Advertisement
| leveling maplestory: Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design Scott Rogers, 2024-11-19 Want to design your own video games? Let expert Scott Rogers show you how! If you want to design and build cutting-edge video games but aren't sure where to start, then the THIRD EDITION of the acclaimed Level Up! is for you! Written by leading video game expert Scott Rogers, who has designed for the hits Pac-Man World, God of War, Maximo and SpongeBob SquarePants, this updated edition provides clear and well-thought-out examples that forgo theoretical gobbledygook with charmingly illustrated concepts and solutions based on years of professional experience. Level Up! 3rd Edition has been NEWLY EXPANDED to teach you how to develop marketable ideas, learn what perils and pitfalls await during a game's pre-production, production and post-production stages, and provide even more creative ideas to serve as fuel for your own projects including: Developing your game design from the spark of inspiration all the way to production Learning how to design the most exciting levels, the most precise controls, and the fiercest foes that will keep your players challenged Creating games for console, mobile, and VR/AR/MR—including detailed rules for game play design and controls Monetizing your game from the design up Play test your game to get the best feedback from your players Level Up! 3rd Edition features all-new content, including two new chapters and even a brand-new chili recipe—making it the most indispensable guide for video game designers both “in the field” and the classroom. |
| leveling maplestory: GameAxis Unwired , 2005-06 GameAxis Unwired is a magazine dedicated to bring you the latest news, previews, reviews and events around the world and close to you. Every month rain or shine, our team of dedicated editors (and hardcore gamers!) put themselves in the line of fire to bring you news, previews and other things you will want to know. |
| leveling maplestory: Informatics Engineering and Information Science, Part II Azizah Abd Manaf, Akram Zeki, Mazdak Zamani, Suriayati Chuprat, Eyas El-Qawasmeh, 2011-11-11 This 4-Volume-Set, CCIS 0251 - CCIS 0254, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Informatics Engineering and Information Science, ICIEIS 2011, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in November 2011. The 210 revised full papers presented together with invited papers in the 4 volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on e-learning, information security, software engineering, image processing, algorithms, artificial intelligence and soft computing, e-commerce, data mining, neural networks, social networks, grid computing, biometric technologies, networks, distributed and parallel computing, wireless networks, information and data management, web applications and software systems, multimedia, ad hoc networks, mobile computing, as well as miscellaneous topics in digital information and communications. |
| leveling maplestory: Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks Ethan Gilsdorf, 2009-09 Fantasy. Science fiction. Role-playing games. People around the globe turn away from the “real” world to inhabit others. Movie fan-freaks design costumes and collect Lord of the Rings action figures. Some attend comic book conventions and Renaissance fairs, others play live-action role-playing games (LARPs). The online game World of Warcraft (WoW) has lured twelve million users worldwide. Even old-school role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) are still wildly popular. What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty- year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past and ends in our online gaming future, he asks gaming and fantasy geeks how they balance their escapist urges with the kingdom of adulthood. He speaks to grown men who build hobbit holes, and to grown women who play massively multiplayer online games. He seeks out those who dream of elves, long swords, and heroic deeds, and mentally inhabit faraway magical lands. What lures them—old, young, male, female, able-bodied, and disabled—into fantasy worlds, and for what reasons, whether healthy, unhealthy, or in between? Our noble hero battles online goblins, trolls, and sorcerers for weeks on end. He travels to pilgrimage sites: Tolkien’s hometown, movie locations, and castles. He hangs out with Harry Potter tribute bands. He LARPs. He goes to fan conventions and gaming tournaments. He camps with medieval re-enactors—12,000 of them. He becomes Ethor, Ethorian, and Ethor-An3. He sews his own tunic. He even plays D&D. What he discovers is funny, poignant, and enlightening. |
| leveling maplestory: Maple Lori Nichols, 2019-05-07 Lori Nichols’ enchanting debut features an irresistible, free-spirited, nature-loving little girl who greets the changing seasons and a new sibling with arms wide open. When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree doesn’t always make an ideal playmate, it doesn’t mind when Maple is in the mood to be loud—which is often. Then Maple becomes a big sister, and finds that babies have their loud days, too. Fortunately, Maple and her beloved tree know just what the baby needs. |
