Welcome to our recent news section. Here you will find updated information regarding the status of the IRC collection and its operations. We will also be posting about upcoming events and activities taking place at the Great Northern Way Campus and around the community. If you know of an exciting event or activity, or have important information you wish to share with your peers, please contact the library technician to have it reviewed for posting.
- January 3, 2012
- Welcome back and happy new year to all of you! We ended the year with quite a few new items arriving. Over the last couple weeks of the year, the following books were added to the collection: The iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook; Programming HTML 5 Applications; The Complete Guide to Writing, Producing, and Directing a Low-Budget Short Film; Mathematics for 3D Game Programming Computer Graphics; The Lean Startup; Beginning iOS 5 Games Development; PHP & MySQL; Beginning c# Object-Oriented Programming; Film Directing Shot by Shot; The Usability Engineering Lifecycle; The Art of the Storyboard; The Illusion of Life; and lastly, Animation from Script to Screen. Also to arrive is one new educational tutorial called Mobile Development with Adobe Flash Professional CS5.5 and Flash Builder 4.5. New films include Antonio Gaudi; The Princess Bride; Baraka; The French Connection 1 and 2; Miami Vice; Titus; Gandhi; and the animated film, Dragon Hunters. Lastly, new video games to arrive include Mario Kart 7; Catherine; Just Dance 3; Zumba Fitness; Star Wars: The Old Republic; Patapon 2; LocoRoco 2; Daxter; and The Simpsons Game.
- December 7, 2011
- More highly anticipated video games have been released and added to the collection over this past month including Uncharted 3; Need for Speed: Run; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; Rayman: Origins; Assassin's Creed: Revelations; Disgaea 4; Super Mario 3D Land; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3; and, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. A few older games of high regard that are now available from the IRC are Braid; Demon's Souls; and, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Among the new films to be added to the collection are Inception; Ghost in the Shell; Slap Shot; Starman; Memento; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Sean Connery 007 Collection; The Breakfast Club; Sweeney Todd; and, Lost in Transaction. New books include JavaScript & jQuery: The Missing Manual; Processing for Visual Artists; The Art of Photographic Lighting; and Interactive Storytelling: 4th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2011.
- November 8, 2011
- Some of the most highly anticipated games of the year have just recently arrived including Batman: Arkham City; Battlefield 3; Forza Motorsport 4; Rage; Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One; and Dark Souls. Other new games include Trivial Pursuit: Bet You Know it; Monopoly Collection; Family Fun Night Fun Pack; Family Fun Night 4; The Collection: ICO & Shadow of the Colossus; and the critically acclaimed World of Goo. Just two new films to introduce, one of which is Monty Python: The Life of Brian which was a highly controversial film in its time, filled with social satire and a unique blend of mixed mediums and storytelling that Monty Python took to a level no one else has ever been able to match. The other film, Russian Ark, is a MUST see for any student of cinematography. This film is presented in one-shot which was taken within the Russian Hermitage intended to encapsulate Russian cultural history. Not only is this film a wonderful showpiece for Russian culture, but it is also a marvel to see as a technical feat in cinematic history. Lastly, thirteen new books have arrived including Fantasy Creatures; Ballistic Expose 9; Ballistic Element 3; Beginning 3D Game Development with Unity; Photoshop CS5; Dreamweaver CS5; MetaMaus; How to Cheat in Photoshop CS5; 250 Indie Games You Must to Play; Game Development with Unity; Adobe Flash Professional CS5; Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS5.5; and, ActionScript 3.0 for Adobe Flash Professional CS5 Classroom in a Book.
- October 21, 2011
- Now available are two new books from the Ballistic Publishing series, Digital Artists Master Class - Digital Painting 2 and Matte Painting 2. Also now available are the books 3ds Max 2012 bible; 3D Art Essentials; and, Learning HTML5 Game Programming. Only one new game to mention and that is the latest Sims game - Sims 3 Pets.
- October 11, 2011
- Many of you may be interested to learn that the IRC has acquired some more books to add to our collection of materials on HTML5 including HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World; HTML5 Media; Supercharged JavaScript Graphics; HTML5 Digital Classroom; and, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5. The IRC also now has the latest edition of jQuery in Action; Set Lighting Technician's Handbook; The Essential Guide to Leadership; and the latest release of the ACM Transactions on Graphics. New video games include the highly anticipated release of Gears of War 3 and FIFA 12. The IRC also now has a copy of the critically acclaimed video game Psychonauts.
