{"product_id":"9781848218031","title":"Games with a Purpose (GWAPS)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGames with a Purpose (GWAPS)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMathieu Lafourcade | Alain Joubert | Nathalie Le Brun\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Cognitive Psychology \u0026amp; Cognition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman brains can be seen as knowledge processors in a distributed system. Each of them can achieve, conscious or not, a small part of a treatment too important to be done by one. These are also \"hunter \/ gatherers\" of knowledge.  Provided that the number of contributors is large enough, the results are usually better quality than if they were the result of the activity of a single person, even if it is a domain expert.  This type of activity is done via online games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathieu Lafourcade\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher and teacher in computer science, language processing and artificial intelligence. He is head of the TEXTE team of LIRMM, University of Montpellier, France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlain Joubert\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctor in astrophysics and a researcher in the TEXTE team at LIRMM. He teaches computer science at the IUT in Montpellier, France.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathalie Le Brun,\u003c\/b\u003e Imagin@T, France, is a doctor in biology, a graphic designer and an expert in serious gaming and GWAPs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 August 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-ISTE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781848218031\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314802323596,"sku":"9781848218031","price":160.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781848218031.jpg?v=1780179783","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781848218031","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}