CCT270H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tenchu, Usability, Red Dead Redemption 2

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT270H5
• Professor: Jason Mac Isaac

Document Summary

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