1st Edition

At Play Pc V4#3 RECENT PERSPECTIVES GAMES

Edited By Sharon R. Mazzarella, Norma Pecora Copyright 2006
84 Pages
by Routledge

At Play presents a collection of work illustrating the wide scope of intellectual dialogue surrounding digital games, as they have become a focal point for the media in recent years and have increasingly become an area of study in academia. Contributors to this special issue represent an international landscape, and include founders of the game studies area, as well as new researchers who are... Read more

Contents: GUEST EDITORS’ INTRODUCTION: K. Isbister, J.H. Watt, At Play. ARTICLES: I. Bogost, Videogames and Ideological Frames. J.H. Murray, Toward a Cultural Theory of Gaming: Digital Games and the Co-Evolution of Media, Mind, and Culture. E. Aarseth, The Culture and Business of Cross-Media Productions. J. Raessens, Reality Play: Documentary Computer Games Beyond Fact and Fiction. F. Chee, The Games We Play Online and Offl ine: Making Wang-tta in Korea.

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Sharon R. Mazzarella, Norma Pecora