- September 23, 2011
- Many new items including additional copies of pre-existing materials have come through the IRC door over the last month. So lot of additional copies of pre-existing materials ahve been aquired, but some of the new books include: Play - How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul; Save the Cat Strikes Back; Crossing the Chasm - Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers; The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive; Crucial Conversations - Tools for Talking when Stakes are High; The Innovators Dilemma; Socialnomics; New Media; Mobilizing Minds; Cinematography : a Guide for Filmmakers and Film Teachers; Real-time Rendering; Winning at new Produces; Ultimate Field Guide to Photography; Digital Compositing for Film and Video; The VES handbook of Visual Effects; Second Life; Enterprise Content Management Technology; Gamification by Design; Data Flow; Data Flow 2; Ethnographies of the Videogame; HTML 5 - The Missing Manual; and Virtual Worlds - Rewiring your Emotional Future. The recent new movies include: Beowulf; Taxi Driver; Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within; Pulp Fiction; Grapes of Wrath; and Bourne Identity. The new games include: NHL 12; Madden NFL 12; Deus Ex; Tiger Woods PGA 12; and, The Sims - Medieval Pirates and Nobles. There is also a new 3D video tutorial available: The Ultimate 3D Training DVD.
- August 12, 2011
- In the interest of expanding the movie collection to better reflect the history of cinematography, a wide variety of critically acclaimed movies spanning from the 1890's to 2010 have been ordered. Those selected were chosen based on their achievements in storytelling, production design, use of computer-generated imagery, and lasting influence within the industry of cinematography. Those movies that have already arrived include: The Magician; Andrei Rublev; Mon Oncle; American Graffiti; Wild Strawberries; Modern Times; One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest; The Birth of a Nation; Intolerance; Orphans of the Storm; Roberto Rossellini's War Trilogy; Raging Bull; Tokyo Story; Sunset Boulevard; La Strata; The Day the Earth Stood Still; The Rules of the Game; Tron; Landmarks of Early Film; This is Spinal Tap; Some Like it Hot; Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita; Scenes from a Marriage; Broken Blossoms, or, The Yellow Man and the Girl; D.W. Griffith's Biography Shorts; Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow; and Jim Henson's The Storyteller - The complete collection. Keep an eye open for many more films yet to arrive. In addition to the new movies, the IRC has also received several new video game titles including: NCAA football 2012; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; The Sims 3 - Town Life; Command & Conquer 4; DOA for the Nintendo 3DS; and The Legend of Zelda also for the Nintendo 3DS. New books to have arrived include: Digital Lighting and Rendering; Cinematic Storytelling; Starting our with C++; Introducing Autodesk Maya 1012; Mastering Autodesk Maya 2012; and Imagine Design Create.
- July 8, 2011
- Numerous new items have come in over the last month. Among the new books are: HTML 5 Canvas; Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One; Creating a WebSite; JavaScript - The definitive Guide; Learning XNA 4.0; Beginning C++ Through Game Programming; Here Comes Everybody; The Visual Story; Game Sound; A Theory of Fun for Game Design; Starting a Successful Business in Canada; The Complete Digital Animation Course; The Game Audio Tutorial; Digital Storystelling; Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video; The Video Game Theory Reader 2; The Big Book of Creativity Games; The Designful Company; The Brand Gap; Level Up; What Video Games Have to Teach us About Learning and Literacy; Design Thinking;The Opposable Mind; Blue Ocean Strategy; Universal Principles of Design; and, Zag. The new video games that have arrived include: L.A. Noire; Naughty Bear; Shadows of the Damned; Kinectimals; Alice - The Madness Returns; Child of Eden; F.3.A.R.; Dungeon Siege III; and The Witcher 2. New movies that are now in the collection include: No Country for Old Men; Transfigured; The Life of Mamals; The Life of Birds; The Blue Planet; Planet Earth; and Marty's Innovation Workshop. Lastly, one new boardgame has been added to the collection, a box set that includes chess, checkers, and backgammon. Be sure to stop by on Fridays to pick something if you are looking for some entretainment or a "good" read over the holidays. Have a great summer!
- May 20, 2011
- Approximately three dozen new items have been added to the collection over the past month. Many of these new items are additional copies of high-demand items such as Fable III, Alan Wake, The Sims 3, Halo, NHL 10, FIFA 10, Forza Motorsport 3, and others. Games that have come in that are new to the collection include Portal 2, Okamiden, Pure Futbol, Spiderman: Shattered Dimensions, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, The Orange Box, DarkSpore, and SOCOM Navy SEALS. Those of you who follow the development of new gaming technology may be interested to know that the new Nintendo 3DS is also now available from the IRC. Unfortuntely, the IRC only has a couple new games for the 3DS - The Sims and Madden NFL Football. However, look for new titles to be added to the collection in the near future. Two new movies are also now available - The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus by Terry Gillium and Tron: Legacy in 2D and 3D. Among the new books to arrive are Learning Android, Processing: A Programming Handbook, Mining the Social Web, and Effective UI.
