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The creative process for designing a playful structure applicable to a board game, video game, gamified system, gamification, edutainment, and art games, among others. PLAYFUL STRUCTURE - A GAME DESIGN METHODOLOGY By applying the five essential elements of playful structure (satisfying desires and needs, a progression system, a scalable challenge, objectives, and a reward system), it is possible to analyze a game mechanism, solve gameplay problems, and make a product more likely to appeal to and retain people. The methodology can be applied to video games, board games, role-playing games, ...

Microsoft Power Platform for Dummies covers the essentials you need to know to get started with Microsoft Power Platform, the suite of business intelligence applications designed to make your enterprise work smarter and more efficiently.

If you found a rusty old lamp on the beach, and upon touching it a genie appeared and granted you three wishes, what would you wish for? If you were wishing for a successful application development effort, most likely you would wish for accurate and robust data models, comprehensive data flow diagrams, and an acute understanding of human behavior. The wish for well-designed conceptual and logical data models means the requirements are well-understood and that the design has been built with flexibility and extensibility leading to high application agility and low maintenance costs. The wish ...

Welcome to High Performance .NET: Recipes and Thoughts for .NET 8, 9, and C# 12, 13. In today’s world, where software is expected to run faster, scale efficiently, and handle more complexity than ever before, writing high-performance code is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity. This book is designed to help you harness the full power of .NET and C#, delving into the features and optimizations introduced in the latest versions of the platform. Whether you’re building high-traffic web applications, computationally intensive tasks, or real-time systems, this guide is your toolkit for ...

Find below the chapters of this ebook. Note that most of the chapters are written with the help of ChatGPT. Introduction to Automation in the Microsoft Ecosystem Getting Started with Power Apps Understanding SharePoint for Automation Automating Workflows with Power Automate Building Apps with Power Apps for Automation Integrating Power Apps, SharePoint, and Power Automate for End-to-End Solutions Automating Approvals and Notifications with Power Automate Integrating Power Apps with SharePoint for Seamless Data Management Automating Complex Workflows with Power Automate Enhancing Automation ...

In the fast-paced world of software development, technical debt is unavoidable—but it doesn’t have to be a disaster. Whether you’re a developer struggling with messy code, a tech lead balancing business demands with maintainability, or an engineering manager looking for sustainable practices, this book offers practical, actionable strategies to handle technical debt effectively. Inside, you’ll discover: How to identify and measure technical debt before it slows development. Best practices for managing debt within teams and balancing short-term delivery with long-term stability. ...

Ace your next Presentation Are you looking for a way to grab your audience’s attention and keep them engaged? If so, you’ll love this. Canva has a selection of Presentation templates, eBook cover templates, social media templates, marketing templates, Print On Demand business, and as well as personal branding graphics and templates. With Canva, you have the perfect way to deliver a sales pitch, showcase an assignment, or share your favorite holiday snaps. Simply pick a template, and customize it to suit your needs, and boom you are done! With this book, you get a step-by-step ...

El siglo XXI es el de la sociedad de la información y las nuevas tecnologías: todo ello no sería posible sin la enorme industria del software que le sirve de base. No obstante, los desarrolladores de software no aprovechan todas las oportunidades para desempeñar una carrera profesional de éxito, cometiendo siempre los mismos errores una y otra vez. Un buen proyecto software tiene que ver con habilidades creativas y artísticas más que aquellas necesariamente técnicas.

Have you wanted to automate different processes and functions that you perform on Excel? If you want to take Excel to a new level, you should understand VBA and automate the many processes that you can perform in Excel. If you want to do this, you have come to the right place. This audiobook introduces numerous Excel options starting right from the different tools and operations that you can perform using Visual Basic. Over the course of this audiobook, you will gather information about all the necessary concepts and elements that will help you program with Excel.

Learn how to get started with Futures Thinking. With this practical guide, Phil Balagtas, founder of the Design Futures Initiative and the global Speculative Futures network, shows you how designers and futurists have made futures work at companies such as Atari, IBM, Apple, Disney, Autodesk, Lufthansa, and McKinsey & Company.

Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, most popular video game ever made. But the fascinating story of its origins is lesser known. How did an obscure Soviet programmer working on frail, antiquated computers create a product that has earned nearly $1 billion in sales? How did an inspired makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation that has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a Hollywood movie, and been played in outer space?

Practical techniques for writing code that is robust, reliable, and easy for team members to understand and adapt. In Good Code, Bad Code you’ll learn how to: Think about code like an effective software engineer, write functions that read like well-structured sentences, ensure code is reliable and bug free, effectively unit test code, identify code that can cause problems and improve it, write code that is reusable and adaptable to new requirements, improve your medium and long-term productivity, and save yourself and your team time.

¿Te gustaría empezar a programar con Python desde cero? ¡Esta es la forma más fácil de encontrarlo! ¿A qué esperas? ¡Sigue leyendo! Esta caja incluye: Programación Python para principiantes: La guía definitiva para principiantes para aprender los fundamentos de Python en un gran curso intensivo lleno de nociones, consejos y trucos. ¿Siempre has querido aprender a programar? ¿Alguna vez pensaste que era demasiado difícil? ¿O pensaste que no tenías suficientes habilidades necesarias? Si es así, sigue leyendo... La PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES ACADEMY ha creado un camino de ...

To keep doing what you love, you need to maintain your own systems, not just the ones you write code for. Regular exercise and proper nutrition help you learn, remember, concentrate, and be creative - skills critical to doing your job well. Learn how to change your work habits, master exercises that make working at a computer more comfortable, and develop a plan to keep fit, healthy, and sharp for years to come.

Have you ever dreamed of creating an app that captivates millions and generates life-changing revenue? In How to Create a Million-Dollar Mobile App Using ChatGPT, you’ll discover the ultimate guide to turning your app idea into reality—step by step, from ideation to launch, and beyond.

En Aprende a programar en Python para principiantes, Flynn Fisher comienza desde cero. Él te enseñará los fundamentos de la codificación con Python y te ayudará a establecer los componentes básicos de tus futuras habilidades de programación. Este libro está hecho de manera que cada capítulo se base en los demás.

★ Mesmerise Interviewers When Interviewing For The Role Of A Project Manager In Your Dream Company ★ Interviewing for a new project management job can be quite tough even if you are an experienced project manager who has accomplished some great work in your career. Sometimes interviewers ask you questions that you aren’t able to answer well without preparation. Interviewers may also ask questions for which you don’t know what would be an appropriate answer to help you clear the interview. This book contains fifty of the most important and frequently asked questions in project ...

Feel overwhelmed by Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Turn fear into fascination with this guide.

*Updated for 2024 with the latest Windows 11 23H2 features* These days everyone has a desktop computer, laptop, or at least a device such as a smartphone or tablet that they use to go online, send emails, and so on. And for the people who use a personal computer at home or at work then there is a very good chance that it is running Microsoft Windows. And if it’s a new computer then there is a very good chance its running Windows 11 since new or has been upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10. Microsoft initially said that Windows 10 will be the last version of their desktop operating ...

Are you looking to expand your skill set to increase your value in the job market? If you have a knack for problem-solving, coding can be a rewarding and fun skill to learn. Coding is one of the most in-demand skills that employers are looking for, and they are willing to pay for it. Monster.com, a popular job search site, reports that jobs requiring coding skills pay an average of $22,000 more per year, compared to other noncoding jobs.