Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games : Analyzing Words, Design, and Play.
by
Paul, Christopher A.
Title
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Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games : Analyzing Words, Design, and Play.
Author
:
Paul, Christopher A.
ISBN
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9780415893060
9780203124031
Publication Information
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New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012.
Physical Description
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220 s.
Series
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Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture ; 10
Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture; 10
General Note
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Introduction: The New Rhetoric of Video Games I. The Context 1. Socializing Gamers 2. Video Games as 'Kid's' Toys 3. Talking Game Design 4. Consoles Read Rhetorically II. The Texts 5. GTA, Humor, and Protagonists 6. EA Sport and Planned Obsolescence 7. Rearticulating Rewards in WoW 8. Theorycraft and Optimization 9. Balance and Meritocracies III. Using Wordplay 10. Words, Design, and Play.
Abstract
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In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul examines the broader social discourse about gaming, including: the way players are socialized into games; the impact of the lingering association of video games as kid's toys; the dynamics within specific games (including Grand Theft Auto and EA Sports Games);....
Added Author
:
Paul, Christopher A.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025556289 | 794.8 P324W 2012 | 1 |