Screen LibraryThe pleasures of computer gaming：essays on cultural history, theory and aesthetics
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
McFarland & Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, N.C. |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 197 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780786435951 (softcover : alk. paper) 078643595X (softcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | G899 |
| CLC: | G899-05 |
| Call Number: | G899-05/P724 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 TV": videogame archaeology and new media art -- The navigator's experience: an examination of the spatial in computer games -- Wargaming and computer games: fun with the future -- Gameplay as thirdspace. |