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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458674703321

Titolo

Understanding digital games [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jason Rutter and Jo Bryce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, c2006

ISBN

1-4462-3596-3

1-4129-0033-6

1-281-25156-9

9786611251567

1-84787-766-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RutterJason <1969->

BryceJo

Disciplina

793.93/2

Soggetti

Computer games

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

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - An introduction to understanding digital games; Part I: History and production; Chapter 2 - A history of digital games; Chapter 3 - The business of making digital games; Chapter 4 - The economics of digital games; Chapter 5 - A player-centred approach to digital game design; Part II: Theories and approaches; Chapter 6 - Literary theory and digital games; Chapter 7 - Film studies and digital games; Chapter 8 - Digital games as new media; Chapter 9 - Digital games and cultural studies

Chapter 10 - Community, identity and digital gamesPart III: Key debates; Chapter 11 - Digital games and gender; Chapter 12 - Digital games and the violence debate; Chapter 13 - Digital games and education; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The study of digital games is a lively area of research and theorising which draws opinions from a range of disciplinary perspectives. This text brings together all these varied perspectives, providing a unique survey of this highly multidisciplinary field.