Gaming matters [[electronic resource] ] : art, science, magic, and the computer game medium / / Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister
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Ruggill Judd Ethan
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Gaming matters [[electronic resource] ] : art, science, magic, and the computer game medium / / Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 794.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Video games |
| Video games - Study and teaching | |
| Video games - Social aspects | |
| Altri autori: |
McAllisterKen S. <1966->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Includes "gameography". | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Idiosyncrasy -- Irreconcilability -- Aimlessness -- Anachronism -- Duplicity -- Work -- Alchemy. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In his 2004 book Game Work, Ken S. McAllister proposed a rigorous critical methodology for the discussion of the "video game complex"-the games themselves, their players, the industry that produces them, and those who review and market them. Games, McAllister demonstrated, are viewed and discussed very differently by different factions: as an economic force, as narrative texts, as a facet of popular culture, as a psychological playground, as an ethical and moral force, even as a tool for military training. In Gaming Matters, McAllister and |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Gaming matters |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8559-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910791964703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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