Tomb Raiders and space invaders: videogame forms and contexts
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Main Authors: King, Geoff 1960- (Author), Krzywinska, Tanya (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY [u.a.] Tauris 2006
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Item Description:Introduction: Space Invaders, Tomb Raiders -- 1. Gameplay and its contexts -- Gameplay -- Play vs. game; freedom vs. rules -- Modality: it's only a game -- Activities, tasks, goals -- Compelling and immersive -- Silent Hill and Resident Evil (1997) -- Gameplay contexts: narrative, genre and beyond -- 2. Gamescapes: expoloration and virtual presence in game-worlds -- Degrees of freedom -- Degrees of presence -- 3. Realism, spectacle, sensation -- 4. Social, cultural and political dimensions -- Background settings and scenarios -- Meanings created in gameplay -- Game cultures and industry
Physical Description:VII, 264 S. Ill.
ISBN:1845111087
1850438145
9781850438144
9781845111083

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