Game cultures : computer games as new media / / Jon Dovey and Helen W. Kennedy
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| Autore: |
Dovey Jon
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| Titolo: |
Game cultures : computer games as new media / / Jon Dovey and Helen W. Kennedy
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| Pubblicazione: | Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; ; New York, N.Y., : Open University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (182 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.46 |
| Soggetto topico: | Computer games - Social aspects |
| Play (Philosophy) | |
| Popular culture | |
| Altri autori: |
KennedyHelen W
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-161) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Game Cultures |
| ISBN: | 1-280-95131-1 |
| 0-335-22487-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910807164103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Issues in cultural and media studies.