{"id":6916,"date":"2018-06-26T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6916"},"modified":"2018-06-26T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T19:38:13","slug":"the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-to-be-re-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/06\/26\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-to-be-re-released\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games to be re-released."},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6917\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cover3.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><span class=\"text-with-line-breaks\"><span class=\"Linkify\">We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley.<\/p>\n<p>We are in the process of updating it for a new edition, but in the meantime we have decided to release the first edition on LeanPub (e-versions only; no print versions).<\/p>\n<p>This re-released first edition will be available in July 2018.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In order to make it available as quickly as possible, we will be releasing the 1.1 edition at a discount before the proofing is complete. We&#8217;re hoping to crowdsource some of the proofing so feel free to contact us if you find any errors or omissions. Note that if you purchase a book on LeanPub you will be eligible for ALL updates to that edition. In other words you will be able to download the updated version of this book for no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this space for the release announcement!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this book, try here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/mhm-sg-Book<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6916'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6916);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6916);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6916);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>We have regained the rights to our 2011 book, The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, originally published by Wiley. We are in the process of updating it for a new edition, but in the meantime we have decided to &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/06\/26\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-to-be-re-released\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[360,9,369,396],"tags":[365,389,16,76],"class_list":["post-6916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book","category-educational-technology","category-higher-education","category-serious-games","tag-books","tag-educational-technology","tag-instructional-design","tag-serious-games"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1Ny","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6929,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2018\/07\/06\/the-guide-to-computer-simulations-and-games-to-be-re-released-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":6916,"position":0},"title":"The Guide to Computer Simulations and Games, 1st(+1) edition almost done.","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"July 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"We are almost there. 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