| leveling maplestory: My Days in Prison Iftikhar Gilani, 2005 A Shocking Story Of Trial, Temerity And Triumph On 9 June 2002, At 4.30 A.M., Iftikhar Gilani, A Journalist With Kashmir Times, Was Roused From Sleep By Loud Knocks At The Door. Groggily He Opened It To Find A Posse Of Policemen, Some Armed, Carrying An Authorization To Search His House. Within Minutes, They Were Turning His Small Flat Inside Out. Little Did Gilani Realize Then That By The End Of The Day He Would Be In Police Custody. His Supposed Crime: Providing Information To Pakistan S Isi (Inter Services Intelligence) On The Deployment Of Armed Forces In Jammu And Kashmir. The Punishment: Fourteen Years In Jail. My Days In Prison Is Iftikhar Gilani S Chilling Account Of The Nightmare That Followed. Overnight Gilani Was Turned From A Career Journalist To A Confirmed Spy. He Was Thrown Into Tihar Jail And Vilified In News Reports. With His Journalistic Objectivity Intact, Gilani Narrates The Horrors He Was Subjected To He Was Confined To The High-Security Ward, Beaten Till He Bled, Made To Clean Filthy Toilets With His Shirt And Then Forced To Wear The Same Shirt Again ... Eventually, In January 2003, The Government Withdrew The Case In The Wake Of Vociferous Protests By Civil Rights Activists And Media Personalities, And Gilani Was A Free Man Again. But His Story Demonstrates How Important It Is To Uphold The Rule Of Law And How Easily An Irresponsible Few Can Misuse The Draconian Laws To Their Own Ends. Most Of All, He Points Out That, While He Could Prove His Innocence, The Right To Justice And Personal Liberty Cannot Be Compromised In A Democracy. As Gilani Convincingly Shows, This Was Not His Fight Alone. Iftikhar Gilani S Harrowing Experience Reveals In A Flash The Deep-Rooted Prejudice Against Kashmir And Kashmiris Among The So-Called Elite In Delhi, Persons Running Institutions Which Are Supposed To Be Fair, And Reveals Also The Deep Commitment To Human Rights In Many Sections Of Indian Society In Academia As Well As In The Media. A.G. Noorani, Lawyer And Columnist |
| leveling maplestory: A Terrible Thing Happened Margaret M. Holmes, 2020-06-17 Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got him in trouble. Then he met Ms. Maple, who helped him talk about the terrible thing that he had tried to forget. Now Sherman is feeling much better. This gently told and tenderly illustrated story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of other sources that focus on specific events. |
| leveling maplestory: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society Rodney P. Carlisle, 2009-04-02 Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010 The Encyclopedia of Play: A Social History explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Its scope encompasses leisure and recreation activities of children as well as adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman empire to video games today. As an academic social history, it includes the perspectives of several curricular disciplines, from sociology to child psychology, from lifestyle history to social epidemiology. This two-volume set will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students in education and human development, health and sports psychology, leisure and recreation studies and kinesiology, history, and other social sciences to understand the importance of play as it has developed globally throughout history and to appreciate the affects of play on child and adult development, particularly on health, creativity, and imagination. |
| leveling maplestory: Video Game Worlds Timothy Rowlands, 2016-06-16 Timothy Rowlands brings a diverse mix of ethnographic, semiotic, and analytical approaches to analyze the massively multiplayer online game Everquest. |
| leveling maplestory: Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen Kate McGovern, 2023-09-19 Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder-especially the adventures of a daring sleuth who's half Indian and half Jewish like Maple herself-but words on the page just don't seem to make sense to her. Despite all Maple's clever tricks to hide her troubles with reading, her teacher is on to her, and now Maple has to repeat fifth grade -- |
| leveling maplestory: The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games Felipe Pepe, 2019-09 Reviews over 400 seminal games from 1975 to 2015. Each entry shares articles on the genre, mod suggestions and hints on how to run the games on modern hardware. |
| leveling maplestory: The Land of Beginning Frederick C. Dahlquist, Theodore E. Faulk, 1922 |
| leveling maplestory: Changing the Game David Edery, Ethan Mollick, 2008-10-07 Use Video Games to Drive Innovation, Customer Engagement, Productivity, and Profit! Companies of all shapes and sizes have begun to use games to revolutionize the way they interact with customers and employees, becoming more competitive and more profitable as a result. Microsoft has used games to painlessly and cost-effectively quadruple voluntary employee participation in important tasks. Medical schools have used game-like simulators to train surgeons, reducing their error rate in practice by a factor of six. A recruiting game developed by the U.S. Army, for just 0.25% of the Army’s total advertising budget, has had more impact on new recruits than all other forms of Army advertising combined. And Google is using video games to turn its visitors into a giant, voluntary labor force--encouraging them to manually label the millions of images found on the Web that Google’s computers cannot identify on their own. Changing the Game reveals how leading-edge organizations are using video games to reach new customers more cost-effectively; to build