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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Take your business to the next level--for the win Millions flock to their computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets, and social networks each day to play World of Warcraft, Farmville, Scrabble, and countless other games, generating billions in sales each year. The careful and skillful construction of these games is built on decades of research into human motivation and psychology: A well-designed game goes right to the motivational heart of the human psyche. In For the Win, authors Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter argue persuasively that gamemakers need not be the only ones benefiting from game design. Werbach and Hunter are lawyers and World of Warcraft players who created the world's first course on gamification at the Wharton School. In their book, they reveal how game thinking--addressing problems like a game designer--can motivate employees and customers and create engaging experiences that can transform your business. For the Win reveals how a wide range of companies are successfully using game thinking. It also offers an explanation of when gamifying makes the most sense and a 6-step framework for using games for marketing, productivity enhancement, innovation, employee motivation, customer engagement, and more. In this illuminating guide, Werbach and Hunter reveal how game thinking can yield winning solutions to real-world business problems. Let the games begin! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Condizione: GOOD. Dust Jacket Included. 2nd Edition. Hardcover Edition. 1992, 2nd Ed. Digital Press. Good. Blue cloth boards, clean, bright, clear spine lettering; slight outward bowing visible at side view that does not affect structural integrity and shows no moisture damage. Text contains a few scattered markings, underlining, and formula notations, with most pages clean (908pp). Includes dust jacket, clean and bright with a couple of small closed tears and chips. Illustrated with extensive diagrams and photographs. A classic and extensively revised reference examining the design and evaluation of reliable computer systems through theory, case studies, and real-world engineering practice. From the personal collection of a former Computer, Engineering & Electrical Department professor. Ships quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Reliability is a critical function of computer systems in today's computer-dependent world, affecting both system designers and users who must understand the capabilities and limits of modern reliability techniques. This extensively revised and expanded second edition updates the authors' influential 1982 work to reflect the rapid evolution of hardware and software reliability design. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the design, evaluation, and practical use of reliable computer systems, combining theoretical foundations with real-world implementation. It includes detailed case studies of commercial systems developed by manufacturers such as Tandem, Stratus, IBM, and Digital, as well as coverage of specialized systems including the Galileo Orbiter fault protection system and AT&T telephone switching processors. Coverage includes fault-avoidance, fault-detection, and redundancy techniques; in-depth analytical comparisons of reliability approaches; current software reliability methods; and detailed descriptions of hardware features. Numerous examples illustrate testing methods and evaluation criteria, supported by an expanded review of published studies in key topic areas and more than 480 technical diagrams and photographs.…