Game Development

In the Game of Life, Dacia James Lewis tackles the taboo subject of waiting by taking us through her wait journey. Her humorous, quick-witted, yet candid take on her authentic life experience will give you the tools to lift every weight you may be carrying while pushing through a waiting season. This ain't your average self-help book. This is a help-your-self book.

"Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game. It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law." So says Florence Scovel Shinn in her classic work, The Game of Life and How to Play It. First published in 1925, it remains a timeless guide to manifesting the life of your dreams.

Often, we treat games like work. We buy shelves of thick books. We plan detailed adventures. We memorize rules. In Play Unsafe, Graham Walmsley explores what happens when you throw the serious stuff away: when you stop working, stop planning and start playing. This book explains how to make role-playing less like work and more like play; stop killing other players' ideas and build on them instead; and put stories at the heart of your game.

Most entrepreneurs spend their working lives competing, feeling fatigue, barely able to offer clients anything more than the industry standard. They deny their creativity and focus their time on making the most of scarce resources. “Free Zone” entrepreneurs don’t compete, they collaborate, creating and sharing “Intellectual Shortcuts” - ways to do things faster, easier, cheaper, and with bigger results. And by 2044, their combined revenue will grow to $15 trillion.

There are few things better than finding your flow when working on a challenging project or piece of work. How do we keep the flow going amidst pressure and fatigue? Is it possible to achieve this flow state more frequently instead of in small bursts? This program has been designed to transform your work life by helping you find and maintain your flow.

On the first day, you feel great. New clothes, new sneakers, new trainer, a 20-session pack of boot camp classes... new everything! The workout is tough. You’re out of shape. But it’s fun. You drag yourself to the mirror afterward and say, “I’m doing this!” The second day... There’s soreness in body parts that you didn't know could be sore. Your body is reminding you how long it’s been since it worked this hard. The third day... Things are...different.

New Rules of the Game provides insights, tips and direction to women in business, based on experiences from author and HGTV co-founder Susan Packard's own 30 year career, along with a dozen other prominent executives. Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, which she calls "gamesmanship" - a strategic way of thinking that cultivates creativity, focus, optimism, teamwork, and competitiveness.

Dominate the Game will mentally prepare you to show up the right way each day, motivate you to take the shots that others won't take, and then help you to elevate, separate, and dominate your game. The principles discussed will challenge you, pushing you to become confident in your ability to conquer any situation you may face in pursuit of your goals, ambitions, and dreams. The pain of regret is far greater than the pain of discipline; remember, life waits for no one. If you want to achieve greatness, you need to take charge and make plays happen. It all starts with you.

If you can succeed at video games, you can succeed socially. That's the promise of Level up Your Social Life. Level up Your Social Life uses the video game concepts that you're already familiar with to teach you how to succeed socially. Want to be better at conversation? Pong holds the secret. Want to make more friends? Mario Kart can show you how.

In RNJesus They Trust: Game Design, Your Time & Your Luck is a witty, sharp-eyed exploration of randomness in modern gaming — and how it blesses, tests, or exploits the players who kneel before it. From the ecstatic thrill of a rare drop to the soul-crushing grind of gacha pulls, game developers have turned RNG (random number generation) into a design pillar that fuels excitement and monetization. But where does randomness stop being fun and start wasting your time — or draining your wallet?

Rocket scientist, internet entrepreneur, and popular speaker Mary Spio presents practical advice for beating the odds, breaking the mold, and charting your own path to achieve true success.

This book was written with the intent to give others like me the opportunity to better themselves, their families, and resolve internal conflict. I wanted to share my personal life experiences, vulnerabilities, and how I eventually learned to find my path forward. I am not an expert; I'm just a man who deeply loves his family and profession, and who continues to strive to find balance in all the things I love.

There are certain spiritual laws governing our existence here on this physical plane, and once we know them we can make the most of our lives! Learn the law of prosperity, the power of the word, the law of nonresistance, the law of karma and forgiveness, and how to cast the burden, find love, and more! Now is the time for divine design....

What if saving the Earth were a game? Not just any game, but the greatest game we’ve ever played. This workbook helps social and environmental change professionals learn how to implement powerful techniques from the fields of game design, behavioral psychology, design, data science, and storytelling, that are not only proven to have impact, but also can make your project fun. In a 10-step framework of exercises, tutorials, and case studies, How to Save the World will teach you the art of changing the world — and it’s often not what you think.

Discover the Game Designer Within! The journey to designing your own board game starts here with The 20-Hour Game Design Challenge. The challenge is to dive into your creativity and bring your ideas to life in just 20 hours! Inside this guide, you’ll find: Self-Discovery for Game Design: Techniques to explore your unique creative approach. Quick-Start Guidance: Step-by-step advice to transform ideas into a playable game. Inspiring Case Studies: Learn from successful games and what makes them memorable. Expert Strategies: Tips to overcome design challenges and stay motivated. All-in-One ...

Harvard psychologist Robert Livingston contends that racism operates like an addiction for so many White people: hard to admit, and even harder to quit. Given their unwillingness to kick the habit, where does this leave Black people? In this provocative book, Livingston has flipped the script, asking: How can Black people attain prosperity and peace of mind despite the enduring presence of racism?

The is a collection of the best drinking games. Twenty-seven fun and easy-to-learn games to play at your next party.

As popular today as it was when it was written, Florence Scovel Shinn's book has stood the test of time. Echoing other "new thought" authors, she offers those who seek a better life rules to follow to achieve it. In any game, you need to understand the rules, and how the game is played, to successfully take part in it. The Game of Life and How to Play It clearly indicates what the author see as the guide to success in fully living and winning at this game of life.

Why do so many organizations, teams, couples, families, and groups who should be working together end up wasting energy on unproductive conflict? Even when everyone has the same general goals, what’s often missing is a deeper alignment based on mutual trust, respect, and empathy. With Radical Alignment, top-level life and business coaches (and happily married couple) Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower share their potent method for helping groups to stop clashing and start working together.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating journey of "Minds in Motion," an eBook that serves as your personalized window into the world of cognitive development. Embark on an exploration that spans across the chapters of life, from the tender moments of infancy to the rich experiences of senior years. This comprehensive guide invites readers to unveil the intricate stages of cognitive growth starting with the sensorimotor intelligence of infants. Witness the blooming of language and self-awareness, and watch as early childhood sets the scene for a lifetime of learning through play and exploration...