It seems that artificial intelligence (AI) is always only five years away, but recent developments have made the practical utility of game theory and machine learning a genuine reality. Written by leading experts in both Sports Management and AI, AI for Sports begins to answer many questions on the future of this field.

Written by a game developer and professor trained in architecture, An Architectural Approach to Level Design is one of the first books to integrate architectural and spatial design theory with the field of level design. It explores the principles of level design through the context and history of architecture. Now in its second edition, An Architectural Approach to Level Design presents architectural techniques and theories for you to use in your own work.

The author connects architecture and...

For database systems courses in Computer Science This book introduces the fundamental concepts necessary for designing, using, and implementing database systems and database applications. Our presentation stresses the fundamentals of database modeling and design, the languages and models provided by the database management systems, and database system implementation techniques. The book is meant to be used as a textbook for a one- or two-semester course in database systems at the junior, s...

For courses in Python Programming

Now in its 3rd Edition, Practice of Computing Using Python continues to introduce both majors and non-majors taking CS1 courses to computational thinking using Python, with a strong emphasis on problem solving through computer science. The authors have chosen Python for its simplicity, powerful built-in data structures, advanced control constructs, and practicality. The text is built from the ground up for Python programming, rather than having been translate...

This print textbook is available for students to rent for their classes. The Pearson print rental program provides students with affordable access to learning materials, so they come to class ready to succeed. For graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering.

Comprehensively covers processor and computer design fundamentals Computer Organization and Architecture, 11th Edition is about the structure and function of computers. Its purp...

A practical guide on how to use Unity for building cross-platform mobile games and Augmented Reality apps using the latest Unity 2020 toolsetKey FeaturesCreate, deploy, and monetize captivating and immersive games on Android and iOS platformsTake your games into the real world by adding augmented reality features to your mobile projectsKick-start your mobile game development journey with step-by-step instructions and a demo game projectBook DescriptionUnity 2020 brings a lot of new features t...

De geometrische fout van het Atomium? Een omgekeerde 400 meter? Een Fibonacci-beeld in (De) Panne? Deze onderwerpen komen misschien bekend voor, maar in dit boek staan de échte verhalen uit eerste hand en 'unplugged'. De wiskunde verruimt er zich van zuiver wiskundige onderwerpen, over een hoofd dat verdween in de Antwerpse Carnotstraat of de wiskundige grens van de waarheid, tot meer kunstzinnige toepassingen, van wiskundige poëzie over Stromae tot de verboden vrucht van het Lam Gods.Over ...

Verdwalen in de bossen van Red Dead Redemption 2, opgaan in de sprookjeswereld van Ori and the Will of the Wisps, karrenvrachten nazi’s over de kling jagen in Wolfenstein — videogames bieden ons op allerlei manieren vermaak, troost en afleiding, en zeker in tijden van wereldwijde onzekerheid blijkt het medium een niet te onderschatten vorm van escapisme.

Tetris, Death Stranding, Detroit: Become Human, The Last of Us Part II; na de bundels XP en DLC behandelt ook GG een uiteenlopende reeks...