03013nam 2200649Ia 450 991045917980332120200520144314.01-282-81840-697866128184000-253-00467-5(CKB)2670000000051934(OCoLC)668395684(CaPaEBR)ebrary10415909(SSID)ssj0000419769(PQKBManifestationID)11331811(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419769(PQKBWorkID)10384037(PQKB)11280691(MiAaPQ)EBC588793(MdBmJHUP)muse1821(Au-PeEL)EBL588793(CaPaEBR)ebr10415909(CaONFJC)MIL281840(EXLCZ)99267000000005193420100126d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHollywood gamers[electronic resource] digital convergence in the film and video game industries /Robert Alan BrookeyBloomington Indiana University Press20101 online resource (188 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-253-22231-1 0-253-35524-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Playing together -- Playing the games, being the heroes -- Coppola sleeps with the fishes -- Marvel goes to the movies -- Disney saves the world(s) -- What shall we play next?"For years, major film studios have licensed products related to their most popular films; video game spin-offs have become an important part of these licensing practices. Where blockbuster films are concerned, the video game release has become the rule rather than the exception. In Hollywood Gamers, Robert Alan Brookey explores the business conditions and technological developments that have facilitated the convergence of the film and video game industries. Brookey treats video games as rhetorical texts and critically examines several games to determine how specific industrial conditions are manifest in game design. Among the games (and films) discussed are Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, Spider-Man, and Iron Man."--From publisher description.Motion pictures and video gamesMotion picture industryTechnological innovationsVideo games industryTechnological innovationsConvergence (Telecommunication)Electronic books.Motion pictures and video games.Motion picture industryTechnological innovations.Video games industryTechnological innovations.Convergence (Telecommunication)338.4/77948Brookey Robert Alan1959-850416MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459179803321Hollywood gamers1898771UNINA