Playing with feelings : video games and affect / Aubrey Anable.
Playing with feelings : video games and affect / Aubrey Anable.
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Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
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G 2018/3167
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English
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Physical content
xxi, 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction : Video Games as Structures of Feeling -- Feeling History -- Touching Games -- Rhythms of Work and Play -- Games to Fail With -- Conclusion : Affective Archives.
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Publisher
Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2018]
Place of Publication
Minnesota
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
Aubrey Anable applies affect theory to game studies, arguing that video games let us "rehearse" feelings, states, and emotions that give new tones and textures to our everyday lives and interactions with digital devices. Rather than seeing video games as an escape from reality, Anable demonstrates how they have been intimately tied to our emotional...
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Playing with feelings : video games and affect / Aubrey Anable.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-148) and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/3167
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74VKVollz7E3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVollz7E3
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ISBN
1517900255 paperback
9781517900243 hardcover
1517900247 hardcover
9781517900250 paperback
DDC
794.81536
MMS ID
991024171214102626
