Oracle offers the most complete range of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS cloud services.

“Getting Started with Oracle Public Cloud” is a hands-on guide that provides you with a practical and informative coverage of Oracle Public Cloud Services, including the Transition Service, Java Cloud Service, Database Cloud Service, Storage Cloud Service, and Messaging Cloud Service.

In this book, you will start with the essential concepts of Cloud computing and Oracle Public Cloud, and Oracle Public Cloud services. You will then learn about Oracle Managed Cloud services and their component services. You will also learn about the Oracle Cloud Transition service in detail. Next, you will cover the various components of the Oracle Database Cloud service, how to use the Oracle Application Express application building tool, and the management and creation of the Oracle Database Cloud service. You will also learn the various operations that can be performed on the Oracle Database Cloud service and the security aspects of the Oracle Database Cloud service. The essential part of Oracle Public Cloud is its services; you will become a master of these. You will also be provided with the best practices to be followed for application development, deployment, and usage to achieve optimal performance and a secure environment for your consumer's application and data. By following Getting Started with Oracle Public Cloud, you will get to grips with the strong fundamentals and be clued up with sufficient details to enable you to start using these services for your application to be developed or migrated to the cloud.

What you will learn from this book

  • Understand thecore concepts of cloud computing
  • Master Oracle Public Cloud and its offered services
  • Explore the architecture of Oracle Public Cloud
  • Learn the importance of Oracle Managed Cloud services and Transition Services in Oracle Public Cloud
  • Get to grips with the usage and management of the Oracle Application Express and Database service
  • Discover the advantages, features, and usage of the Storage and Messaging cloud service
  • Learn about the usage and management of Java cloud service

Approach
A step-by step tutorial to get started with Oracle Public Cloud and its services

Who this book is written for
This book is targeted at users who wish to explore the Oracle Public Cloud services. Readers should be well aware of Java Enterprise Edition, Oracle Database, and JMS.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing (September 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1782178104
  • ISBN-13: 978-1782178101
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