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Association for Computing Machinery

Magazine: December 1996 | Volume 3, No. 2

December 1996 | Volume 3, No. 2

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Computer games: introduction

By John Cavazos

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Artificial intelligence, Design, Human Factors, Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence, Theory

The story of XPilot

By Bjorn Stabell, Ken Ronny Schouten

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Algorithmic game theory and mechanism design, Computer games, Design, Human Factors, Interactive games, Massively multiplayer online games, Performance, Theory

The video game [R]evolution

By Sarah Elizabeth Burcham

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Algorithmic game theory and mechanism design, Computer games, Design, Human Factors, Interactive games, Massively multiplayer online games, Performance, Theory

Computer game marketing bias

By Melissa Chaika

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Algorithmic game theory and mechanism design, Computer games, Design, Enterprise computing, Human Factors, Interactive games, Marketing, Massively multiplayer online games, Performance, Theory

Research posters 101

By Lorrie Faith Cranor

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Design, Human Factors, Human-centered computing, Professional topics, Theory

Programming contest strategies

By Fabian Ernst, Jeroen Moelands, Seppo Pieterse

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Computing organizations, Design, Human Factors, Software and its engineering, Theory

Objective view point: a cornucopia of C++ resources

By G. Bowden Wise

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Computing standards, RFCs and guidelines, Design, General programming languages, Human Factors, Language types, Languages, Standardization, Theory

Ask Jack: summer jobs and job skills

By Jack Wilson

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Computing occupations, Design, Human Factors, Theory

Down the road: getting women involved

By Sara Carlstead

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Design, Human Factors, Social and professional topics, Theory

Book Reviews: game programming

By Lynellen D. S. Perry

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Algorithmic game theory and mechanism design, Computer games, Design, Human Factors, Interactive games, Massively multiplayer online games, Theory

Road crew

By John Cavazos

HTML | In the Digital Library
Tags: Computing education, Computing occupations, Design, Education, Human Factors, Theory