Understanding digital games

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Rutter, Jason.

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9781412900331

9781412900348

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2006.

Physical Description:

xx, 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. An introduction to understanding digital games / Jo Bryce and Jason Rutter -- Pt. 1. History and production -- 2. A history of digital games / John Kirriemuir -- 3. The business of making digital games / Aphra Kerr -- 4. The economics of digital games / Alberto Alvisi -- 5. A player-centred approach to digital game design / Jonathan Sykes -- Pt. 2. Theories and approaches -- 6. Literary theory and digital games / Julian Kucklich -- 7. Film studies and digital games / Geoff King and Tanya Krzywinska -- 8. Digital games as new media / Seth Giddings and Helen W. Kennedy -- 9. Digital games and cultural studies / Garry Crawford and Jason Rutter -- 10. Community, identity and digital games / Martin Hand and Karenza Moore -- Pt. 3. Key debates -- 11. Digital games and gender / Jo Bryce, Jason Rutter and Cath Sullivan -- 12. Digital games and the violence debate / Jo Bryce and Jason Rutter -- 13. Digital games and education / Timothy Dumbleton and John Kirriemuir.

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Summary

There are an increasing number of courses on digital games and gaming, following the rise in the popularity of games themselves. Amongst these practical courses, there are now theoretical courses appearing on gaming on media, film and cultural studies degree programmes.

The aim of this book is to satisfy the need for a single accessible textbook which offers a broad introductions to the range of literatures and approaches currently contributing to digital game research.

Each of the chapters will outline key theoretical perspectives, theorists and literatures to demonstrate their relevance to, and use in, the study of digital games.