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Autore |
Atkins Barry |
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Titolo |
More than a game : the computer game as fictional form / / Barry Atkins |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003 |
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Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , [2018] |
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©2003 |
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1-5261-3754-2 |
1-84779-558-7 |
1-78170-023-0 |
1-280-73433-7 |
9786610734337 |
1-84779-039-9 |
1-4175-7805-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource ([vi], 170 pages) : digital file(s) |
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Soggetti |
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Video games - Social aspects |
Video games |
Film and Media |
Computer games - online games: strategy guides |
LITERARY CRITICISM - American - General |
Computer games / online games: strategy guides |
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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. |
First published: 2003. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Acknowledgements --1. The computer game as fictional form --2. Fantastically real: reading Tomb Raider --3. Gritty realism: reading Half-Life --4. Replaying history: reading Close Combat --5. Managing the real: reading SimCity --6. More than a game? --Glossary of game-specific terms --Bibliography --Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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There is little doubt that computer and video games occupy a significant place in contemporary popular culture. Taking its cue from |
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