brands; to recruit, develop, and retain great employees; to drive more effective experimentation and innovation; to supercharge productivity...in short, to make it fun to do business. This book is packed with case studies, best practices, and pitfalls to avoid. It is essential reading for any forward-thinking executive, marketer, strategist, and entrepreneur, as well as anyone interested in video games in general. In-game advertising, advergames, adverworlds, and beyond Choose your best marketing opportunities--and avoid the pitfalls Use gaming to recruit and develop better employees Learn practical lessons from America’s Army and other innovative case studies Channel the passion of your user communities Help your customers improve your products and services--and have fun doing it What gamers do better than computers, scientists, or governments Use games to solve problems that can’t be solved any other way |
| leveling maplestory: Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Committee on Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, 2008-01-18 Mental disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), constitute an important health care need of veterans, especially those recently separated from service. Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Assessment of the Evidence takes a systematic look the efficacy of pharmacologic and psychological treatment modalities for PTSD on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs. By reviewing existing studies in order to draw conclusions about the strength of evidence on several types of treatment, the Committee on the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder found that many of these studies were faulty in design and performance, and that relatively few of these studies have been conducted in populations of veterans, despite suggestions that civilian and veteran populations respond differently to various types of treatment. The committee also notes that the evidence is scarce on the acceptability, efficacy, or generalizability of treatment in ethnic and cultural minorities, as few studies stratified results by ethnic background. Despite challenges in the consistency, quality, and depth of research, the committee found the evidence sufficient to conclude the efficacy of exposure therapies in treating PTSD. The committee found the evidence inadequate to determine efficacy of different types of pharmacotherapies, of three different psychotherapy modalities, and of psychotherapy delivered in group formats. The committee also made eight critical recommendations, some in response to the VA's questions related to recovery and the length and timing of PTSD treatment, and others addressing research methodology, gaps in evidence and funding issues. |
| leveling maplestory: GameAxis Unwired , 2008-07 GameAxis Unwired is a magazine dedicated to bring you the latest news, previews, reviews and events around the world and close to you. Every month rain or shine, our team of dedicated editors (and hardcore gamers!) put themselves in the line of fire to bring you news, previews and other things you will want to know. |
| leveling maplestory: Interactive Entertainment Brent Rabowsky, 2010-09-02 A comprehensive book about the video game industry. The book discusses, in detail, the life cycle of a video game from conception to distribution, including analysis of how game production, marketing, and sales teams work together to launch a successful product. In addition, the book provides informative chapters on intellectual property, and contractual, regulatory, and other legal issues. Topics covered are: Genres and Platforms, Publishing and Industry Economics, Ancillary Opportunities, Industry Trade Organizations, Regulation, Legal Affairs, and Forming and Running a Games Company. |
| leveling maplestory: Virtual Justice Greg Lastowka, 2010-10-26 Tens of millions of people today are living part of their life in a virtual world. In places like World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Free Realms, people are making friends, building communities, creating art, and making real money. Business is booming on the virtual frontier, as billions of dollars are paid in exchange for pixels on screens. But sometimes things go wrong. Virtual criminals defraud online communities in pursuit of real-world profits. People feel cheated when their avatars lose virtual property to wrongdoers. Increasingly, they turn to legal systems for solutions. But when your avatar has been robbed, what law is there to assist you?In Virtual Justice, Greg Lastowka illustrates the real legal dilemmas posed by virtual worlds. Presenting the most recent lawsuits and controversies, he explains how governments are responding to the chaos on the cyberspace frontier. After an engaging overview of the history and business models of today's virtual worlds, he explores how laws of property, jurisdiction, crime, and copyright are being adapted to pave the path of virtual law.Virtual worlds are becoming more important to society with each passing year. This pioneering study will be an invaluable guide to scholars of online communities for years to come. |
