Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving media of our time. Revenues from console and computer games...... more
Computer games are one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving media of our time. Revenues from
console and computer games have now overtaken those from Hollywood movies; and online gaming is one of the fastest-growing areas of the internet.
Games are no longer just kids' stuff: the majority of players are now adults, and the market is constantly broadening. The visual style of
games has become increasingly sophisticated, and the complexities of game-play are ever more challenging. Meanwhile, the iconography and generic forms of
games are increasingly influencing a whole range of other media, from films and television to books and toys.This book provides a systematic, comprehensive introduction to the analysis of
computer and video
games. It introduces key concepts and approaches drawn from literary, film and media theory, as well as from
computer games studies, in an accessible and concrete manner; and it tests their use and relevance by applying them to a small but representative...
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