The Lone Wolf and Cub series were adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike…
He was Itto Ogami, a man who held himself to the harsh code of Bushido, entrusted by the Shogun with the gravest of responsibilities, that of official executioner. His flashing blade brought swift release to those ordered to commit Seppuku, ritual suicide - be they man, woman, or even child…
He was Itto Ogami, falsly accused of treason by the evil Yagyu Clan, stripped of his position; his wife murdered by Yagyu assassins…
He was Itto Ogami, a father who gave his infant son a terrible choice between a beautiful red ball and a sword. To choose the ball meant to join his mother in the Void, to choose the sword meant to join his father, now a Ronin, a samurai without a master, in a terrible journey that must end in revenge and death…
Now Ogami and his son are no more, and through the countryside of Japan stalks…

Esperient Creator is an extremely powerful program for creating real time, interactive, 3D scenes and 3D games, and is a true 'What You See Is What You Get' (WYSIWYG) editor. Until now Esperient Creator has been one of the interactive media and 3D industries best kept secrets, something which is now changing. In case you didn't already know.

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UML Demystified explains how to read, model, and use UML to create well-structured, stable software products. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but …

Create stop frame animation, motion design and special effects using a digital still camera or HD/SD video camera. Dragon Stop Motion controls digital still and video cameras for shooting single frame animation and effects. It provides a comprehensive set of animation and cinematography tools to help you get the shot right. And it keeps your scenes, takes and frames well-organized for post production. Every Dragon Stop Motion purchase includes the new Dragon Controller, a USB keypad that controls the most important functions.

In a snowy night in February 1965, Big Joe with the Junior Mance Trio and Ben Webster just happened to be in the club. The sound crew did a fantastic job of laying it all down on tape. Williams has a way of vocal styling that's rare to hear these days, and this recording shows him at his best.

Mozilla Firefox - faster, more secure, easier to use and sporting a new look, this latest Firefox release sets a new standard for web browser innovation. Mozilla Firefox project (formerly Firebird, which was formerly Phoenix) is a redesign of Mozilla's browser component, written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform. It is small, fast and easy to use, and offers many advantages over other web browsers, such as the tabbed browsing and the ability to block pop-up windows.

"Game Graphics Programming" examines the many different techniques and effects that are used to create cutting-edge graphics in today’s video games and how to implement them. The book takes a detailed look at computer graphics, exploring both the theory and application of each algorithm and effect and how they are structured and executed to generate the rendered result. Detailed C++ source code and pseudocode are used as examples throughout the book to demonstrate the methods being taught, but the techniques presented can be used with any programming language or tool. You’ll begin with an introduction to basic 2D and 3D game graphics tools and components including common game mathematics, colors and pixels, and computer memory, as well as ray tracing and rasterization techniques and programmable shaders. Once you’ve reviewed the foundations of game graphics, you’ll go more in-depth with …