A surprising assessment of the ways that virtual worlds are entangled with human psychology Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism, Yee shows that virtual spaces perpetuate social norms and stereotypes from the offline world, transform play i...

David Poole's innovative LINEAR ALGEBRA: A MODERN INTRODUCTION, 4e emphasizes a vectors approach and better prepares students to make the transition from computational to theoretical mathematics. Balancing theory and applications, the book is written in a conversational style and combines a traditional presentation with a focus on student-centered learning. Theoretical, computational, and applied topics are presented in a flexible yet integrated way.

Stressing geometric understanding before c...

We need strategy. The world is changing, the future uncertain. What is required is vision: What might the future bring? Where is our business going? What are our fundamental business values? This book is a manual for all those who want to apply strategy in organisations.

It is intended for everyone who wants to put the future on the agenda, to look beyond the short term and beyond mere profit. It describes in practical terms the eight questions we must continually discuss in order to pursue a...

L'île de Gorée a été choisie comme symbole et comme lieu de mémoire. Elle est un des sites historiques où s'est joué le destin de milliers d'africains qui durant cinq siècles furent victime de la traite négrière. C'est un des lieux ou la diaspora africaine trouve un espace de reconnaissance et de réconciliation. L'Unesco a classé l'île de Gorée patrimoine mondial en 1978. Le site est resté quasi intact et fait l'objet de restaurations. Il est visité chaque année par des milli...

"What does the landscape architect actually do as a design?" The authors investigate this seemingly simple question. What resources are available for designing open spaces? What part is played by conditions deriving from nature? How are locations and spaces created in the open air, how are paths routed and boundaries set, how are hard and soft materials used? Drawing on practical and theoretical experience, this introduction, often used as a textbook, reveals the central components of design ...

Suzanne en Edouard Manet vertelt over de liefde tussen de Nederlandse pianiste Suzanne Leenhoff en de schilder Edouard Manet.

Als jong meisje reist Suzanne op aanraden van Franz Liszt in 1847 naar Parijs om daar haar pianostudie voort te zetten. Ze geeft er pianoles aan de broers Manet. Wat haar familie zo vreest bij haar vertrek naar de grote stad, gebeurt: ze raakt ongehuwd zwanger.

Manet staat in 1855 als peetoom aan de doopvont van het kind, een jongetje, en in 1863 trouwt hij in Zal...

Bij de inhuldiging van Koningin Wilhelmina in 1898, werd haar het Sportalbum 1898 aangeboden. Dit was een historische uitgave, want voor de eerste keer in de Nederlandse sportgeschiedenis werd een overzicht gemaakt van de complete Nederlandse sport van dat moment. Het was een nationale uiting van trots, van het beste wat onze sport te bieden had. De sportverenigingen zijn illustratief vormgegeven door de beste kunstenaars van dat moment en uitgevoerd op perkamenten bladen. De originele band i...

We are very pleased to announce the third book by our bestselling writers Koos Eissen and Roselien Steur. After the worldwide success of Sketching and Sketching: The Basics, the authors now shift their focus from 'how to sketch' to 'why you sketch'.

For designers, sketching is a daily activity that can serve many goals. You can sketch to brainstorm, to find and articulate ideas or to present a project to other designers in your team or people from other departments. And of course you sketch t...