More than a game : the computer game as fictional form /
Atkins, Barry,
More than a game : the computer game as fictional form / Barry Atkins. - 1 online resource (170 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The computer game as fictional form -- Fantastically real: reading Tomb Raider -- Gritty realism: reading Half-Life -- Replaying history: reading Close Combat -- Managing the real: reading SimCity -- More than a game? -- Glossary of game-specific terms -- Bibliography -- Index.
This work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
This is the first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. It considers the computer game as a new and emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in a fashion that is accessible and readable.
English.
141757805X 9781417578054 1280734337 9781280734335 9780719063640 0719063647 9781847790392 1847790399
341358 9780719063640
DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo
018370809 Uk
Computer games--Social aspects.
Computing and information technology.
Digital lifestyle.
Computer games: strategy guides.
GAMES--Video & Electronic.
Computer games--Social aspects.
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Anthologies.
GV1469.17.S63 / A85 2003eb
794.8
More than a game : the computer game as fictional form / Barry Atkins. - 1 online resource (170 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The computer game as fictional form -- Fantastically real: reading Tomb Raider -- Gritty realism: reading Half-Life -- Replaying history: reading Close Combat -- Managing the real: reading SimCity -- More than a game? -- Glossary of game-specific terms -- Bibliography -- Index.
This work is licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Open Access
This is the first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. It considers the computer game as a new and emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in a fashion that is accessible and readable.
English.
141757805X 9781417578054 1280734337 9781280734335 9780719063640 0719063647 9781847790392 1847790399
341358 9780719063640
DOAB CostFree FormOnline AccessOpen GovNo
018370809 Uk
Computer games--Social aspects.
Computing and information technology.
Digital lifestyle.
Computer games: strategy guides.
GAMES--Video & Electronic.
Computer games--Social aspects.
Multi-User.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Anthologies.
GV1469.17.S63 / A85 2003eb
794.8