| leveling maplestory: Coders at Work Peter Seibel, 2009-12-21 Peter Seibel interviews 15 of the most interesting computer programmers alive today in Coders at Work, offering a companion volume to Apress’s highly acclaimed best-seller Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston. As the words “at work” suggest, Peter Seibel focuses on how his interviewees tackle the day-to-day work of programming, while revealing much more, like how they became great programmers, how they recognize programming talent in others, and what kinds of problems they find most interesting. Hundreds of people have suggested names of programmers to interview on the Coders at Work web site: www.codersatwork.com. The complete list was 284 names. Having digested everyone’s feedback, we selected 15 folks who’ve been kind enough to agree to be interviewed: Frances Allen: Pioneer in optimizing compilers, first woman to win the Turing Award (2006) and first female IBM fellow Joe Armstrong: Inventor of Erlang Joshua Bloch: Author of the Java collections framework, now at Google Bernie Cosell: One of the main software guys behind the original ARPANET IMPs and a master debugger Douglas Crockford: JSON founder, JavaScript architect at Yahoo! L. Peter Deutsch: Author of Ghostscript, implementer of Smalltalk-80 at Xerox PARC and Lisp 1.5 on PDP-1 Brendan Eich: Inventor of JavaScript, CTO of the Mozilla Corporation Brad Fitzpatrick: Writer of LiveJournal, OpenID, memcached, and Perlbal Dan Ingalls: Smalltalk implementor and designer Simon Peyton Jones: Coinventor of Haskell and lead designer of Glasgow Haskell Compiler Donald Knuth: Author of The Art of Computer Programming and creator of TeX Peter Norvig: Director of Research at Google and author of the standard text on AI Guy Steele: Coinventor of Scheme and part of the Common Lisp Gang of Five, currently working on Fortress Ken Thompson: Inventor of UNIX Jamie Zawinski: Author of XEmacs and early Netscape/Mozilla hacker |
| leveling maplestory: Behavioral Modeling and Simulation National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Committee on Organizational Modeling: From Individuals to Societies, 2008-07-04 Today's military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battlespace in which the attitudes and behaviors of civilian noncombatants may be the primary effects of military actions. To support these new missions, the military services are increasingly interested in using models of the behavior of humans, as individuals and in groups of various kinds and sizes. Behavioral Modeling and Simulation reviews relevant individual, organizational, and societal (IOS) modeling research programs, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and their methodologies, determines which have the greatest potential for military use, and provides guidance for the design of a research program to effectively foster the development of IOS models useful to the military. This book will be of interest to model developers, operational military users of the models and their managers, and government personnel making funding decisions regarding model development. |
| leveling maplestory: HWM , 2007-06 Singapore's leading tech magazine gives its readers the power to decide with its informative articles and in-depth reviews. |
| leveling maplestory: The Startup Product Manager Manan Modi, 2023-07-14 This book serves to empower the next generation of product managers, business builders, and startup entrepreneurs. 99.9% of businesses are small businesses or startups. This book will give you the toolkit to succeed in building startups and early-stage ventures. The Startup Product Manager will teach you how to not only break into product management at a startup but also become the best startup operator you can be through step-by-step strategies. Manan Modi is a product builder, early-stage operator, investor, and writer. He has worked closely with CEOs and founders to solve high priority problems for customers, as well as lead efforts on revenue-generating products and strategic opportunities for companies. He has worked at startups backed by the top venture investors around the world. More importantly, he has been in your shoes. He comes from a non-traditional background and went a lot of through trial and error before landing in product management. He tried different fields such as marketing, finance, consulting, design, software engineering, government, and more -- he wants to help you break into product management, regardless of your background and where you are in your career. His strength is his ability to uniquely help you position your background to find the right Product Management role for you. This consistent experimentation with his career path has allowed him to become a startup product manager who has helped venture-backed startups succeed. He wants to help you ultimately succeed in building startups. |
| leveling maplestory: The Social Media Bible , 2018 |
| leveling maplestory: The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived Daniel Errico, 2019-04-28 THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE GLAAD AWARD-WINNING HULU SERIES, THE BRAVEST KNIGHT Follow Cedric on his journey from his days on a humble pumpkin farm to his adventures as a full-fledged knight in this tale about following your heart, wherever it may lead. Bravery isn’t just slaying dragons and rescuing people in distress; bravery is also being true to yourself. In this LGBTQIA+ fairytale that inspired The Bravest Knight series on Hulu, The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived shines a light on the importance of choosing one's own path. Read how, from his humble beginnings on a pumpkin farm, Cedric transforms from a farm boy to full-fledged knight! Follow Sir Cedric as he faces thrilling adventures, vanquishes fire-breathing dragons, and saves a princess AND a prince. But the true test? Sir Cedric must follow his heart and choose his own fairy-tale ending. |
