About this title: The Video Game Theory Reader brings together exciting new work on video games as a unique medium and nascent field of study - one that is rapidly developing new modes of understanding and analysis, like film studies in the 1960s and television studies in the 1980s. This pioneering collection addresses the many ways video games are reshaping the face of entertainment and our relationship with technology. In the volume, leading media studies scholars develop new theoretical tools and concepts to study video games. Drawing upon examples from a number of popular games ranging from Space Invaders ...
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Description: Fine. This 6 x 8.5 trade paperback book has red and black lettering on the yellow spine with an illustrated cover. The Video Game Theory brings together exciting new work on the many ways video games are reshaping the face of entertainment and our relationship with technology. 343 pages. Clean with tight binding in Fine condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965798ISBN:0415965799
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. Foreword: warren robi*n*e*t*t acknowledgments introduction: mark j. p. wolf and bernard perron 1. theory by design: walter holland, henry jenkins, and kurt squire 2. abstraction in the video game: mark j. p. wolf 3. immersion, engagement, and presence: a method for analyzing 3-d video games: alison mcmahan 4. hyperidentities: postmodern identity patterns in massively multiplayer online role-playing games: miroslaw filiciak 5. playing at being: psychoanalysis and the avatar ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965798ISBN:0415965799
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 304 pages. (304 pages) this is the first major collection of media studies scholarsh1p on video games as a unique medium and object of study. 15 photographs (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965781ISBN:0415965780
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965781ISBN:0415965780
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) foreword: warren robi*n*e*t*t acknowledgments introduction: mark j. p. wolf and bernard perron 1. theory by design: walter holland, henry jenkins, and kurt squire 2. abstraction in the video game: mark j. p. wolf 3. immersion, engagement, and presence: a method for analyzing 3-d video games: alison mcmahan 4. hyperidentities: postmodern identity patterns in massively multiplayer online role-playing games: ... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965798ISBN:0415965799
Description: New. In the early days of Pong and Pac Man, video games appeared to be little more than an idle pastime. Today, video games make up a multi-billion dollar industry that rivals television and film. "The Video Game Theory Reader" brings together exciting ne... read more
Description: Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. In the early days of Pong and Pac Man, video games appeared to be little more than an idle pastime. Today, video games make up a multi-billion dollar industry that rivals television and film. "The Video Game Theory Reader" brings together exciting new work on the many ways video games are reshaping the face of entertainment and our relationship ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780415965781ISBN:0415965780
Description: New. In the early days of Pong and Pac Man, video games appeared to be little more than an idle pastime. Today, video games make up a multi-billion dollar industry that rivals television and film. "The Video Game Theory Reader" brings together exciting ne... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Print on demand title. D elivery is typically 8-12 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
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