LEGO bricks have been engaging builders young and
old for decades. There are a number of ways to connect
LEGO bricks, and millions of different things
can be created with them. For many builders, the possibilities
can be overwhelming. The question is often
the same: “How do I get started?”...
UDK offers a fully integrated editing environment through the renowned Unreal Editor. You will learn all of the engine's key tools which are accessible through Unreal Editor. You will learn the basics, from installing to navigating around the editor. You will then start putting together your first level using step-by-step instructions.
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In the last years, free and open source software, i.e. software under a license that grants several rights like
free redistribution to the user, has become more and more important, with this importance now stretching
beyond the mere use of well-known projects in both private and commercial settings (Fitzgerald,
2006; von Krogh and...
HTML5 is the new catchall term for “the Web.” Like Ajax and Web 2.0 before, the term
can cause confusion when used in different contexts. HTML5 is technically the fifth
revision of the HTML markup language, but you will find the term being used to describe
an umbrella of next-generation web technology...
Sculpting software has changed the face of the 3D industry. Whether you are creating a
character for the next Avatar movie or adding details to a post apocalyptic city in The Last
of Us, 3D sculpting has become an essential tool for creating a level of realism in digital art
that was much harder to achieve in the past. A couple of...
This volume collects the papers accepted for presentation at MIRAGE 2011.
The MIRAGE conference is recognized internationally with presentations
coming from 19 countries despite the large worldwide economical crisis. Submissions
from Asia dropped compared with two years ago, and were fewer, than
those from Europe. France proved...
Microsoft SQL Server is becoming a more mature, more feature-rich, and more
secure database management system with each new version. SQL Server 2012 is an enterprise-class relational database server. Sometimes, it might not look like it to the staff whose responsibilities are to deploy it, to create databases and write T-SQL code, and to...
The way we interact with machines is always changing. As technology evolves, new
ways of interacting with computers become available to us, one innovative breakthrough
after the next. If we go back 10 years, RIM was just starting to implement
phone capabilities into their line of Blackberry mobile devices. Now we...
We all know conflict is unavoidable, especially in the workplace. Whether it's a fight over resources, a disagreement about how to get things done, or an argument stemming from perceived differences in identities or values, it's a manager's role to navigate relationships, and build compromises and collaborations. "Conflict...
The Microsoft .NET Framework introduces many concepts, technologies, and terms. My goal in this
chapter is to give you an overview of how the .NET Framework is designed, introduce you to some of
the technologies the framework includes, and define many of the terms you’ll be seeing when you start
using it....
FreeMind is the powerful, free mind mapping software used by millions of people worldwide
to capture their ideas and communicate them visually.
Mind mapping with FreeMind will teach you how to develop different kinds of mind maps to
capture and arrange your ideas. You will learn how to combine FreeMind or Freeplane...
