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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782365703321

Titolo

Space time play [[electronic resource] ] : computer games, architecture and urbanism : the next level / / edited by Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger ; in collaboration with Drew Davidson, Heather Kelley, Julian Kücklich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel ; ; Boston, : Birkhauser, c2007

ISBN

1-281-87659-3

9786611876593

3-7643-8415-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (495 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BorriesFriedrich von

WalzSteffen P. <1973->

BöttgerMatthias <1974->

DavidsonDrew <1970->

KelleyHeather <1969->

KücklichJulian <1974->

Disciplina

720.1

Soggetti

Video games

Video games - Design

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.

Nota di contenuto

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""WHY SHOULD AN ARCHITECT CARE ABOUT COMPUTER GAMES?""; ""AND WHAT CAN A GAME DESIGNER TAKE FROM ARCHITECTURE?""; ""THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES""; ""1 A SHORT SPACE-TIME HISTORY OF INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT""; ""MAKE BELIEVE URBANISM""; ""2 THE LUDIC CONSTRUCTION OF THE DIGITAL METROPOLIS""; ""UBIQUITOUS GAMES""; ""3 ENCHANTING PLACES, BUILDINGS, CITIES AND LANDSCAPES""; ""SERIOUS FUN""; ""4 UTILIZING GAME ELEMENTS FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND URBAN PLANNING""; ""FAITES VOS JEUX""; ""5 GAMES BETWEEN UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA""

""AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES & IMAGE COPYRIGHTS""""LET�S PLAY!""