Guiding you through the key stages of a simulation project, this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the discipline. The book shows you how to develop conceptual models, perform simulation experiments, analyse the results and draw insightful conclusions. It takes a non-software specific view and can be used regardless of individual software preferences.

Almost all of the techniques described also apply to the use of non-specialist simulation software, such as programming languag...

The classic guide to how computers work, updated with new chapters and interactive graphics

"For me, Code was a revelation. It was the first book about programming that spoke to me. It started with a story, and it built up, layer by layer, analogy by analogy, until I understood not just the Code, but the System. Code is a book that is as much about Systems Thinking and abstractions as it is about code and programming. Code teaches us how many unseen layers there are between the computer syst...

This book provides a clear and practical approach to understanding the essentials of storytelling. This book distills fundamental elements, principles, and structures, explicitly tailored for animators, game designers, VFX artists, and XR creators, so they can seamlessly integrate these concepts into their work.

Written specifically for information systems (IS) and computing students and providing everything they need to know about executing a research project, this book is packed with guidance and examples.

In de tijd van Web 2.0 integreren desktop- en internettoepassingen meer en meer. De grens tussen wat eens zo duidelijk ‘lokaal geïnstalleerd’ was en wat ‘via internet loopt’ zal voor gebruikers steeds diffuser worden. Portalservices zoals Microsoft SharePoint spelen daarbij een bepalende rol en beïnvloeden in sterke mate de manier waarop werknemers binnen organisaties samenwerken. Systemen verbinden personen, documenten en acties door alle toepassingen heen. De content levert de con...