According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste: waste of time, energy, ingenuity, skill, and often of money." In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this classic study, Caillois defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from...(展开全部)

Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving media of our time. Revenues from console and computer games have now overtaken those from Hollywood movies; and online gaming is one of the fastest-growing areas of the internet. Games are no longer just kids' stuff: the majority of players are now adults, and the market is constantly broadening. The visual style ...(展开全部)

With a surge in popularity recently and an increase in great downloadable games, there has never been a better time to learn about independent "indie" games. 250 Indie Games You Must Play is a guide to the exciting and expanding world of indie gaming. Whether you are a veteran of the indie game scene or have never played an indie game before, this book helps you experience the ...(展开全部)

罗伯特•费希尔（Robert Fisher）：布鲁内尔大学的教育学教授。他曾在英国、非洲和香港等地从事教育工作20余年。此外，他还著有30余本教育学方面的专著，包括《教孩子学会思考》（Teaching Children to Think）、《教孩子学会学习》（Teaching Children to Learn）、《思考的故事》（Stories for Thinking）和《创造性对话》（Creative Dialogue）等。 更多关于孩子教育的信息，请参阅罗伯特•费希尔教授的网页：www.teachingthinking.net

In fewer than fifty years video games have become one of the most popular forms of entertainment, but which are the best games, the ones you must play? Video game expert Tony Mott presents 1001 of the best video games from around the world and on all formats, from primitive pioneering consoles like Atari's VCS to modern-day home entertainment platforms such as Sony's PlayStatio...(展开全部)

本书主编托尼•莫特（Tony Mott）作为业界圣经级电玩杂志《Edge》的多年首席主编，有着长达三十年的电子游戏经验，其中十五年是在游戏产业打拼，对电子游戏自1962年作为娱乐形式诞生起至今的发展历程有着深刻的认识与了解。

For devoted gamers as well as those interested in groundbreaking graphic design, this is the first, most comprehensive, and only critical guide ever published to video games. The video game has arrived as entertainment and as an art form. This is the first serious critical evaluation ever published of the best video games and is a testament to the medium’s innovativeness and in...(展开全部)

丹•哈林顿，徳州扑克大师，扑克名人堂成员，世界公认的伟大牌手之一，牌风稳健高效，被戏称为“行动丹”。他赢得的无限注徳州扑克锦标赛冠军主要包括：欧洲扑克冠军赛、世界扑克系列赛之2500美元买入无限注德州扑克比赛、四皇后无限注德州扑克冠军赛等。 比尔•罗伯特，国际象棋大师，多次国际象棋锦标赛冠军获得者，全美快棋大赛冠军；双陆棋世界顶尖高手之一，曾获得蒙特卡洛世界冠军赛、波士顿冠军赛、拉斯维加斯锦标赛等比赛冠军。比尔•罗伯特过去一直从事国际象棋和双陆棋的竞技和写作，现转为德州扑克。

摄影师张晓说：这是个并不真实的世界，我喜欢他们。他们在某个时刻的状态已经超越了现实的自己，像是在梦游。我拍照片时很少和他们对话，只是眼神的交流，更多的时候是迅速按下快门，快门声伴随着刺眼的闪光灯直射过去，他们这才如梦初醒地诧异地看着我，等他们回过神来，我已经匆匆离开。因为他们的眼神很多是我所不敢面对的。我像是在逃避，正如逃避镜子中的我自己。