- April 1, 2011
- Numerous items have trickled in over the last couple weeks, and are now available. Amoung the new games are Enslaved: Odyssey to the West; Marvel vs. Capcom 3; Need for Speed: Shift 2; Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters; Tiger Woods PGA: Collector's Edition; Sid Meier's Pirates; The Sims: Medieval; Total War: Shogun; Total War: Napoleon; Total War: Empire; and the much anticipated Crysis 2. Several new movies are also available including Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life; Time Bandits; The Brothers Grimm; Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas; and Brazil. Two newly released programming books from O'reilly are now here - Programming C# 4.0 and iOS 4 Programming Cookbook. Two additional programming books were also kindly donated to the IRC - AI for Game Developers and Practical Ray Tracing in C.
- March 11, 2011
- One of the most anticipated games of 2011 has just arrived - Dragon Age II. Also now available is Kill Zone 3 (compatible with the PS3 Move), Def Jam RapStar, and the film Resident Evil Afterlife in 3D.
- March 4, 2011
- Two new big releases have just been donated to the IRC by our industry partner Electronic Arts. The games are Fight Night Champion and Bulletstorm. The film, Charlotte Gray, was also donated to the IRC and is now available.
- February 25, 2011
- Several new movies in this week, most of which you will find are recommended on your course outlines. The new movies include The Thomas Crown Affair (original and remake), MirrorMask, Naqoyqatsi, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, and IMAX Deep Sea. Also now available is the popular boardgame, Peurto Rico; a new book on game design called, Level Design - Concept, Theory, and Practice; and, the PC game Unreal Tournament 2004.
- February 18, 2011
- One new book and movie came in this week - the latest edition of the ACM Transactions on Graphics, and the film Coraline in 3D for use on our new 3D television.
- February 11, 2011
- New to the collection this week is the latest version of Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame, which was just released a couple of weeks ago. Also in this week are two new card games - Once Upon a Time: The Storytelling Card Game, and The Good, the Bad, and the Munchkin. The book, Game Developement Essentials: Project Management has arrived and is also now available.
- February 4, 2011
- Five new items have been added to the collection this week including two excellent books. From O'Reilly comes their latest book - Programming Python (4th Edition), and a new book on project management entitled The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization. The other three items are games - Kinect Sports for the Xbox 360, Little Big Planet 2 for PS3, and The Sims 3 Outdoor Living for Macintosh and Windows.
- January 28, 2011
- Just one new game this week, kindly donated to the IRC by Electronic Arts: Dead Space 2. The collection has also added DVD's of the ACM SIGGRAPH conferences from 2008 and 2010 .
- January 21, 2011
- Two new PS3 games have come in - Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield Bad Company Ultimate Edition which includes Battlefield 1943, Onslaught Mode, Limited Edition Unlocks, and VIP Downloads.
- January 7, 2011
- Welcome back and Happy Year to everyone. The holidays have been kind to the IRC as we have recently acquired over 50 new items with more on their way. A quick run down of the new games include: Endless Ocean; Star Wars the Force Unleashed; Super Street Fighter IV; Fable 3; Bayonnetta; Ratchet & Clank Future a Crack in Time; Gran Turismo 5; Uncharted 2; Dead Raising 2; Castlevania Lords of Shadow; Napoleon Total War; Bioshock 2; Call of Duty Black Ops; Assassin's Creed Brotherhood; Vanquish; Fallout New Vegas; and Alan's Wake. Most of these games have made the top 10 list for been among the best releases for 2010. New books that have been added to the collection include: Online Worlds; Seven Languages in Seven Weeks; Third Person; Pragmatic Guide to JavaScript; First Person; The Green Screen Handbook; Adobe After Effects C5S; Making Things Happen; Innovation and Marketing in the Video Game Industry; 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know; The Art of Videogames; Flash C5S; Creative Motion Graphic Titling; Creative Motion Graphics with After Affects; The Myths of Innovation; Designing Sound; Creating 3D Game Art for the iphone; Unity 3D Game Development Essentials; Unity 3D Game Development by Example; Digital Culture, Play, and Identity; Cocoa Programming; d'artiste Character Modeling 3; Video Game Spaces; and, Critical Play. These books represent many of the latest releases and top books in the computer programming and gaming industry from MIT and O'Reilly. A few new movies have also arrived including: Touch of Evil; Forgotten Silver; the Stanley Kubrick Collection; the Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection; and, Prince of Persia Sands of Time.
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