| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 249 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to understanding digital games / Jo Bryce, Jason Rutter -- part 1. History and production -- 2. A history of digital games / John Kirriemuir -- 3. The business of making digital games / Aphra Kerr -- 4. The economics of digital games / Alberto Alvisi -- 5. A player-centred approach to digital game design / Jonathan Sykes -- part 2. Theories and approaches -- 6. Literary theory and digital games / Julian Kücklich -- 7. Film studies and digital games / Geoff King, Tanya Krzywinska -- 8. Digital games as new media / Seth Giddings, Helen W. Kennedy -- 9. Digital games and cultural studies / Garry Crawford, Jason Rutter -- 10. Community, identity and digital games / Martin Hand, Karenza Moore -- part 3. Key debates -- 11. Digital games and gender / Jo Bryce, Jason Rutter, Cath Sullivan -- 12. Digital games and the violence debate / Jo Bryce, Jason Rutter -- 13. Digital games and education / Timothy Dumbleton, John Kirriemuir. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
The study of digital games is a lively area of research and theorising which draws upon perspectives from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, psychology, media and film studies, economics and business, gender studies and computer science. This book brings together all these perspectives to offer a unique survey of this highly multidisciplinary field. Each chapter looks at the key theoretical perspectives and provides a review of the relevant literatures in order to demonstrate their relevance to study of digital games. Each chapter also considers the potential limitation. |
| Subject |
Video games.
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GAMES -- Video & Electronic.
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Computer games. (OCoLC)fst00872108
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Computerspelen.
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| Added Author |
Rutter, Jason.
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Bryce, Jo.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Understanding digital games. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2006 (DLC) 2005934504 |
| ISBN |
9781847877666 (electronic bk.) |
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1847877664 (electronic bk.) |
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9781446211397 (electronic bk.) |
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1446211398 (electronic bk.) |
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