LEADER 02547nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910807164103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-95131-1 010 $a0-335-22487-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000361508 035 $a(EBL)287822 035 $a(OCoLC)567977367 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000160605 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161247 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160605 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10183241 035 $a(PQKB)10619062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC287822 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000361508 100 $a20061006d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGame cultures $ecomputer games as new media /$fJon Dovey and Helen W. Kennedy 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMaidenhead, Berkshire, England ;$aNew York, N.Y. $cOpen University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (182 p.) 225 1 $aIssues in cultural and media studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-335-21357-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [150]-161) and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Glossary Terms; References; Gameography; Index 330 $aThis book introduces the critical concepts and debates that are shaping the emerging field of game studies. Exploring games in the context of cultural studies and media studies, it analyses computer games as the most popular contemporary form of new media production and consumption. The book:. Argues for the centrality of play in redefining reading, consuming and creating culture. Offers detailed research into the political economy of games to generate a model of new media production. Examines the dynamics of power in relation to both the production and consumption of computer games. 410 0$aIssues in cultural and media studies. 606 $aComputer games$xSocial aspects 606 $aPlay (Philosophy) 606 $aPopular culture 615 0$aComputer games$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aPlay (Philosophy) 615 0$aPopular culture. 676 $a306.46 700 $aDovey$b Jon$0527175 701 $aKennedy$b Helen W$01717620 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807164103321 996 $aGame Cultures$94113991 997 $aUNINA