Gamer nation : video games and American culture / John Wills.
Gamer nation : video games and American culture / John Wills.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2019/1987
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 286 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Games and new frontiers -- Playing cowboys and Indians in the digital West -- Cold War gaming -- 9/11 code -- Fighting the virtual War on Terror -- Grand theft Los Angeles -- Second life, second America -- Converging worlds.
Publication information
Publisher
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book takes a cultural studies approach to analyzing video games for young players. It considers not only how games reflect myths in American culture but also how they propagate those myths through their design, imagery, and scenarios of violence"-- Provided by publisher.
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Full title
Gamer nation : video games and American culture / John Wills.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2019/1987
Record Identifier
74VKVBo4gKgM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBo4gKgM
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ISBN
9781421428703 paperback alkaline paper
1421428709 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
794.8083
MMS ID
991024241611602626
