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The Video Game Theory Reader

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Taylor & Francis Group, 2003 - Computers - 343 pages
In the early days of Pong and Pac Man, video games appeared to be little more than an idle pastime. Today, video games make up a multi-billion dollar industry that rivals television and film. The Video Game Theory Readerbrings together exciting new work on the many ways video games are reshaping the face of entertainment and our relationship with technology. Drawing upon examples from widely popular games ranging fromSpace InvaderstoFinal Fantasy IXandCombat Flight Simulator 2, the contributors discuss the relationship between video games and other media; the shift from third- to first-person games; gamers and the gaming community; and the important sociological, cultural, industrial, and economic issues that surround gaming. The Video Game Theory Readeris the essential introduction to a fascinating and rapidly expanding new field of media studies.

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User Review  - MJ Nicholls - Goodreads

This compendium is essential reading for all aspiring game theorists, tackling video games from a range of angles—psychology, market analysis, narratology, education, the whole caboodle—with an ... Read full review

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User Review  - Zach - Goodreads

Sure, it's a little outdated (hard to believe that 2001 was over a decade ago!), but the beauty of theory is that it's applicable beyond its immediate situation--and in any case, let's not kid ... Read full review

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The video game theory reader : August 2004 Monthly Selection
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Canadian Journal of Communication - Vol. 31, No. 2 (2006)
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The Video Game Theory Reader. Mark jp Wolf & Bernard Perron (2003). This is a good collection of some interesting articles about video games. ...
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About the author (2003)

Mark J. P. Wolf is Assistant Professor of Communications at Concordia University, Wisconsin. A pioneering scholar of video game studies, he is editor of The Medium of the Video Game. Bernard Perron is Assistant Professor of Cinema at the University of Montréal.

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TitleThe Video Game Theory Reader
Media Studies - Cultural Studies
AuthorsMark J. P. Wolf, Bernard Perron
EditorsMark J. P. Wolf, Bernard Perron
Editionillustrated
PublisherTaylor & Francis Group, 2003
ISBN0415965799, 9780415965798
Length343 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Computers / Computer Graphics
Games / Video & Electronic
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Social Science / Media Studies
Social Science / Popular Culture
Social Science / Research
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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