| leveling maplestory: Ultimate Blogs Sarah Boxer, 2008-02-12 “What are you working on?” “An anthology of blogs.” “I didn’t know you had a blog.” “I don’t. It’s an anthology of other people’s blogs.” “How do you find good blogs?” “I read. I surf. I look at blog contests. I follow links. I ask people about the blogs they like.” “Is a good blog hard to find?” “Yes. Very.” A Book of Blogs? WTF!! Sarah Boxer, a former New York Times reporter and critic, travels through the blogosphere (more than 80 million blogs — and counting) and finds some masterpieces along the way. Among the bloggers in the anthology are: two fashion critics mocking the inexplicable “fugliness” of celebrities a Marine Corps lieutenant stationed in Fallujah in 2006 a 19-year old student in Singapore cheerfully pining for her ex an illustrator’s tiny saga of a rodent and his ball of crap Odysseus’s sidekick telling his side of the Iliad and Odyssey Revealing and deceptive, grand and niggling, worldly and parochial, these blogs comprise a snapshot of life on the wild, wild Web. |
| leveling maplestory: Dark Thirst Omar Tyree, Donna Hill, Monica Jackson, The Urban Griot, Linda Addison, Kevin S. Brockenbrough, 2004-10-30 A haunting anthology of vampire fiction—one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths. Featuring stories from some of the most popular African American writers: Omar Tyree writes about The Old South, which falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a taste for beautiful women—love at first bite never hurt so good. In Angela C. Allen’s story, the mafia is no match for the wicked charms of a beautiful young vampire once she's let loose on the New York City streets. Can a pair of fangs help a sister burn more calories? A full-figured woman goes on a thirst-quenching search for the perfect low-carb diet in Monica Jackson’s story. In Linda Addison’s story, it's a matter of life and the living dead for a half-vampire whose greatest wish is to save lives...and become human again. Donna Hill writes about a sensuous vampire thirsts for something more...but can she find it without getting a dagger in her own heart? Kevin S. Brockenbrough’s tale features a vengeful vampire pushes one woman to the edge, though she’s unaware that her family secret gives her the power to fight back. |
| leveling maplestory: Folklore: The Basics Simon J. Bronner, 2016-10-04 Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear framework for approaching the study of folklore, it introduces the reader to methodologies for identifying, documenting, interpreting and applying key information about folklore and its relevance to modern life. From the Brothers Grimm to Internet Memes, it addresses such topics as: What is folklore? How do we study it? Why does folklore matter? How does folklore relate to elite culture? Is folklore changing in a digital age? With case studies, suggestions for reading and a glossary of key terminology, Folklore: The Basics supports readers in becoming familiar with folkloric traditions and interpret cultural expression. It is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of folklore for the first time. |
| leveling maplestory: The Internet at Your Fingertips Michael Miller, 2009-09-01 A cyber-master's tips at one's fingertips... With this highly organized, tightly written, detail-rich reference to the Internet, beginning and intermediate users who need information fast will soon be fully exploring the online world of banking and bill paying, games, social networking, blogging, shopping, news, entertainment, and more. It includes everything from safeguarding one's computer to cookies to downloading. *The Internet continues to grow in almost every aspect of online activity *Part of the book's audience: older and more recent users looking to learn the Internet *The only book available about the Internet in an easy-to-navigate quick reference format |
| leveling maplestory: Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke, 2005-08-01 Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. With only a curious map and the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them, they fly across moonlit lands and seas to reach the highest mountains in the world. Along the way, they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places and a courage they never knew they had. Just as well, for the greatest enemy of all is never far behind them - a heartless monster from the past who's been waiting a very long time to destroy the last dragons on earth. |
| leveling maplestory: A Simple Kill Nolon King, 2021-07-16 Emily Wyatt wants to save the world. Or at least take some seriously bad guys down. But with a chip on her shoulder and betrayal in her past, she might be her own worst enemy. Fresh from military life, she’s haunted by the loss of her hero father who she looked up to all her life, and is still sore from the treachery of her mentor who stabbed her in the back when she first joined the FBI. Now Emily must put it all on the line to go undercover as an assassin to infiltrate The Outfit, a notorious international crime syndicate that has eluded law enforcement around the world. But in this game, her targets are as likely to be law enforcement as rival criminals. Does Emily have what it takes to work her way up into the innermost circle and reveal who the big bosses are? Or will her conscience betray her too? A Simple Kill is a stand-alone novel by best-selling thriller author Nolon King. Nolon loves exploring big questions and moral quandaries. How far would you go to cover up an honest mistake? Would you destroy your career to protect your family? How much of your soul would you sacrifice to exact revenge? Get A Simple Kill today. |
