The pleasures of computer gaming : essays on cultural history, theory and aesthetics / edited by Mel...
The pleasures of computer gaming : essays on cultural history, theory and aesthetics / edited by Mel...
The pleasures of computer gaming : essays on cultural history, theory and aesthetics / edited by Melanie Swalwell and Jason Wilson.
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Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
Call Numbers
N794.8/22
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 197 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Little Jesuses and *@#?-off robots: on cybernetics, aesthetics, and not being very good at Lego Star Wars -- Gaming/gambling: addiction and the videogame experience -- Forbidden pleasures: cheating in computer games -- Movement and kinaesthetic responsiveness: a neglected pleasure -- "Participation...
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This collection of essays situates the digital gaming phenomenon alongside broader debates in cultural and media studies. Contributors to this volume maintain that computer games are not simply toys, but rather circulate as commodities, new media technologies, and items of visual culture that are embedded in complex social practices"--Provided by...
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Full title
The pleasures of computer gaming : essays on cultural history, theory and aesthetics / edited by Melanie Swalwell and Jason Wilson.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2008.
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Call Numbers
N794.8/22
Record Identifier
74VMQRP4zq7A
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQRP4zq7A
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ISBN
9780786435951 (softcover : alk. paper)
078643595X (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
794.8
MMS ID
991000444199702626
