Drew Davidson, Charles Herold, Patrick Curry, Noah Falstein, Corvus Elrod, Kirk Battle (L.B. Jeffries), Mark Sivak, Greg Costikyan, Brett E. Shelton, Mia Consalvo, Nick Forugno, Kurt Squire, Shree Durga, Ben Devane, Katherine Isbister, Nick Montfort, Doris C. Rusch, Clint Hocking, James Paul Gee, Jason Vandenberghe, Seth Sivak, Clara Fernández-Vara, Jesse Shell
Video games can be "well-played" in two senses. On the one hand, well played is to games as well read is to books. On the other hand, well played as in well done. This book is full of in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game. 22 contributors (developers, scholars, reviewers and bloggers) look at video games through both senses of "well-played". The goal is to help develop and define a literacy of games as well as a sense of their value as an experience. Video games are a complex medium that merits careful interpretation and insightful analysis.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Paperback | 9780557069750 | 2009 | 442 |
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Authors: #BenDevane #BrettEShelton #CharlesHerold #ClaraFernándezVara #ClintHocking #CorvusElrod #DorisCRusch #DrewDavidson #GregCostikyan #JamesPaulGee #JasonVandenberghe #JesseShell #KatherineIsbister #KirkBattle #KurtSquire #MarkSivak #MiaConsalvo #NickForugno #NickMontfort #NoahFalstein #PatrickCurry #SethSivak #ShreeDurga
Publishers: #ETCPress (ETC Press)
Languages: #English
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Year: #Year2009
Genres: #GameStudies
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Games:
#AceAttorney (Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney)
#AdvanceWars (Advance Wars)
#BioShock (BioShock)
#Bully (Bully)
#Civilization (Civilization 4)
#EuropaUniversalis (Europa Universalis)
#GuitarHero (Guitar Hero)
#HalfLife (Half-Life 2)
#Ico (Ico)
#KingdomOfLoathing (Kingdom of Loathing)
#Mario (Super Mario Bros)
#MetalGear (Metal Gear Solid 4 [MGS IV])
#MinesOfMinos (Mines of Minos)
#MonkeyIsland (The Secret of Monkey Island)
#PaRappaTheRapper (PaRappa The Rapper)
#Passage (Passage)
#PortalOfIvory (Portal of Ivory)
#ShadowOfTheColossus (Shadow of the Colossus)
#SilentHill (Silent Hill 2)
#Ultima (Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss)
#WorldOfGoo (World of Goo)
#Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
#Zork (Zork)
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