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[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Happy National Dinosaur Day! 🦖 🦕

To celebrate, why not dip into @Dave_Hone & @MarkWitton's SPINOSAUR TALES, which explores the exciting, sometimes controversial world of spinosaur science.

Available now.

#DinosaurDay

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Blending cultural history and musical analysis, @melvingibbs explores how Black music has shaped nearly every music genre on the planet, from carnival music in Brazil to rap ciphers in New York and global pop in HOW BLACK MUSIC TOOK OVER THE WORLD.

Out 4th June 🎵

@wkamaubell

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Procedural generation is the secret behind some of the biggest hits in video game history.

Next Level demystifies the collection of algorithms and procedural techniques that are often as mysterious as the things they create.

Out now.

@mtrc @flantz

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Why do Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, and Nina Simone move us the way they do?

What drives the soulful notes of the Delta blues?

What makes Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter inescapably great?

Melvin Gibbs investigates in How Black Music Took Over the World.

Out 4th June.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

How generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how we experience them, and what this reveals about creativity itself.

Next Level - out now.

@mtrc

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

How Black Music Took Over the World....

Publishing 4th June

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Happy publication day @mtrc!

Discover how generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how we experience them, and what this reveals about creativity itself.

Next Level is out NOW!

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

What really are blind spots and how can we avoid them?

@keelanleyser and David Lewis explain in UNSEEN – out now.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

One week to go until @mtrc's NEXT LEVEL publishes.

Discover how generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how we experience them, and what this reveals about creativity itself.

Available to pre-order now.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Can we believe our eyes?

Most of us are confident that we can, but we shouldn't be so sure.

UNSEEN explores the different types of blind spots, how they manipulate our thoughts and the steps we can take to avoid them.

Out now.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

In video games creativity isn’t just seen – it’s played – from exploring endless landscapes to immersing ourselves in unpredictable narratives.

In Next Level @mtrc explores role of generative systems in the design of video games past and present.

Out 7th May.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

The fascinating psychology of blind spots, their complex causes, and the alarming consequences of looking without seeing.

Out now!

@keelanleyser

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Procedural generation is the secret behind some of the biggest hits in video game history.

Next Level demystifies the collection of algorithms and procedural techniques that are often as mysterious as the things they create.

Out 7th May.

@mtrc @flantz

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

It's publication day for UNSEEN!

The fascinating psychology of blind spots, their complex causes, and the alarming consequences of looking without seeing.

Available now from all good bookshops.

@keelanleyser

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

How generative systems are reshaping the way games are made, how we experience them, and what this reveals about creativity itself.

Next Level - out 7th May.

@mtrc

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

What really are blind spots and how can we avoid them?

@keelanleyser and David Lewis explain in UNSEEN – publishing 9th April.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

Can we believe our eyes?

Most of us are confident that we can, but we shouldn't be so sure.

UNSEEN explores the different types of blind spots, how they manipulate our thoughts and the steps we can take to avoid them.

Out 9th April

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

In recent years, a marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun.

Athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California.

Golf courses are sinking into the sea.

In this book, @maddyjorr shows it doesn't have to be this way.

Out now in paperback.

[Bloomsbury Sigma @sigmascience]

The fascinating psychology of blindspots, their complex causes, and the alarming consequences of looking without seeing.

Unseen publishes 9th April.

@keelanleyser

[mike cook @mtrc]

I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art behind it.

Out May 7th: https://t.co/mSszVGNSOc