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The Tetris Effect
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Author : Dan Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Release Date : 2016-09-06
The Tetris Effect written by Dan Ackerman and has been published by PublicAffairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Games & Activities categories.
The definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion in sales? How did a makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation, which has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a big-budget sci-fi movie, and been played in outer space? A quiet but brilliant young man, Alexey Pajitnov had long nurtured a love for the obscure puzzle game pentominoes, and became obsessed with turning it into a computer game. Little did he know that the project that he labored on alone, hour after hour, would soon become the most addictive game ever made. In this fast-paced business story, reporter Dan Ackerman reveals how Tetris became one of the world's first viral hits, passed from player to player, eventually breaking through the Iron Curtain into the West. British, American, and Japanese moguls waged a bitter fight over the rights, sending their fixers racing around the globe to secure backroom deals, while a secretive Soviet organization named ELORG chased down the game's growing global profits. The Tetris Effect is an homage to both creator and creation, and a must-read for anyone who's ever played the game—which is to say everyone.
The Tetris Effect
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Author : Dan Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-09-01
The Tetris Effect written by Dan Ackerman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-01 with Games & Activities categories.
21 February 1989. Three men fly into Moscow, representing software giants from Britain, America, and Japan. Each of them is determined to undercut the others in order to secure a technology so powerfully addictive it has brought the government department that created it to a standstill. In a country on the brink of seismic change, where spycraft is about to give way to cut-throat capitalism, Tetris has become the grand prize. Featuring corporate espionage, unmarked government organizations, courtroom drama and international conspiracies, the origin of the world’s most popular video game is a gripping, fast-paced thriller of the highest order. Not only this, but it is also the tale of a one-in-a-million software start-up – a unique example of an idea, a product, and an era coming together at exactly the right moment. Tetris was perfectly (if accidentally) crafted to hit primal triggers in our minds and in Ackerman’s hands its story is unputdownable.
The Tetris Effect
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Author : Dan Ackerman
language : en
Publisher: Public Affairs
Release Date : 2016-09-06
The Tetris Effect written by Dan Ackerman and has been published by Public Affairs this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Games categories.
Based on an obscure board game, Tetris was designed for early computers, became a hit on TV consoles, and soared in popularity with handheld devices like the Game Boy. Today it lives on in smartphones, tablets, and laptops. All this despite the fact that it has no superhero to merchandise and no story to dramatize. Ackerman explains how a Soviet programmer named Alexey Pajitnov was struck with inspiration as a teenager, then meticulously worked for years to bring the game he had envisioned to life.
The Happiness Advantage
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Author : Shawn Achor
language : en
Publisher: Crown Currency
Release Date : 2010-09-14
The Happiness Advantage written by Shawn Achor and has been published by Crown Currency this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-14 with Self-Help categories.
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An engaging, deeply researched guide to flourishing in a world of increasing stress and negativity—the inspiration for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time “Powerful [and] charming . . . A book for just about anyone . . . The philosophies in this book are easily the best wire frames to build a happy and successful life.”—Medium Happiness is not the belief that we don’t need to change; it is the realization that we can. Our most commonly held formula for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that once we succeed, we’ll be happy; that once we get that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But the science reveals this formula to be backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. Research shows that happy employees are more productive, more creative, and better problem solvers than their unhappy peers. And positive people are significantly healthier and less stressed and enjoy deeper social interaction than the less positive people around them. Drawing on original research—including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted—and work in boardrooms and classrooms across forty-two countries, Shawn Achor shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health. His strategies include: • The Tetris Effect: how to retrain our brains to spot patterns of possibility so we can see and seize opportunities all around us • Social Investment: how to earn the dividends of a strong social support network • The Ripple Effect: how to spread positive change within our teams, companies, and families By turns fascinating, hopeful, and timely, The Happiness Advantage reveals how small shifts in our mind-set and habits can produce big gains at work, at home, and elsewhere.
Tetris
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Author : Box Brown
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-10-11
Tetris written by Box Brown and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-11 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Documents the history of the video game Tetris and looks at the role games play in art, culture, and commerce.
The Tetris Effect
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Author : Colin Carvalho Burgess
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-10
The Tetris Effect written by Colin Carvalho Burgess and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-10 with categories.
Immortal gods, online gaming, and a reincarnating goldfish ... Lars Nilsson's life is about to level up. Button pusher, office worker, up-all-night gamer, Lars Nilsson has just been booted from the top of the league in his latest high-stakes obsession. The arrival of a mysterious spirit animal and a sequence of cryptic in-game messages send Lars on a journey of cosmic self-discovery more challenging than any game. ** Las Vegas, 1983, and an on-stage regression experiment tears open a passage to another dimension where a young assistant makes a deal with a mischievous supernatural being. The ancient immortal guardians of the afterlife have been lured from their position of authority after being tempted by the spoils of modern life. The land of the dead rots in their absence. An online gamer's life is shattered when a Future Tech company sends him on a hyper-real quest to a land where magical creatures command the purple skies and shadow animals patrol the streets like deadly sentinels. But what do the familiar challenges of this otherworld have to do with a reclusive gamer, and can the ancient immortals take back control of the afterlife before the land of the dead is lost to a powerful primordial force?
The Oxford Handbook Of Cyberpsychology
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Author : Alison Attrill-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2019-05-21
The Oxford Handbook Of Cyberpsychology written by Alison Attrill-Smith and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-21 with Human-computer interaction categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Cyberpsychology explores a wide range of cyberpsychological processes and activities through the research and writings of some of the world's leading cyberpsychology experts. The book is divided into eight sections covering topics as varied as online research methods, self-presentation and impression management, technology across the lifespan, interaction and interactivity, online groups and communities, social media, health and technology,video gaming and cybercrime and cybersecurity.