The Kerbal Player's Guide: The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program - Softcover

Manning, Jon; Nugent, Tim; Fenwick, Paul; Allan, Alasdair; Buttfield-Addison, Paris

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9781491913055: The Kerbal Player's Guide: The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1491913053 ISBN 13: 9781491913055
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2017

Synopsis

Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a critically acclaimed, bestselling space flight simulator game. It’s making waves everywhere from mainstream media to the actual space flight industry, but it has a bit of a learning curve. In this book, five KSP nerds—including an astrophysicist—teach you everything you need to know to get a nation of tiny green people into space.

KSP is incredibly realistic. When running your space program, you’ll have to consider delta-V budgets, orbital mechanics, Hohmann transfers, and more. This book is perfect for video game players, simulation game players, Minecrafters, and amateur astronomers.

  • Design, launch, and fly interplanetary rockets
  • Capture an asteroid and fly it into a parking orbit
  • Travel to distant planets and plant a flag
  • Build a moon rover, and jump off a crater ridge
  • Rescue a crew-mate trapped in deep space

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About the Author

Jon Manning is a world renown iOS development trainer and writer, game designer and mobile software engineering wizard. He has co-authored two books on mobile development and enjoys re-implementing such things as OpenGL and the Objective-C runtime (in his spare time). Jon is also a researcher in Human-Computer Interaction working towards a PhD.

Tim Nugent pretends to be a mobile app developer, game designer, PhD student, and now he even pretends to be an author. When he isn't busy avoiding being found out as a fraud, he spends most of his time designing and creating little apps and games he won't let anyone see. Tim spent a disproportionately long time writing this tiny little bio, most of which was spent trying to stick a witty sci-fi reference in, before he simply gave up. Tim can be found as @The_McJones on Twitter.

Paul Fenwick is an internationally acclaimed public speaker, developer, and science educator.

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, and hacker. Originally an astrophysicist he now works as a consultant and journalist, focusing on open hardware, security, and emerging technologies. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was--at the time--the most distant object yet discovered.

Paris Buttfield-Addison is a mobile app engineer, game designer, and researcher with a passion for making technology simpler and as engaging as possible. Paris recently submitted a PhD investigating how people use tablets for information management.

From the Inside Flap

"It's the printed manual that the game has needed, something for every player to learn" - Scott Manley, YouTuber

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Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1491913053
ISBN 13 
9781491913055
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
425
Rating
  • 4.50 out of 5 stars
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