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Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2019
Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture
What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does Tetris teach us about rules? Is feminism boosted or bashed by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood? How does BioShock Infinite help us navigate world-building? From arcades to Atari, and...
by Hardy LeBel
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
Do you want a job making video games, or do you know someone who does? Then let the Beginner's Guide show you the ropes!
Video Game Careers is an easy-to-read series of guides to the complex world of game development, written for gamers and the people who love them.
Book 1 - the Beginner’s...
by Charlie Czerkawski
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
In the eyes of many young people, breaking into the video games industry is the holy grail of future employment. For those who are passionate about games, making them for a living seems to be the best thing you can possibly do. But genuinely useful advice is very hard to come by. Careers advisers...
Playing with Feelings
Video Games and Affect
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
How gaming intersects with systems like history, bodies, and code
Why do we so compulsively play video games? Might it have something to do with how gaming affects our emotions? In Playing with Feelings, scholar Aubrey Anable applies affect theory to game studies, arguing that video games let...
by Jon Cogburn, Mark Silcox
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
How can Wii Sports teach us about metaphysics?
Can playing World of Warcraft lead to greater self-consciousness?
How can we learn about aesthetics, ethics and divine attributes from
Zork, Grand Theft Auto, and Civilization?
A variety of increasingly sophisticated video games are...
Practice Your Hunting Skills With Hunting Video Games
Play With Games For Hunting And Practice Moose Hunting, Bear Hunting, Deer Hunting Or Rabbit Hunting Right On Your PC Or TV So You Can Acquire Real Hunting Strategies To Become A Better Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Hunting is a sport of pursuing living animals. Now, that may sound a bit cruel to those who are fond of wildlife but it’s a perfectly legal activity. The law allows for the killing of certain game but only during certain seasons. So, when you get that somewhat unnatural instinct to stalk and chase...
Translation and Localisation in Video Games
Making Entertainment Software Global
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
This book is a multidisciplinary study of the translation and localisation of video games. It offers a descriptive analysis of the industry – understood as a global phenomenon in entertainment – and aims to explain the norms governing present industry practices, as well as game localisation processes....
by Rachel Kowert
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Despite their popularity, online video games have been met with suspicion by the popular media and academic community. In particular, there is a growing concern that online video game play may be associated with deficits in social functioning. Due to a lack of empirical consistency, the debate surrounding...
The World of Scary Video Games
A Study in Videoludic Horror
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as "survival horror†? as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with...
Music Video Games
Performance, Politics, and Play
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Music Video Games takes a look (and listen) at the popular genre of music games – video games in which music is at the forefront of player interaction and gameplay. With chapters on a wide variety of music games, ranging from well-known console games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band to new, emerging...
by Muhammad Vandestra, Dragon Promedia Studio
Language: Indonesian
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: Indonesian
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Seiring kemajuan zaman yang semakin cepat diterjang oleh perkembangan teknologi, banyak orang berlomba-lomba menjadi YouTuber dan berharap sukses hanya dengan mengupload video kreatifnya di situs milik Google tersebut.Sebagai salah satu situs terkenal, YouTube memang membolehkan siapapun mengupload...
by Jacob A. Ratliff
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Video games are now a ubiquitous form of media used by the majority of the American population. However, the academic research field surrounding this genre does not accurately reflect the pervasive influence of video games. The field of library and information sciences helps provide the necessary...
High Dynamic Range Video
From Acquisition, to Display and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
At the time of rapid technological progress and uptake of High Dynamic Range(HDR) video content in numerous sectors, this book provides an overview of the key supporting technologies, discusses the effectiveness of various techniques, reviews the initial standardization efforts and explores new research...
Bit by Bit
How Video Games Transformed Our World
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
An acclaimed critic argues that video games are the most vital art form of our time
Video games have seemingly taken over our lives. Whereas gamers once constituted a small and largely male subculture, today 67 percent of American households play video games. The average gamer is now thirty-four...