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Visualizations with Three.js
A hands-on guide to creating stunning web-based visualizations using Three.js. Perfect for developers, designers, and data enthusiasts looking…
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UserScripts in 20 Minutes: (Coffee Break Series)
You use probably use the web-browser more than any other app - surfing for all sorts of information from the latest news, and shopping offers,…
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101 Blender Scripting Projects (Paperback)
A practical project-driven workbook to learn Blender scripting using Python through 101 hands-on examples.
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Speak with Visualizations
This book was born from countless late-night debugging sessions. I lost track of how many times I wrestled with graphical dashboards that almost…
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Game Design and Development: Code, Psychology and Analytics (Paperback)
The appeal of “Game Design and Development: Code, Psychology and Analytics (Paperback)” starts with its focus on Books. That is fertile territory for a reader ready to move beyond collecting ideas and start making connections. Game design becomes especially engaging when an idea is tested through play. Choose a mechanic, write the experience you hope it will create, and use a small prototype to ask a more precise question. Use the subject to make something understandable: a sketch, a visual comparison, or a small demonstration. Choose the relationship that matters and give it a form another person can follow. Pick a question. Open a book. See where it takes you.Take a closer look
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A new perspective is creative fuel.
Looking for a new direction in Computers & Technology? “101 Ray-Tracing, Ray-Marching and Path-Tracing Projects: A Hands-On Journey Through 101 Programming Project Examples” makes a persuasive case for giving the subject your attention. Bring a specific question and turn the reading into a purposeful exploration. Tracing light offers an unusually visual route into technical thinking: a changed assumption can become a changed image. Pick a reflection, shadow, or material effect you want to understand and use it to focus your exploration. Use the subject to make something understandable: a sketch, a visual comparison, or a small demonstration. Choose the relationship that matters and give it a form another person can follow. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.Take a closer look
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WebGPU Data Visualization Cookbook: (2nd Edition)
There is a strong reading opportunity in the space between Books and Computers & Technology. “WebGPU Data Visualization Cookbook: (2nd Edition)” brings those listed subjects onto the same shelf and gives your next question a place to start. Visualisation connects analysis with the way another person sees an argument. Choose a comparison that matters and ask which design decisions make that comparison easier to understand. Use the subject to make something understandable: a sketch, a visual comparison, or a small demonstration. Choose the relationship that matters and give it a form another person can follow. Worth exploring when you are ready for a fresh reading direction.Take a closer look
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