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Art of Interactive Design : A Euphonious and Illuminating Guide to Building Successful Software by Chris Crawford (2002, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherNo Starch Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101886411840
ISBN-139781886411845
eBay Product ID (ePID)2258745

Product Key Features

Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameArt of Interactive Design : a Euphonious and Illuminating Guide to Building Successful Software
SubjectComputer Graphics, Information Theory, User Interfaces, Computer Science, Interactive & Multimedia
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
AuthorChris Crawford
Subject AreaComputers
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in
Item Weight29.3 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-001562
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal006.7
Table Of ContentPart I: Fundamentals 1 What exactly IS interactivity? 2 Why bother with interactivity? 3 Speaking 4 Thinking 5 Listening 6 The Interactive Loop 7 Architectures Part II: Design Advice 8 Guidelines 9 Anthropomorphization 10 Bloopers 11 Clocksetting 12 The Design Process 13 Advice for Specific Fields 14 Dedicated Devices 15 Why learn programming? 16 Soft Math Part III: Theory 17 Process Intensity 18 Linkmeshes 19 Play 20 Abstraction 21 Indirection 22 Linguistics 23 Metaphor 24 Anticipation Part IV: Social and Artistic Issues 25 A History of Interactivity 26 Control Versus Interactivity 27 The Two Cultures Problem 28 Interactive Storytelling 29 Subjunctivity 30 Futures
SynopsisAn understanding of what makes things interactive is key to the successful creation of websites, computer games, and software. In The Art of Interactive Design, Chris Crawford explains what interactivity is, how it works, why it's important, and how to design good software and websites that are truly interactive. Crawford's colloquial, conversational style makes it easy to grasp the fundamentals and the theoretical underpinnings of interactivity, as he discusses specific social and artistic issues., A nontechnical book on the theory of interactivity design, this guide has clear examples and applications that explain what interactivity is, how it works, why it's important and how to design good software., An understanding of what makes things interactive is key to the successful creation of websites, computer games, and software. In The Art of Interactive Design , Chris Crawford explains what interactivity is, how it works, why it's important, and how to design good software and websites that are truly interactive. Crawford's colloquial, conversational style makes it easy to grasp the fundamentals and the theoretical underpinnings of interactivity, as he discusses specific social and artistic issues.
LC Classification NumberQA76.76.I59C73 2002