Tomb raiders and space invaders: videogame forms and contexts
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1. Verfasser: King, Geoff (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London I.B. Tauris 2006
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-257) and index
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: space invaders, tomb raiders -- Gameplay and its contexts -- Gamescapes: exploration and virtual presence in game-worlds -- Realism, spectacle, sensation -- Social, cultural and political dimensions -- Afterword -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index
This book focuses on key formal aspects of video games and the experiences and pleasures offered by the activities they require of the player. A wide range of games are considered, from first-person shooters to third-person action-adventures, strategy, sports-related and role-playing games. Lively and accessible in style, this book is written for both an academic readership and the wider audience of gamers and those interested in popular culture
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 264 pages)
ISBN:1423768248
1845111087
1850438145
9781423768241
9781845111083
9781850438144

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