Computer Games : Text, Narrative and Play Paperback / softback
by Diane (University of London) Carr, David (Institute of Education, University of London) Buckingham, Andrew (University of London) Burn, Gareth (University of Waikato, New Zealand) Schott
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Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving media of our time.
Revenues from console and computer games have now overtaken those from Hollywood movies; and online gaming is one of the fastest-growing areas of the internet.
Games are no longer just kids' stuff: the majority of players are now adults, and the market is constantly broadening.
The visual style of games has become increasingly sophisticated, and the complexities of game-play are ever more challenging.
Meanwhile, the iconography and generic forms of games are increasingly influencing a whole range of other media, from films and television to books and toys. This book provides a systematic, comprehensive introduction to the analysis of computer and video games.
It introduces key concepts and approaches drawn from literary, film and media theory in an accessible and concrete manner; and it tests their use and relevance by applying them to a small but representative selection of role-playing and action-adventure games.
It combines methods of textual analysis and audience research, showing how the combination of such methods can give a more complete picture of these playable texts and the fan cultures they generate.
Clearly written and engaging, it will be a key text for students in the field and for all those with an interest in taking games seriously.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:01/02/2006
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- ISBN:9780745634012
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:01/02/2006
- Category:
- ISBN:9780745634012