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UNINA9910814906203321 |
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Autore |
Juul Jesper <1970-> |
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Titolo |
A casual revolution : reinventing video games and their players / / Jesper Juul |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, 2009 |
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0-262-28580-0 |
1-282-69458-8 |
9786612694585 |
0-262-25896-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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viii, 252 pages : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Video games - Psychological aspects |
Video gamers - Psychology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 A Casual Revolution -- 2 What Is Casual? -- 3 All the Games You Played Before -- 4 Innovations and Clones: The Gradual Evolution of Downloadable Casual Games -- 5 Return to Player Space: The Success of Mimetic Interface Games -- 6 Social Meaning and Social Goals -- 7 Casual Play in a Hardcore Game -- 8 Players, Developers, and the Future of Video Games -- Appendix A: Player Survey -- Appendix B: Player Stories -- Appendix C: Developer Interviews -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How casual games like Guitar Hero, Bejeweled, and those for Nintendo Wii are expanding the audience for video games. |
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