| leveling maplestory: Changing fate against all odds: a mortal cultivating immortality Jessica Ortiz, 2014-09-02 The weather is getting cooler and the maple leaves are turning red. A winding path extends into the distant mountains. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on the maple forests on both sides of the path, reflecting bursts of red. A boy of about ten was squatting at the door of the shop, polishing a piece of brown stone. Outside the shop, no one had walked by for a long time, making it look particularly deserted. |
| leveling maplestory: Project Daily Grind: Mirror World Book #1. LitRPG Series Alexey Osadchuk, 2018-09-17 A new LitRPG series set in a virtual world of an online MMORPG game! The story unfolds in the near future where humanity is completely consumed by the opportunity to earn its living logging in to Mirror World: a full immersion MMORPG game developed by Reflex International, Ltd. Here, paid account users enjoy full freedom in their new virtual home, sampling a vast range of colors, smells and even tastes, indulging in their ability to fly or experiencing pain from combat wounds. They're offered an unlimited choice of races and territories, allowing them to go on mysterious quests and missions. In Mirror World, anyone can become a warrior or a wizard, a street vendor or alchemist - provided they can afford it. They can build a castle on a cliff or start a small farm near a calm cozy town - if they're prepared to pay, that is. But if you can't pay, you can always take out a bank loan to purchase one of the game's daily grind plans. Which is exactly what Oleg does when he finds out his six-year-old daughter requires urgent heart surgery. He needs money ASAP; his only hope is in signing a sweatshop contract with Reflex International and start toiling in Mirror World's mines in full immersion, fighting hunger and agonizing pain. To add insult to injury, he's a complete newb who's never played a game before and has to learn everything on the go. Would Oleg - now known as Olgerd - manage to raise enough money to save his daughter? Predictably, the contract he signed comes with strings attached. Would he manage to escape hard labor and return victorious to his family? He might - but it would take every ounce of his willpower and ingenuity... |
| leveling maplestory: Casual Game Design Gregory Trefry, 2010-01-26 From Windows Solitaire to Bejeweled to Wii Tennis, casual games have radically changed the landscape of games. By simplifying gameplay and providing quick but intense blasts of engaging play, casual games have drawn in huge new audiences of players. To entertain and engage the casual player, game designers must learn to think about what makes casua |
| leveling maplestory: Virtual Justice F. Gregory Lastowka, 2010 In this book, the author illustrates the real legal dilemmas posed by virtual worlds. Presenting the most recent lawsuits and controversies, he explains how governments are responding to the chaos on the cyberspace frontier. After an engaging overview of the history and business models of today's virtual worlds, he explores how laws of property, jurisdiction, crime, and copyright are being adapted to pave the path of virtual law. |
| leveling maplestory: How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone Brian McCullough, 2018-10-23 A Library Journal Best Book of the Year Tech-guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of the internet, why it exploded, and how it changed everything. The internet was never intended for you, opines Brian McCullough in this lively narrative of an era that utterly transformed everything we thought we knew about technology. In How the Internet Happened, he chronicles the whole fascinating story for the first time, beginning in a dusty Illinois basement in 1993, when a group of college kids set off a once-in-an-epoch revolution with what would become the first “dotcom.” Depicting the lives of now-famous innovators like Netscape’s Marc Andreessen and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, McCullough also reveals surprising quirks and unknown tales as he tracks both the technology and the culture around the internet’s rise. Cinematic in detail and unprecedented in scope, the result both enlightens and informs as it draws back the curtain on the new rhythm of disruption and innovation the internet fostered, and helps to redefine an era that changed every part of our lives. |
| leveling maplestory: HOW TO NFT Benjamin Hor, Khor Win Win, Shaun Paul Lee, How can you make a NFT? |
