Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction - Softcover

Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Simon; Smith, Jonas H.; Tosca, Susana P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415896975 ISBN 13: 9780415896979

Verlag: Taylor & Francis, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

From Pong to PlayStation 3 and beyond, Understanding Video Games traces the history of video games, introduces the major theories used to analyze games such as ludology and narratology, reviews the economics of the game industry, examines the aesthetics of game design, surveys the broad range of game genres, explores player culture, and addresses the major debates surrounding the medium, from educational benefits to the effects of violence.

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Jonas Heide Smith holds an MA in Media Studies from the University of Copenhagen and a PhD in video games from the IT University of Copenhagen. He has taught computer-mediated communication at The University of Copenhagen, The Copenhagen Business School, The IT University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University, and is the co-author of a critically acclaimed book in Danish on computer games.

Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen is CEO of Serious Games interactive. He has worked as an assistant professor at the IT University of Copenhagen teaching games and learning projects for five years, and has studied, researched and worked with computer games for over a decade. He is the author of four books on video games.

Susana Pajares Tosca holds a PhD in digital literature from the Complutense University of Madrid and is an associate professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. She has taught, researched and published widely on computer games since the mid-nineties. She is a founding editor of Game Studies, the first international peer-reviewed journal on computer game studies.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0415896975
• ISBN 13: 9780415896979
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
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