More Than a Game : The Computer Game as Fictional Form
by
Barry Atkins
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0719063655
ISBN-13
9780719063657
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Imprint
Manchester University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 8th, 2003
Print length
176 Pages
Weight
196 grams
Dimensions
19.90 x 13.00 x 1.50 cms
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The first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. Applies practices of reading texts from literary and cultural studies to consider the computer game as an emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in an accessible, readable manner. -- .
The first academic work dedicated to the study of computer games in terms of the stories they tell and the manner of their telling. Applies practices of reading texts from literary and cultural studies to consider the computer game as an emerging mode of contemporary storytelling in an accessible, readable manner. Contains detailed discussion of narrative and realism in four of the most significant games of the last decade: 'Tomb Raider', 'Half-Life', 'Close Combat' and 'Sim City'. Recognises the excitement and pleasure that has made the computer game such a massive global phenomenon. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence. -- .
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