| leveling maplestory: Progress in Robotics Jong-Hwan Kim, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Norbert Jesse, Abdullah Al Mamun, Sadasivan Puthusserypady, Ulrich Rückert, Joaquin Sitte, Ulf Witkowski, Ryohei Nakatsu, Thomas Braunl, Jacky Baltes, John Anderson, Ching-Chang Wong, David Ahlgren, 2009-08-19 th This volume is an edition of the papers selected from the 12 FIRA RoboWorld C- gress, held in Incheon, Korea, August 16–18, 2009. The Federation of International Robosoccer Association (FIRA – www. fira. net) is a non-profit organization, which organizes robotic competitions and meetings around the globe annually. The RoboSoccer competitions started in 1996 and FIRA was - tablished on June 5, 1997. The Robot Soccer competitions are aimed at promoting the spirit of science and technology to the younger generation. The congress is a forum in which to share ideas and future directions of technologies, and to enlarge the human networks in robotics area. The objectives of the FIRA Cup and Congress are to explore the technical dev- opment and achievement in the field of robotics, and provide participants with a robot festival including technical presentations, robot soccer competitions and exhibits - der the theme “Where Theory and Practice Meet. ” th Under the umbrella of the 12 FIRA RoboWorld Incheon Congress 2009, six int- national conferences were held for greater impact and scientific exchange: th • 6 International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS) th • 5 International Symposium on Autonomous Minirobots for Research and Edutainment (AMiRE) • International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) • International Conference on Advanced Humanoid Robotics Research (ICAHRR) • International Conference on Entertainment Robotics (ICER) • International Robotics Education Forum (IREF) This volume consists of selected quality papers from the six conferences. |
| leveling maplestory: A Hero Of Our Future Edward ST Lee, 2024-11-29 A Hero of Our Future: A Book of Hope for Those Feeling Lost In a world teetering on the brink of climate collapse and societal despair, A Hero of Our Future emerges as a beacon of hope. This transformative book invites you to step into the role of a change-maker, offering a profound exploration of resilience, belief, and action. Through divine inspiration, contemporary struggles, and actionable strategies, this book unravels the mysteries of thriving in uncertain times. Whether you're wrestling with mental health challenges, searching for purpose, or seeking ways to combat climate change, you'll find stories that awaken belief, tips to prepare for an unpredictable future, and insights to become a catalyst for change in your community. If you’ve ever doubted your ability to make an impact, this book will remind you: heroes are forged in the fires of adversity. Are you ready to embrace your potential and step into the future as the hero the world needs? |
| leveling maplestory: Real Games Mia Consalvo, Christopher A. Paul, 2019-10-01 How we talk about games as real or not-real, and how that shapes what games are made and who is invited to play them. In videogame criticism, the worst insult might be “That's not a real game!” For example, “That's not a real game, it's on Facebook!” and “That's not a real game, it's a walking simulator!” But how do people judge what is a real game and what is not—what features establish a game's gameness? In this engaging book, Mia Consalvo and Christopher Paul examine the debates about the realness or not-realness of videogames and find that these discussions shape what games get made and who is invited to play them. Consalvo and Paul look at three main areas often viewed as determining a game's legitimacy: the game's pedigree (its developer), the content of the game itself, and the game's payment structure. They find, among other things, that even developers with a track record are viewed with suspicion if their games are on suspect platforms. They investigate game elements that are potentially troublesome for a game's gameness, including genres, visual aesthetics, platform, and perceived difficulty. And they explore payment models, particularly free-to-play—held by some to be a marker of illegitimacy. Finally, they examine the debate around such so-called walking simulators as Dear Esther and Gone Home. And finally, they consider what purpose is served by labeling certain games “real. |
| leveling maplestory: MMOs from the Inside Out Richard A. Bartle, 2015-12-30 This is an astonishing collection of ideas, information, and instruction from one of the true pioneers of Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. MMOs from the Inside Out: The History, Design, Fun, and Art of Massively-Multiplayer Role-playing Games speaks to the designers and players of MMOs, taking it as axiomatic that such games are inspirational and boundless forces for good. The aim of this book is to enthuse an up-coming generation of designers, to inspire and educate players and designers-to-be, and to reinvigorate those already working in the field who might be wondering if it’s still all worthwhile. Playing MMOs is about fun, immersion, and identity. Creating MMOs is about imagination, expression, and art. MMOs are so packed with potential that today's examples are little more than small, pioneering colonies on the shore of a vast, uncharted continent. What wonders wait beyond the horizon? What treasures will explorers bring back to amaze us? MMOs from the Inside Out is for people with a spark of creativity: it pours gasoline on that spark. It: Explains what MMOs are, what they once were, and what they could – and should – become. Delves into why players play, and why designers design. Encourages, enthuses, enrages, engages, enlightens, envisions, and enchants. Doesn't tell you what to think, it tells you to think. What You Will Learn: Myriad ways to improve MMOs – and to decide for yourself whether these are improvements. What MMOs are; who plays them, and why. How MMOs became what they are, and what this means for what they will become. That you have it in you to make MMOs yourself. Whom This Book is For:MMOs from the Inside Out is a book for those who wish to know more about game design in general and MMO design in particular. It's for people who play MMOs, for people who design MMOs, and for people who study MMOs. It's for people with a yearning to see beyond the world around them and to make manifest the worlds of their imagination. |
