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200 10$aWordplay and the discourse of video games $eanalyzing words, design, and play /$fChristopher A. Paul
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (223 p.)
225 1 $aRoutledge studies in new media and cyberculture ;$v10
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aFront Cover; Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The New Rhetoric of Video Games; Part I: The Context; 1. Socializing Gamers; 2. Video Games as 'Kid's' Toys; 3. Talking Game Design; 4. Consoles Read Rhetorically; Part II: The Texts; 5. GTA, Humor, and Protagonists; 6. EA Sports and Planned Obsolescence; 7. Rearticulating Rewards in WoW; 8. Theorycraft and Optimization; 9. Balance and Meritocracies; Part III: Using Wordplay; 10. Words, Design, and Play; Notes; References; Index
330   $a"In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul examines the broader social discourse about gaming, including: the way players are socialized into games; the impact of the lingering association of video games as kid's toys; the dynamics within specific games (including Grand Theft Auto and EA Sports Games); and the ways in which players participate in shaping the discourse of games, demonstrated through examples like the reward system of World of Warcraft and the development of theorycraft. Overall, this book illustrates how video games are shaped by words, design and play; all of which are negotiated, ongoing practices among the designers, players, and society that construct the discourse of video games"--$cProvided by publisher.
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