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Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks for Designers: Playing with Photographs
Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks for Designers: Playing with Photographs

In this chapter from Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks for Designers, Volume 2, Corey Barker takes photos from some of well known photographers and runs them through the creative ringer to see what comes out.

iPad and iPhone for the Birds
iPad and iPhone for the Birds

Are you a bird enthusiast, like Lisa L. Spangenberg, author of Meet iPhoto for iOS 6? With your iOS device and the birding apps described in this article, you can skip old-fashioned manual searching through cumbersome and silent field guides. A few taps will lead you to detailed information about the feathery fellows hanging out in your neighborhood.

Fundamentals of Game Design: Understanding Your Player
Fundamentals of Game Design: Understanding Your Player

In this chapter from Fundamentals of Game Design, 3rd Edition, you'll learn about the characteristics of certain kinds of players, what kinds of feelings different players like to experience as they play, and the importance of demographics: men and women, boys and girls, dedicated ("hardcore") players, and casual ones. All this information will help you define what kinds of people you want to entertain and, in consequence, what kind of game you should build to entertain them.