| leveling maplestory: This Gaming Life Jim Rossignol, 2010-04-21 A look at what it's like to play video games, their cultures in three different international cities, and their significance in everyday life |
LEVELING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
level, flat, plane, even, smooth mean having a surface without bends, curves, or irregularities. level applies to a horizontal surface that lies on a line parallel with the horizon. flat applies to a …
Leveling or Levelling? Correct Spelling (UK vs. US) - Grammarhow
Leveling or Levelling – Which Spelling Is Correct? “Leveling” and “Levelling” are both correct forms for the word that means to adjust the height or amount of something. If you speak British …
Levelling - Wikipedia
Levelling or leveling (American English; see spelling differences) is a branch of surveying, the object of which is to establish or verify or measure the height of specified points relative to a …
Leveling - definition of leveling by The Free Dictionary
Define leveling. leveling synonyms, leveling pronunciation, leveling translation, English dictionary definition of leveling. n. 1. a. Relative position or rank on a scale: the local level of government; …
Levelling vs. Leveling: What’s the Difference?
Mar 4, 2024 · "Levelling" and "leveling" refer to the same process of making a surface even or balanced, with the difference primarily being in spelling variations between British English …
“Leveling” or “Levelling”—What's the difference? | Sapling
Leveling and levelling are both English terms. Leveling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while levelling is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) …
What Is Leveling | 5 Different Types of Leveling Methods - Civil …
Nov 6, 2024 · The leveling process is a surveying technique used to determine the height differences or elevations between various points on the Earth’s surface. It is commonly …
Types of Leveling Methods used in Surveying
Leveling is a branch of surveying in civil engineering to measure levels of different points with respect to a fixed point such as elevation of a building, height of one point from ground etc. It …
leveling - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
having a flat or even surface: level land. equal, as in height, condition, rank, state, or advancement: Their abilities were about level. filled to a height even with the rim of a …
leveling - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jun 3, 2025 · leveling (countable and uncountable, plural levelings) The process of making something level.
LEVELING Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
level, flat, plane, even, smooth mean having a surface without bends, curves, or irregularities. level applies to a horizontal surface that lies on a line parallel with the horizon. flat applies to a …
Leveling or Levelling? Correct Spelling (UK vs. US) - Grammarhow
Leveling or Levelling – Which Spelling Is Correct? “Leveling” and “Levelling” are both correct forms for the word that means to adjust the height or amount of something. If you speak British …
Levelling - Wikipedia
Levelling or leveling (American English; see spelling differences) is a branch of surveying, the object of which is to establish or verify or measure the height of specified points relative to a …
Leveling - definition of leveling by The Free Dictionary
Define leveling. leveling synonyms, leveling pronunciation, leveling translation, English dictionary definition of leveling. n. 1. a. Relative position or rank on a scale: the local level of government; …
Levelling vs. Leveling: What’s the Difference?
Mar 4, 2024 · "Levelling" and "leveling" refer to the same process of making a surface even or balanced, with the difference primarily being in spelling variations between British English …
“Leveling” or “Levelling”—What's the difference? | Sapling
Leveling and levelling are both English terms. Leveling is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while levelling is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) …
What Is Leveling | 5 Different Types of Leveling Methods - Civil …
Nov 6, 2024 · The leveling process is a surveying technique used to determine the height differences or elevations between various points on the Earth’s surface. It is commonly …
Types of Leveling Methods used in Surveying
Leveling is a branch of surveying in civil engineering to measure levels of different points with respect to a fixed point such as elevation of a building, height of one point from ground etc. It …
leveling - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
having a flat or even surface: level land. equal, as in height, condition, rank, state, or advancement: Their abilities were about level. filled to a height even with the rim of a …
leveling - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jun 3, 2025 · leveling (countable and uncountable, plural levelings) The process of making something level.
