Entertainment Engineering
by John W. Wesner /
2014 / English / PDF
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"Entertainment Engineering." You may ask, "what has Engineering to
do with Entertainment, other than the design of roller coasters?"
The reality is that engineering lies behind almost every type of
entertainment, from the press that printed this book, through
special effects in many movies, to the creation of "rides" based
upon flight simulators and industrial robots. Entertainment has
more influence on popular culture than almost anything you can
name. In this book we begin in Part 1 by looking at the
entertainment industry in general, with a focus on delighting the
customers. We ask what is unique/special about the domain
Entertainment, we look at the broad scope of Entertainment, and end
by asking the reader to think about their own entertainment
preferences. In Part 2 we examine exactly how the behind-the-scenes
engineering contributes to many specific types of entertainment.
"Entertainment Engineering." You may ask, "what has Engineering to
do with Entertainment, other than the design of roller coasters?"
The reality is that engineering lies behind almost every type of
entertainment, from the press that printed this book, through
special effects in many movies, to the creation of "rides" based
upon flight simulators and industrial robots. Entertainment has
more influence on popular culture than almost anything you can
name. In this book we begin in Part 1 by looking at the
entertainment industry in general, with a focus on delighting the
customers. We ask what is unique/special about the domain
Entertainment, we look at the broad scope of Entertainment, and end
by asking the reader to think about their own entertainment
preferences. In Part 2 we examine exactly how the behind-the-scenes
engineering contributes to many specific types of entertainment.