How to Do Things With Videogames

Informationen zum Autor Ian Bogost is professor of digital media at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His books include Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames and Newsgames: Journalism at Play. Klappentext A fresh look at computer games as a mature mass medium with unlimited potential for cultural transformation Zusammenfassung A fresh look at computer games as a mature mass medium with unlimited potential for cultural transformation Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsIntroduction: Media Microecology1. Art2. Empathy3. Reverence4. Music5. Pranks6. Transit7. Branding8. Electioneering9. Promotion10. Snapshots11. Texture12. Kitsch13. Relaxation14. Throwaways15. Titillation16. Exercise17. Work18. Habituation19. Disinterest20. DrillConclusion: The End of GamersNotesGameography

Product details

• Authors: Ian Bogost, Prof. Ian Bogost
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.08.2011
• EAN: 9780816676477
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-7647-7
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Electronic Mediations; Electronic Mediations (Paperba; Electronic Mediations; Electronic Mediations (Paperba
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science