LEADER 02722nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910962812403321 005 20250731135048.0 010 $a9786612153624 010 $a9781412934466 010 $a141293446X 010 $a9781282153622 010 $a1282153625 010 $a9781849205399 010 $a1849205396 035 $a(CKB)1000000000766350 035 $a(EBL)448458 035 $a(OCoLC)436076911 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000361836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12144994 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10351646 035 $a(PQKB)11130729 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000397502 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12138788 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000397502 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10356530 035 $a(PQKB)11352203 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000077331 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL448458 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10313216 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL215362 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC448458 035 $a230674 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000766350 100 $a20090911d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 13$aAn introduction to game studies $egames in culture /$fFrans Mayra 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLos Angeles $cSAGE$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 196 p.) $cill 311 08$a9781446214572 311 08$a1446214575 311 08$a9781412934459 311 08$a1412934451 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]- 183) and index. 327 $aCOVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS GAME STUDIES?; 2 GAME CULTURE: MEANING IN GAMES; 3 PLAY AND GAMES IN HISTORY; 4 DUAL STRUCTURE AND THE ACTION GAMES OF THE 1970s; 5 ADVENTURES AND OTHER FICTION IN THE 1980s' GAMES; 6 THREE-DIMENSIONALITY AND THE EARLY 1990s; 7 THE REAL AND THE GAME: GAME CULTURE ENTERING THE NEW MILLENNIUM; 8 PREPARING FOR A GAME STUDIES PROJECT; REFERENCES; INDEX 330 8 $aThis volume shows how to analyze games by introducing the core analytical concepts in the contexts of games and game cultures of four periods. It covers the prehistory of games, the '70s '80s and '90s and also contemporary developments. 517 3 $aGames in culture 606 $aGames$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aGames 676 $a306.487 686 $a76.31$2bcl 700 $aMa?yra?$b Frans$01870870 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962812403321 996 $aAn introduction to game studies$94479400 997 $aUNINA