Simon Holland

With legendary magical beasts making the leap from page to the silver screen, this beautifully illustrated guide to fantastical creatures is the perfect gateway into their mysterious world . . . Step into the enchanted, cinematic world of dragons, werewolves, mermaids, and dozens of other creatures in this spellbinding, fully illustrated guide to magical beasts. And prepare to see magical beasts from around the world in a brand new way! Discover why the phoenix sings an enchanting song, how to tame a unicorn, the best way to defeat a basilisk, and much more, in full color illustrations so vivid that each creature seems as though it's leaping off of a movie screen. This book is a must-have on every aspiring magical beast expert's journey to immersing themselves in this thrilling new world.

Inside Their Secret World

Magnificent Magical Beasts

David Benyon

Yvonne Rogers

Helen Sharp

Jenny Preece

Tom Carey

What is HCI?; Components of HCI; Interview with Terry Winograd; Humans and technology: Humans; Interview with Donald Norman; Cognitive frameworks for HCI; Perception and representation; Attention and memory constraints; Knowledge and mental models; Interface metaphors and conceptual models; Learning in context; Social aspects; Organizational aspects; Interview with Marlilyn Mantei; Humans and technology: technology; Intervies with Ben Shneiderman; Input; Output; Interaction styles; Designing windowing systems; User support and on-line information; Designing for collaborative work and virtual environments; Interview with Roy Kalawsky; Interaction design: methods and techniques; Interview with Tom Moran; Principles of user-centred design; Methods for user-centred design; Requirements gathering; Task analysis; Structured HCI design; Envisioning design; Interaction design: support for designers; Interview with Bill Verplank; Supporting Design; Guidelines: principles and rules; standards and metrics; design rationale; Prototyping; Software support; Interview with deborah hix; Interaction design: evaluation; Interview with Brian Shackel; The role of evaluation; Usage data: observations, monitoring, users'opinions; experiments and benchmarking; Interpretive evaluation; Predictive evaluation; Comparing methods; Glossary; Solutions to questins; References; Index.

Human-Computer Interaction

Marcelo M. Wanderley

Tom Mudd

Katie Wilkie-McKenna

Andrew McPherson

Computing is transforming how we interact with music. New theories and new technologies have emerged that present fresh challenges and novel perspectives for researchers and practitioners in music and human-computer interaction (HCI). In this collection, the interdisciplinary field of music interaction is considered from multiple viewpoints: designers, interaction researchers, performers, composers, audiences, teachers and learners, dancers and gamers. The book comprises both original research in music interaction and reflections from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. It explores a breadth of HCI perspectives and methodologies: from universal approaches to situated research within particular cultural and aesthetic contexts. Likewise, it is musically diverse, from experimental to popular, classical to folk, including tango, laptop orchestras, composition and free improvisation.

New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction

Katie Wilkie

Paul Mulholland

Allan Seago

This agenda-setting book presents state of the art research in Music and Human-Computer Interaction (also known as ‘Music Interaction’). Music Interaction research is at an exciting and formative stage. Topics discussed include interactive music systems, digital and virtual musical instruments, theories, methodologies and technologies for Music Interaction. Musical activities covered include composition, performance, improvisation, analysis, live coding, and collaborative music making. Innovative approaches to existing musical activities are explored, as well as tools that make new kinds of musical activity possible. Music and Human-Computer Interaction is stimulating reading for professionals and enthusiasts alike: researchers, musicians, interactive music system designers, music software developers, educators, and those seeking deeper involvement in music interaction. It presents the very latest research, discusses fundamental ideas, and identifies key issues and directions for future work.

Music and Human-Computer Interaction

Enter an incredible world of magical beasts, dare to draw near to their captivating powers, and discover the spellbinding stories of 16 favourite mythical creatures from around the world. Venture into this world and you'll discover why griffins collect a gem called agate, how to put out dragon fire, how mischievous elves can cause terrible nightmares, and much, much more.A Miscellany of Magical Beasts is a beautiful, luxurious gift book showcasing a fascinating menagerie of creatures from the world's timeless mythologies and legends. Presented in an incredible package with spectacular cover finishes, it is sure to be treasured by fantasy enthusiasts.Each beast is beautifully illustrated with rich, enchanting artworks, accompanied by amazing facts. Five feature spreads take a different approach to each particular beast - including a gleaming guide to the world's dragons and an enchanting introduction to elf spells and tricks. Imaginative flourishes such as cutaways showing constellations (see where Pegasus's story ends), and a die-cut linking the lustrous feathers of the phoenix with those of the terrifying harpies, make this a truly inspiring exploration of some wonderfully strange creatures.List of beasts included: phoenix, harpy, griffin, Pegasus, dragons, elves, unicorn, centaur, mermaids and mermen, werewolf, troll, sphinx, basilisk, Cerberus, giant, chimera

A Miscellany of Magical Beasts

Explore the world by looking not only at borders, mountains, rivers, seas and oceans, but by discovering the natural wonders of the world, historical artefacts, amazing animals, fascinating cultures and much much more.With stunning illustrations from the incredible Jill Calder, The Picture Atlas is quite unlike anything you've seen before. From the freezing Arctic Circle with its powerful orca whales, to the amazing Sydney Opera House and the Great Barrier Reef, learn, explore and be amazed by the wonders of the world.Bursting full of beautiful artwork, informative maps and astounding facts, take a trip around the world like you've never seen it before.

Picture Atlas

You know your can is independent, intelligent, and always lands on his feet, but can he play you like a fiddle for human food? How about work a remote control? Or fend off uninvited relatives? A brilliant follow-up to Test Your Cat’s IQ, Test Your Cat's IQ Genius Edition presents a brand-new spin on how to recognize your pet’s potential—only this time it’s not finding out how good of a pet your cat could be, but instead if she could tackle the world on her own. To help you find out, Simon Holland and acclaimed illustrator Erica Salcedo Saiz have paired up to create a visually-rich handbook filled to the brim with quizzes that ask you to imagine your cat in various situations, activity tests for you to perform with your cat, and games to help boost your cat’s brainpower. These exercises might not get your four-legged friend into the college of her choice, but they’ll certainly give you another way to bond with your feline. They’ll also allow you to score her results. If your cat really is a superstar, she should be able to do more than simply meet her own needs all day long. With Test Your Cat's IQ Genius Edition, it’s time to find out if you’ve been catering to your cat for too long; if your furry friend is a mooch when she could be pulling her own weight around the house. This fun, affordable guidebook will release in sync with Test Your Dog's IQ Genius Edition, just as Test Your Cat’s IQ and Test Your Dog’s IQ released in sync in 2013. The content is brand-new and complemented by four-color illustration throughout.

Confirm Your Cat's Undiscovered Genius!

Test Your Cat's IQ Genius Edition

Alistair D.N. Edwards

What the book is about This book is about the theory and practice of the use of multimedia, multimodal interfaces for leaming. Yet it is not about technology as such, at least in the sense that the authors do not subscribe to the idea that one should do something just because it is technologically possible. 'Multimedia' has been adopted in some commercial quarters to mean little more than a computer with some form of audio ar (more usually) video attachment. This is a trend which ought to be resisted, as exemplified by the material in this book. Rather than merely using a new technology 'because it is there', there is a need to examine how people leam and eommunicate, and to study diverse ways in which computers ean harness text, sounds, speech, images, moving pietures, gestures, touch, etc. , to promote effective human leaming. We need to identify which media, in whieh combinations, using what mappings of domain to representation, are appropriate far which educational purposes . . The word 'multimodal ' in the title underlies this perspective. The intention is to focus attention less on the technology and more on how to strueture different kinds of information via different sensory channels in order to yield the best possible quality of communication and educational interaction. (Though the reader should refer to Chapter 1 for a discussion of the use of the word 'multimodal' . ) Historically there was little problem.

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