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  • Myth-Made Machines

    The Stories Behind Artificial Intelligence

    de Dave Bradley, Kelly Vero ...
    A fascinating exploration of how our understanding of artificial intelligence has evolved across centuries as depicted through the stories and media we create.Humans have always dreamed of creating intelligent life. From the earliest legends of Talos to the droids of Star Wars, artificial beings stalk our culture. Today, we routinely interact with computers and AI is a buzzword that dominates ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

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  • Arguing A.I.

    The Battle for Twenty-first-Century Science

    de Sam Williams ...
    Few scientific topics since the theory of biological evolution have inspired as much controversy as artificial intelligence has. Even now, fifty years after the term first made its appearance in academic journals, many philosophers and more than a few prominent scientists and software programmers dismiss the pursuit of thinking machines as the modern-day equivalent of medieval alchemists’ hunt for ... Leer más

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  • Science Fiction

    A Very Short Introduction

    de David Seed ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction

    Edición de Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is a literature which draws on popular culture, and which engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from these different angles. After an introduction to the nature of science fiction, ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • Spec Fic For Newbies Vol 1

    A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

    de Tiffani Angus, Val Nolan ...
    Series Libro 1 - Spec Fic for Newbies
    Locus Recommended Reading List 2023BSFA for Best Non-Fiction, Shortlist 2024Tiffani Angus (Ph.D.) and Val Nolan (Ph.D.) met at the 2009 Clarion Writers' Workshop in California and since then have collaborated many times as fans and scholars on panels for SFF conventions and writing retreats.Working together on this book and combining their experience as SFF writers and as university lecturers in ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Building Imaginary Worlds

    The Theory and History of Subcreation

    de Mark J.P. Wolf ...
    Mark J.P. Wolf’s study of imaginary worlds theorizes world-building within and across media, including literature, comics, film, radio, television, board games, video games, the Internet, and more. Building Imaginary Worlds departs from prior approaches to imaginary worlds that focused mainly on narrative, medium, or genre, and instead considers imaginary worlds as dynamic entities in and of ... Leer más

    $76.99 USD

  • The Fantasy Role-Playing Game

    A New Performing Art

    de Daniel Mackay ...
    Many of today's hottest selling games--both non-electronic and electronic--focus on such elements as shooting up as many bad guys as one can (Duke Nuk'em), beating the toughest level (Mortal Kombat), collecting all the cards (Pokemon), and scoring the most points (Tetris). Fantasy role-playing games (Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, GURPS), while they may involve some of those aforementioned ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Bit by Bit

    How Video Games Transformed Our World

    de Andrew Ervin ...
    An acclaimed critic argues that video games are the most vital art form of our timeVideo games have seemingly taken over our lives. Whereas gamers once constituted a small and largely male subculture, today 67 percent of American households play video games. The average gamer is now thirty-four years old and spends eight hours each week playing -- and there is a 40 percent chance this person is a ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction

    Edición de Mark Bould, Sherryl Vint, Andrew M. Butler, Adam Roberts ...
    Series series Routledge Literature Companions
    The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study. Fifty-six entries by a team of renowned international contributors are divided into four parts which look, in turn, at:history – an integrated chronological ... Leer más

    $72.99 USD

  • Film Genre for the Screenwriter

    de Jule Selbo ...
    Film Genre for the Screenwriter is a practical study of how classic film genre components can be used in the construction of a screenplay. Based on Jule Selbo’s popular course, this accessible guide includes an examination of the historical origins of specific film genres, how and why these genres are received and appreciated by film-going audiences, and how the student and professional ... Leer más

    $80.99 USD

  • Apocalyptic AI

    Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality

    de Robert M. Geraci ...
    Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines or cyberspace and live forever, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert Geraci offers the first serious account of this "cyber-theology" and the people who promote it. ... Leer más

    $37.99 USD

  • Evaporating Genres

    Essays on Fantastic Literature

    de Gary K. Wolfe ...
    In this wide-ranging series of essays, an award-winning science fiction critic explores how the related genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror evolve, merge, and finally "evaporate" into new and more dynamic forms. Beginning with a discussion of how literary readers "unlearned" how to read the fantastic during the heyday of realistic fiction, Gary K. Wolfe goes on to show how the fantastic ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD