Video games : a popular culture phenomenon / Arthur Asa Berger.
Video games : a popular culture phenomenon / Arthur Asa Berger.
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New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction, c2002.
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N306.487/ 1
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English
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Physical content
ix, 119 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Theoretical Concerns -- 1. Video Games: A Popular Culture Phenomenon -- 2. Narratives in the Electronic Age -- 3. Video Games as Cultural Indicators -- 4. A Bio-Psycho-Social Perspective on Video Games -- Pt. 2. Analyzing Representative Games -- 5. Myst, Riven, and the Adventure Video Game --...
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Publisher
New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction, c2002.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"From their inception, video games quickly became a major new arena of popular entertainment. Beginning with very primitive games, they quickly evolved into interactive animated works, many of which now approach film in terms of their visual excitement. But there are important differences, as Arthur Asa Berger makes clear in this important new work...
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Video games : a popular culture phenomenon / Arthur Asa Berger.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-114) and index.
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c2002.
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N306.487/ 1
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74VvQeNxXg3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQeNxXg3l
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0765809133 (paper : alk. paper)
9780765801029 (cloth)
0765801027 (cloth)
9780765809131 (paper : alk. paper)
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306.487
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991014677639702626
