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Understanding Video Games The Essential Introduction

Paperback • 2019 • English • 4. edition

Understanding Video Games The Essential Introduction

By Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Jonas Heide Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca

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About the book

From Pong to virtual reality,Understanding Video Games, 4th Edition, takes video game studies into the next decade of the twenty-first century, highlighting changes in the area, including mobile, social, and casual gaming. In this new edition of the pioneering text, students learn to assess the major theories used to analyze games, such as ludology and narratology, and gain familiarity with the commercial and organizational aspects of the game industry. Drawing from historical and contemporary e...Show more

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ISBN

9781138363052

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2019

Language

English

Edition

4

Original title

Understanding Video Games The Essential Introduction

Format

Paperback

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