03649oam 2200889 c 450 991074559780332120251102090541.09783839447130383944713510.14361/9783839447130(CKB)4930000000056116(MiAaPQ)EBC5916958(DE-B1597)515753(OCoLC)1121054581(DE-B1597)9783839447130(transcript Verlag)9783839447130(ScCtBLL)6d663936-8b94-42e1-a127-888ebc06754b(Perlego)1461850(EXLCZ)99493000000005611620251102h20232019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTime and Space in Video GamesA Cognitive-Formalist ApproachFederico Alvarez Igarzábal1st ed.Bielefeldtranscript Verlag20232023, c20191 online resource (233 pages)Bild und Bit. Studien zur digitalen Medienkultur9783837647136 3837647137 Frontmatter 1 Contents 5 Introduction 9 The State Machine and the Present Moment 33 Structuring Gametime 53 Cause, Effect, and Player-Centric Time 85 Predictive Thinking in Virtual Worlds 101 The Groundhog Day Effect 115 The Hybrid Narrator 139 The Speed of Time 159 Marshmallows and Bullets 175 Chekhov's BFG 191 Conclusion 205 Acknowledgements 211 References 213Video games are temporal artifacts: They change with time as players interact with them in accordance with rules. In this study, Federico Alvarez Igarzábal investigates the formal aspects of video games that determine how these changes are produced and sequenced. Theories of time perception drawn from the cognitive sciences lay the groundwork for an in-depth analysis of these features, making for a comprehensive account of time in this novel medium. This book-length study dedicated to time perception and video games is an indispensable resource for game scholars and game developers alike. Its reader-friendly style makes it readily accessible to the interested layperson.Studies of digital media culture ;Volume 9.Alvarez Igarzábal, Time and Space in VideoA Cognitive-Formalist ApproachComputerGamesTimeVideo GamesSequencingSpaceAestheticsCognitive ScienceTime PerceptionMediaPopular CultureComputer GamesMedia AestheticsDigital MediaMedia StudiesComputerGamesTimeVideo GamesSequencingSpaceAestheticsCognitive ScienceTime PerceptionMediaPopular CultureComputer GamesMedia AestheticsDigital MediaMedia Studies794.8AP 15963rvkAlvarez Igarzábal Federico<p>Federico Alvarez Igarzábal, TH Köln, Deutschland</p>aut1379851Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2022: Backlist CollectionDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910745597803321Time and Space in Video Games3420237UNINA