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UNINA9910142026803321 |
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Autore |
Pinchbeck Daniel |
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Titolo |
Doom : scarydarkfast / / Dan Pinchbeck |
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Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2013 |
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ISBN |
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9780472900268 |
0472900269 |
9780472028931 |
0472028936 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations |
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GAM000000GAM013000SOC052000 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents""; ""Introduction: There Are a Lot of People Totally Opposed to Violence. They're All Dead.""; ""1. Eva! Auf Wiedersehen! : The Birth of a Genre""; ""2. The Speed of Light Sucks: The Rise of id""; ""3. Beefy Chunklets from Bible to Beta""; ""4. The Fastest Texture Mapping in Town: id Tech 1""; ""5. DOOM by Numbers""; ""6. A Soundtrack for Mayhem""; ""7. All Hell Breaks Loose: Launch, Sales, and Critical Reception""; ""8. A "Shot-by-Shot" Analysis of DOOM, Part 1: Knee Deep in the Dead""; ""9. A "Shot-by-Shot" Analysis of DOOM, Part 2: The Shores of Hell"" |
""10. A "Shot-by-Shot" Analysis of DOOM, Part 3: Inferno""""11. Endgame: Why DOOM Is a Masterpiece of Game Design""; ""12. A Handful of Vertebrae and a Headful of Mad: Modding DOOM""; ""13. Not if I Frag You First: DOOM Multiplayer""; ""14. Fucked in the Dark: Ports, Sequels, and Other Unholy Offspring""; ""15. You Gibbed It Here First: DOOM as the Prototypical FPS Game""; ""16. SCARY DARKFAST: The Legacy of DOOM""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""References""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A close examination about what is considered the most important first-person video game ever made and its influence on how we play games today. |
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