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Myst and riven : the world of the D'ni / Mark J. P. Wolf.
LIBRA GV1469.25.M95 W35 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wolf, Mark J. P.
- Series:
- Landmark video games
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Myst.
- Riven.
- Adventure video games.
- Genre:
- Adventure video games.
- Physical Description:
- 125 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- Video games have become a major cultural force, and within their history, Myst and its sequel Riven stand out as influential examples. Myst and Riven: The World of the D'ni is a close analysis of two of the most popular and significant video games in the history of the genre, investigating in detail their design, their functionality, and the gameplay experience they provide players. While scholarly close analysis has been applied to films for some time now, it has only rarely been applied at this level to video games. Mark J. P. Wolf uses elements such as graphics and sound, the games' mood and atmosphere and how they are generated, the geography and design of the digital worlds, and the narrative structures of the games to examine their appeal to both critical and general audiences, their legacy, and what made them great. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The Myst Phenomenon 3
- Myst and the Adventure Game Genre 7
- Early Works of the Miller Brothers 22
- The World of Myst 35
- Myst Island 39
- The Stoneship Age 51
- The Channelwood Age 54
- The Mechanical Age 60
- The Selenitic Age 62
- Dunny (D'ni) 68
- The Rime Age 70
- Beyond the Game: The Other Myst Products 73
- From Myst to Riven: Subcreation and Expansion 79
- The World of Riven 84
- Temple Island (Dome Island) 88
- Jungle Island (Village Island) 91
- Tay (The Rebel Age) 96
- Book Assembly Island (Crater Island) 98
- Survey Island (Map or Garden Island) 101
- The 233rd Age (Gehn's Office and Bedroom) 103
- Prison Island 105
- Riven s Fortunes and the Rest of the Myst Series 106
- Mysf's and Riven's Influence on the Adventure Game Genre 109.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780472071494
- 0472071491
- 9780472051496
- 0472051490
- 9780472027491
- 0472027492
- OCLC:
- 685120530
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