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Casual Game Design
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Casual Game Design

by Gregory Trefry
January 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
9h 6m
English
CRC Press
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skyscrapers to three-course meals without having to worry if it will stand or give
you food poisoning.
Tetris and Crayon Physics : Two Approaches to Building
Did you know that playing Tetris actually thickens your cerebral cortex?
1
Apparently
spinning and slotting together all those tetrominoes is like the mental equivalent
of push-ups. It may not make you Mr. Universe, but it does help you stay in shape.
A number of researchers have investigated the effects on the brain of playing Tetris
and found that the game increases cerebral energy and boosts general cognitive
functions, from critical thinking to language processing. ...
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ISBN: 9780123749536