Название: Game Audio Programming 4: Principles and Practices
Автор: Guy Somberg
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2024
Страниц: 356
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 12.7 MB

Welcome to the fourth volume of Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practices – the first series of its kind dedicated to the art, science, and craft of game audio programming. This volume contains 17 chapters from some of the top game audio programmers in the industry and dives into subjects that apply to diverse game genres and from low-level topics such as thread-safe command buffers and pitch detection to high-level topics such as object management, music systems, and audio tools. With such a wide variety of topics, game audio programmers of all levels will find something for them in this book. The techniques presented in this book have all been used to ship games, including some large AAA titles, so they are all practical and many will find their way into your audio engines. There are chapters about timed ADSRs, data-driven music systems, background sounds, and more. This chapter shows a system that plays ambiences, handling the looped and one-shot sounds differently. Looped sounds are played at randomized intervals, fading in and out and to new volumes. One-shot sounds are triggered individually with randomized panning, but can optionally be placed into groups of repeated sounds. Implementations are presented both using built-in tools from the audio middleware and using C++.

Название: Machine Learning, Animated
Автор: Mark Liu
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2024
Страниц: 465
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 17.4 MB

The release of ChatGPT has kicked off an arms race in Machine Learning (ML), however ML has also been described as a black box and very hard to understand. Machine Learning, Animated eases you into basic ML concepts and summarizes the learning process in three words: initialize, adjust and repeat. This is illustrated step by step with animation to show how machines learn: from initial parameter values to adjusting each step, to the final converged parameters and predictions. This book teaches readers to create their own neural networks with dense and convolutional layers, and use them to make binary and multi-category classifications. Readers will learn how to build Deep Learning game strategies and combine this with reinforcement learning, witnessing AI achieve super-human performance in Atari games such as Breakout, Space Invaders, Seaquest and Beam Rider. The book provides an intuitive explanation of concepts such as Deep Learning, Q-learning, or the policy-gradient algorithm. You’ll learn how to implement these algorithms by following the examples and how to apply them to your own field, be that business, biology, medicine, or something else entirely. While most models are built by using the TensorFlow Keras API, you also learn to create ML models from scratch on your own, without resorting to any API. This book is divided into six parts. Part I discusses how to install Python and how to create animations with Python libraries.

Название: Ultimate Flutter Handbook: Learn Cross-Platform App Development with Visually Stunning UIs and Real-World Projects
Автор: Lahiru Rajeendra Mahagamage
Издательство: Orange Education Pvt Ltd, AVA
Год: October 2023
Страниц: 188
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 10.2 MB

Flutter Handbook is the ultimate guide to becoming a proficient Flutter app developer, catering to all levels, from beginners to experts. This comprehensive guide takes you by the hand, providing step-by-step instructions on every aspect of Flutter app development. Starting from the basics, you'll learn how to install and run Flutter, as well as core concepts such as widgets, state management, and navigation. As you progress, the book delves deep into advanced topics, such as implementing CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) functions using Firebase Firestore. Flutter Handbook is more than just a tutorial book. It also provides invaluable tips, tricks, and small tasks at the end of each chapter to reinforce your understanding and equip you with real-world skills. By the end of this journey, you'll have the expertise to release your Flutter app to the Play Store or App Store with confidence. We'll start with the basics and gradually delve into more advanced concepts. Whether you're interested in creating mobile apps for Android and iOS, developing for the web, or even exploring desktop applications, you'll find the knowledge and tools you need here.

Название: Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval: Principles and Applications
Автор: Muskan Garg, Sandeep Kumar, Abdul Khader
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2024
Страниц: 271
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 17.1 MB

This book presents the basics and recent advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and information retrieval in a single volume. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in interdisciplinary areas of electrical engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering, and information technology. This text emphasizes the existing problem domains and possible new directions in natural language processing and information retrieval. It discusses the importance of information retrieval with the integration of machine learning, deep learning, and word embedding. This approach supports the quick evaluation of real-time data. It covers important topics including rumor detection techniques, sentiment analysis using graph-based techniques, social media data analysis, and language-independent text mining. Federated Learning is a Machine Learning setting where multiple entities (clients) collaborate in solving a Machine Learning problem under the coordination of a central server or service provider.

Название: Confident Coding: Learn How to Code and Master the Essentials, 3rd Edition
Автор: Rob Percival, Darren Woods
Издательство: Kogan Page
Серия: Confident Series
Год: 2023
Страниц: 389
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 27.8 MB

Coding is one of the most in-demand skills in the job market. Whether you're a recent graduate or a professional, Confident Coding offers the career insights and technical knowledge you need for success. A unique combination of technical insights and fascinating career guidance, this book highlights the importance of coding, whatever your professional profile. For entrepreneurs, being able to create your own website or app can grant you valuable freedom and revolutionize your business. For aspiring developers, this book will give you the building blocks to embark on your career path. This new and improved third edition of the award-winning book gives you a step-by-step learning guide to HTML, CSS, jаvascript, Python, building iPhone and Android apps and debugging. Confident Coding is the essential guide to mastering the fundamentals of coding.

