Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction
From Pong to PlayStation 3, this title offers an introduction to the field of video game studies. It 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, and examines the aesthetics of...
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From Pong to PlayStation 3, this title offers an introduction to the field of video game studies. It 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, and examines the aesthetics of game design.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415977210 (0415977215)
ASIN: 415977215
Publish date: February 17th 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English