The Well-Read Game - On Playing Thoughtfully

How players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response.


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The concept of the “well-read game” exists at the convergence of literary, media, and play theories—specifically, the works of Louise Rosenblatt’s reader-response theory, Brian Upton’s situational game theory, Tracy Fullerton’s playcentric design theory, and Bernie DeKoven’s well-played game philosophy. Each of these theories, from their own perspective, challenges notions of a separate, objective, or authorial meaning in a text and underscores the richness that arises from the varied responses of readers, who coauthor the meaning of each text through their active engagement with it. When taken together, these theories point to a richer understanding of what a game is and how we might better value our experiences with games to become more thoughtful readers of their essential meanings.

Sommario

On Thinking Playfully
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Reading Games Aesthetically
2 Learning to Play Closely
3 Reading a Game Deeply
4 Performing a Game
5 Reflecting on Gameplay
6 Playing Against the Game
7 The Pleasures of Reading Games
8 Becoming a Well-Read Player
Conclusion
References
Index

Info autore

Tracy Fullerton, an experimental game designer, is Professor and Director of the Game Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California Games Program.

Matthew Farber is Associate Professor of Educational Technology and Codirector of the Gaming SEL Lab at the University of Northern Colorado.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matthew Farber, Farber Matthew, Tracy Fullerton, Fullerton Tracy
• Editore: The MIT Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.03.2025
• EAN: 9780262552233
• ISBN: 978-0-262-55223-3
• Pagine: 244
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Playful Thinking
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Libri sul benessere, vita quotidiana > Famiglia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia; Education, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reading Skills, Teaching skills and techniques, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Board Games, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies