Virtual Reality and Social E-Commerce: a Rift between Worlds?
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Why Gamification is Changing Everything
'Must keep streak going'. That is the sound of someone on a twenty plus kill streak on Titanfall (probably me). It's also the sound...
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I was privileged enough recently to be at a preview of Chris Chabot’s talk on the future of mobile technology. It was a little...
The Mysteries of Big Data and the Orient … DB
Mapping the world of big data must be a lot like demystifying the antiquated concept of the Orient, trying to decipher a mass of...
Micro Transactions: Gamer’s Bane?
I play a lot of games (who doesn't these days) and I've grown from my Nintendo 64, where I considered myself a pro at...
GDC 2014: A Synopsis
The GDC of 2014 came and went with something of a miniature Big Bang for game developers. Whether it was new updates to game...
You Want a Job in Publishing? Please Set Fire to this Unicorn in C#.
Total immersion in a tech puzzle that's over your head.
That's part of the Packt induction policy. Even those in an editorial role are expected...
Why Phaser is a Great Game Development Framework
You may have heard about the Phaser framework, which is fast becoming popular and is considered by many to be the best HTML5 game...
Internet of Things or Internet of Thieves
While the Internet of Things(IoT) sounds like some hipster start-up from the valley, it is in actual fact sweeping the technology world as the...
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Understanding the Foundation of Protocol-oriented Design
When Apple announced Swift 2 at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2016, they also declared that Swift was the world’s first protocol-oriented...
