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THE PLAYER Good game design is player-centric. That means that above all else, the player and her desires are truly considered. Rather than demanding that she do something via the rules, the gameplay itself should inherently motivate the player in the direction the designer wants her to go. Telling players they must travel around the board or advance to the next level is one thing. If they don’t have a reason and a desire to do it, then it becomes torture. In creating a game, designers take
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Lauren Vicker, Ron Hein - "The Fast Forward MBA in Business Communication" Page i The Fast Forward MBA in Business Communication Page ii THE FAST FORWARD MBA SERIES The Fast Forward MBA Series provides time-pressed business professionals and students with concise, onestop information to help them solve business problems and make smart, informed business decisions. All of the volumes, written by industry leaders, contain "tough ideas made easy." The published books in this series are:
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Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction Key issues Defining e-business The development of the new economy Types of e-business and related industries The growth of e-business Use of the internet Key people Scope of the book Structure of the book Case studies References Chapter 2 E-business technology Key issues
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DIT In Information Technology | ECOMMERCE 511 0 DIT In Information Technology | ECOMMERCE 511 Registered with the Department of Higher Education as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997. Registration Certificate No. 2000/HE07/008 FACULTY OF MEDIA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY QUALIFICATION TITLE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEARNER GUIDE MODULE: ECOMMERCE 511 PREPARED ON BEHALF OF PC TRAINING & BUSINESS COLLEGE (PTY) LTD
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and Negotiating Online 2.7 E-Commerce in the Wireless Environment: M-Commerce and L-Commerce 2.8 Competition in the Digital Economy and Its Impact on Industries 2.9 Impacts of EC on Business Processes and Organizations Managerial Issues Real-World Case: Wal-Mart Leads RFID Adoption Appendix 2A: Build-to-Order Production ISBN: 0-558-13856-X 42 Electronic Commerce 2008: A Managerial Perspective, by Efraim Turban, David King, Judy McKay, Peter Marshall, Jae Lee, and Dennis Viehland. Published
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