Название: Ultimate SwiftUI Handbook for IOS Developers: a Complete Guide to Native App Development for IOS, MacOS, WatchOS, TvOS
Автор: Duong Dình Bao (James) Thang
Издательство: Orange Education Pvt Ltd, AVA
Год: October 2023
Страниц: 278
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 10.2 MB

Ultimate SwiftUI Handbook for iOS Developers is your comprehensive introduction to SwiftUI, Apple's powerful UI framework. Designed for both aspiring app developers and seasoned programmers, this book equips you with the knowledge and skills to build stunning user interfaces and robust app functionalities. Starting from the basics, you'll learn the core concepts of SwiftUI and its seamless integration with the Swift programming language. With step-by-step tutorials and practical examples, you'll gain hands-on experience in creating interactive apps for iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Not only does this book cover the fundamental principles of SwiftUI, but it also goes beyond the basics. Explore advanced topics such as networking with async-await, enabling smooth and responsive data fetching from remote servers. Dive into local storage techniques using UserDefault, CoreData, and File Manager to persist and manage data within your apps. With a focus on practical application, you'll discover how to design responsive layouts, handle user input, and implement state management techniques in your SwiftUI apps. Furthermore, you'll leverage SwiftUI's powerful animation capabilities to create visually appealing and engaging user experiences. Whether you're an independent developer, a student, or an aspiring professional, Ultimate SwiftUI Handbook for iOS Developers empowers you to bring your app ideas to life.

Название: .NET Maui in Action (Final)
Автор: Matt Goldman
Издательство: Manning Publications
Год: 2023
Страниц: 721
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true), mobi
Размер: 26.6 MB

Build cross-platform apps with .NET MAUI! This exciting new technology helps you create mobile and desktop apps using a common set of .NET tools. .NET MAUI in Action teaches you to build cross-platform applications with the skills you already have as a .NET developer. There’s no platform-specific knowledge needed to get started; you’ll learn everything you need about Android, iOS, and more through the book’s hands-on guidance. You’ll dive straight into creating apps and rapidly progress from “Aloha World” to To-Do list apps, a movie recommender app, and even an app that sends telemetry data from the Batmobile to the Batcave! Learn how to deliver a consistent look and feel for your apps across platforms while tailoring your user experience to relevant devices. Throughout, you’ll use the built-in controls of .NET MAUI and learn how to develop your own custom solutions. You'll soon be confidently delivering complex apps without mastering platform-specific skill sets. .NET MAUI in Action is written for .NET developers who want to explore this new technology to build mobile and desktop apps. You won’t need any previous experience, although some experience building UI apps of any kind, even web, will be beneficial for some of the more abstract concepts.

Название: Learn Python the Hard Way: A Deceptively Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly Beautiful World of Computers and Data Science, 5th Edition (Early Release)
Автор: Zed A. Shaw
Издательство: Addison-Wesley Professional/Pearson
Год: 2024
Страниц: 171
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf, epub, mobi
Размер: 10.2 MB

You Will Learn Python! Zed Shaw has perfected the world's best system for learning Python. Follow it and you will succeed--just like the millions of beginners Zed has taught to date! You bring the discipline, commitment, and persistence; the author supplies everything else. In Learn Python the Hard Way, Fifth Edition, you'll learn Python by working through 60 brilliantly crafted exercises. Read them. Type their code precisely. (No copying and pasting!) Fix your mistakes. Watch the programs run. As you do, you'll learn how a computer works; what good programs look like; and how to read, write, and think about code. This course will reward you for every minute you put into it. Soon, you'll know one of the world's most powerful, popular programming languages. You'll be a Python programmer.

Название: Python for Data Science For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Автор: John Paul Mueller, Luca Massaron
Издательство: For Dummies
Год: 2024
Страниц: 467
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 10.1 MB

Let Python do the heavy lifting for you as you analyze large datasets. Python for Data Science For Dummies lets you get your hands dirty with data using one of the top programming languages. This beginner’s guide takes you step by step through getting started, performing data analysis, understanding datasets and example code, working with Google Colab, sampling data, and beyond. Coding your data analysis tasks will make your life easier, make you more in-demand as an employee, and open the door to valuable knowledge and insights. This new edition is updated for the latest version of Python and includes current, relevant data examples. The main purpose of Python for Data Science For Dummies, 3rd Edition, is to take the scare factor out of Data Science by showing you that data science is not only really interesting but also quite doable using Python. You may assume that you need to be a computer science genius to perform the complex tasks normally associated with data science, but that’s far from the truth. Python comes with a host of useful libraries that do all the heavy lifting for you in the background. You don’t even realize how much is going on, and you don’t need to care. All you really need to know is that you want to perform specific tasks, and Python makes these tasks quite accessible.

Название: Advances in Complex Decision Making: Using Machine Learning and Tools for Service-Oriented Computing
Автор: Walayat Hussain, Honghao Gao, Fethi Rabhi, Luis Martínez
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2024
Страниц: 127
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), djvu
Размер: 10.1 MB

The rapidly evolving business and technology landscape demands sophisticated decision-making tools to stay ahead of the curve. Advances in Complex Decision Making: Using Machine Learning and Tools for Service-Oriented Computing is a cutting-edge technical guide exploring the latest decision-making technology advancements. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Machine Learning algorithms and examines their applications in complex decision-making systems in a service-oriented framework. The authors also delve into service-oriented computing and how it can be used to build complex systems that support decision making. Many real-world examples are discussed in this book to provide a practical insight into how discussed techniques can be applied in various domains, including distributed computing, cloud computing, IoT and other online platforms. This book discusses various topics, including Fuzzy Decisions, ELICIT, OWA aggregation, Directed Acyclic Graph, RNN, LSTM, GRU, Type-2 Fuzzy Decision, Evidential Reasoning algorithm and robust optimisation algorithms.