Keys to play : music as a ludic medium from Apollo to Nintendo / Roger Moseley.
Keys to play : music as a ludic medium from Apollo to Nintendo / Roger Moseley.
Keys to play : music as a ludic medium from Apollo to Nintendo / Roger Moseley.
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
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G 2017/1893
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English
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Physical content
xv, 452 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Prelude. Press any key to start -- Fields and interfaces of musical play. Ludomusicality. Orders of play ; Beyond work and play ; The sound of gunplay ; Bits and beats ; Playing undead -- Digital analogies. Apollo 1, Marsyas 0 ; Notes on keys ; Interface values ; (Key)board games and temperamental...
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Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
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California
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"How do keyboards make music playable? Drawing on theories of media, systems, and cultural techniques, Keys to play spans Greek myth and contemporary Japanese digital games to chart an archaeology of musical play and its animation via improvisation, performance, and recreation. As a paradigmatic digital interface, the keyboard forms a field of play...
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Keys to play : music as a ludic medium from Apollo to Nintendo / Roger Moseley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Moseley, Roger, 1974- author. Keys to play Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520965096 (DLC) 2016015714
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G 2017/1893
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74VKVaJOMjKZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaJOMjKZ
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9780520291249 paperback alkaline paper
0520291247 paperback alkaline paper
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786
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991024101019202626
