1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139957903321

Autore

Tavinor Grant

Titolo

The art of videogames [[electronic resource] /] / Grant Tavinor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-283-20467-3

9786613204677

1-4051-8788-3

1-4443-1017-8

1-4443-1018-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

New directions in aesthetics

Disciplina

794.8

794.801

Soggetti

Video games - Philosophy

Video games - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE ART OFVIDEOGAMES; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE NEW ART OF VIDEOGAMES; 2 WHAT ARE VIDEOGAMES ANYWAY?; 3 VIDEOGAMES AND FICTION; 4 STEPPING INTO FICTIONAL WORLDS; 5 GAMES THROUGH FICTION; 6 VIDEOGAMES AND NARRATIVE; 7 EMOTION IN VIDEOGAMING; 8 THE MORALITY OF VIDEOGAMES; 9 VIDEOGAMES AS ART; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Art of Videogames explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. Presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the artsExplores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogamesWritten for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamerDiscusses the relationship between games and earlier artis



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910701329803321

Titolo

Kansas' controls over jobs for veteran state grant contract reporting and monitoring need to be strengthened / / U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Veterans Employment and Training Service

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Audit, Veterans Employment and Training Service, , 2011

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 26 pages)

Soggetti

Veterans - Employment - United States

Disabled veterans - Employment - United States

Veterans - Training of - United States

Auditors' reports - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 7, 2014).

"March 31, 2011."

"This audit was performed by WithumSmith+Brown PC, CPAs, under contract to the Office of Inspector General, and by acceptance, it becomes a report of the Office of Inspector General."

"Report number: 04-11-002-02-201."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.