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Computer Games
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Description| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons (UK) |
| Author(s) | Diane Carr / David Buckingham / Andrew Burn / Gareth Schott |
| Subtitle | Text, Narrative and Play |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 1st February 2006 |
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Text, Narrative and Play
Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolvingmedia of our time. Revenues from console and computer games have
now overtaken those from Hollywood movies; and online gaming is one
of the fastest-growing areas of the internet. Games are no longer
just kids' stuff: the majority of players are now adults, and the
market is constantly broadening. The visual style of games has
become increasingly sophisticated, and the complexities of
game-play are ever more challenging. Meanwhile, the iconography and
generic forms of games are increasingly influencing a whole range
of other media, from films and television to books and toys.
This book provides a systematic, comprehensive introduction to
the analysis of computer and video games. It introduces key
concepts and approaches drawn from literary, film and media theory
in an accessible and concrete manner; and it tests their use and
relevance by applying them to a small but representative selection
of role-playing and action-adventure games. It combines methods of
textual analysis and audience research, showing how the combination
of such methods can give a more complete picture of these playable
texts and the fan cultures they generate. Clearly written and
engaging, it will be a key text for students in the field and for
all those with an interest in taking games seriously.
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