More than a game
The computer game as fictional form
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 17th Century, Entertainment, Games, Video & Electronic, Computers, General Computing
| Author: | Barry Atkins | ISBN: | 9781847795588 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press | Publication: | July 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barry Atkins |
| ISBN: | 9781847795588 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Publication: | July 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Manchester University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
