Helicopters are true all-rounders. They are used to rescue people from the most unusual situations; from mountains and deep ravines and even from the middle of the ocean. They transport soldiers and heavy equipment into the jungle or on to tiny islands. Helicopters can land in places that are otherwise completely inaccessible. The fact that they are extremely well suited to combat and can be controlled precisely make them an impressive asset in warfare. Their maneuverability is unique, their flexibility without parallel. Our experts have gathered together the crème de la crème of the skies for The Greatest Ever…Helicopters.

Dominating the skyline of Athens is the ancient Acropolis -- once the center of Greek civilization. At the heart of the Acropolis was the Temple of the Parthenon. Built in the 5th century BC, it represents the pinnacle of Greek temple building practices and established the Athenians as masters of architectural design. But how did the ancient Greeks construct it? The program explores the building techniques and methods of ancient Greeks, from the quarrying of huge blocks of marble in the mountains surrounding Athens, to the intricate carving of the magnificent sculptures which adorned the Parthenon. The world's leading experts talk about the design of the temple and reveal the purpose behind its construction. The program also reveals evidence of a colossal sculpture that once stood at the center of the Parthenon and explores how it may have determined the design of the entire building.

In 1906, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 rocked San Francisco. An earthquake of similar or greater proportions is expected to occur in San Francisco again, and soon. The episode takes a look at the efforts that are being made to retrofit and strengthen America’s most recognized bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, before the next big earthquake happens. It also gives a brief history about the construction of the suspension bridge, and the people who were involved in its construction.

The death of Formula One triple world champion Ayrton Senna, on May 1, 1994, resulted from a crash that occurred while he was leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy. The accidents of Senna and Roland Ratzenberger (the previous day) were the first fatal accidents in a Formula One race in twelve years, and were the worst of several accidents to take place during the race meeting.

The third episode looks at how football took its shape in Europe. It shows how much influence Scottish players had on the early game in Europe as many were imported
into England’s professional league. It also looks at the formation of FIFA and the teams that dominated the early years. These teams were relative minnows by today’s
standards, but this was at a time when all players were paid the same rate, allowing the smaller clubs to be able to entice the stronger players. The Italian team of the time is also looked at and the way that the dictator Mussolini used the team for his own political gain.

Create the next generation of gaming titles for Windows Phone 7!
Providing an overview of developing games for Windows Phone 7 while working within XNA Game Studio 4, this comprehensive resource covers such essential topics as device/emulator, development tools, device orientation, tilt and accelerometer sensors, multi-touch, working with Cloud and Web services, and more. Three complete games are included within the book plus hands-on explanations and clear example codes help you gain a deeper understanding of the Windows Phone 7 features so that you can start building a game right away.

Finally the eagerly-awaited next edition of Luke Ahearn's cornerstone game art book: 3D Game Textures is on its way. The book will be refreshed per the latest revision of Photoshop and the latest game industry trends and developments. 3D Game Textures allows next-gen game artists to learn to create everything from bricks to books in Photoshop with this step-by-step instructional guide

Beginning iOS Game Center and Game Kit shows you how to use Game Center and Game Kit to create fun and polished games that use advanced features such as social networking and voice over IP (VoIP). Game Kit and Game Center can help you reach new customers through social interaction, so this book shows you how you can quickly add a level of polish to your app that used to take weeks of hard work and late nights.

The Game Institute provides proprietary software to enhance your training. While our curriculum focuses on the implementation side of the development process, familiarity with level design tools and related 3D game creation software promotes understanding of the overall game building experience and is an important skill for candidates seeking industry employment.

Elementary Game Programming & Simulators Using Jamagic provides a comprehensive guide to using the Jamagic scripting language to program a complete 3D game. Using a step-by-step approach, you can learn how to program professional flight simulation and ship simulation games with realistic physics, movements, collisions, sound, and music. The book also teaches you how to import numerous 3D objects and models into your games, allowing for more time on the programming aspects of game development, rather than the details of artwork. The companion CD-ROM includes everything needed to complete the tutorials, including trial versions of Jamagic and MilkShape 3D.

AI Techniques for Game Programming" takes the difficult topics of genetic algorithms and neural networks and explains them in plain English. Gone are the tortuous mathematic equations and abstract examples to be found in other books. Each chapter takes you through the theory a step at a time, explaining clearly how you can incorporate each technique into your own games. After a whirlwind tour of Windows programming, you will learn how to use genetic algorithms for optimization, path-finding, and evolving control sequences for your game agents. Coverage of neural network basics quickly advances to evolving neural motion controllers for your game agents and applying neural networks to obstacle avoidance and map exploration. Backpropagation and pattern recognition is also explained.

Create complete 3D games using Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and this hands-on guide. Written by experienced game developers, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide details the fundamentals of great game programming and offers detailed examples.
Inside, you'll learn to program a game engine, write shader code, create and animate 3D models, and add fluid motion and special effects. You'll also find out how to launch ballistics, add realistic scenery and terrain, and integrate lighting and textures. Step-by-step tutorials on underlying C# code and explanations of vector and matrix techniques are included.

Since the launch of the App Store, games have been the hottest category of apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. That means your best chance of tapping into the iPhone/iPad “Gold Rush” is to put out a killer game that everyone wants to play (and talk about). While many people think games are hard to build, they can actually be quite easy, and Learning iOS Game Programming is your perfect beginner’s guide. Michael Daley walks you through every step as you build a killer 2D game for the iPhone.

Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show makes living rooms worldwide feel like a TV game show set. Based on the popular TV show and expanding the popular Hasbro Family Game Night franchise in a new way, this game offers re-imagined versions of five classic games.

"Missing: Game Of The Year Edition" includes "Missing: Since January" (the original game) and "Missing: The 13th Victim"(an all new addon). "Missing: Since January" might be familiar to some of you under the European title "In Memoriam". However since the addon does not work on the European version of this game we have no choice but to include the original game in this release. The first two cds of this Game Of The Year Edition contain the original game and the third disc contains the addon.

In this Unity tutorial, we'll learn how to code a game's state or logic to keep track of things like timers, kills and rounds. Through these lessons, we'll examine our game design doc and
build game-play functionality. We'll begin with creating a simple count-down timer and how to let other scripts cleanly access it. Then we'll learn how to start and end our game with a splash screen to hide the level.

In this Unity tutorial, we’ll learn how to code a game's state or logic to keep track of things like timers, kills and rounds.