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Play redux : the form of computer games / David Myers.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Myers, David, 1953- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Play--Social aspects.
Play.
Video games--Social aspects.
Video games.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
2010.
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]
Language Note:
English
System Details:
text file
Summary:
A new look at digital gaming and the aesthetics of play.
Contents:
Bad play
Anti-ness
Formalism redux
Interface and code
The computer game anti-aesthetic
Anti-narrative
The backstory
Civilization
Social play
City of Heroes
Play and punishment
Final comments.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9786612639173
9780472900398
0472900390
9780472070923
0472070924
9781282639171
128263917X
9780472026876
0472026879
OCLC:
651657390
Publisher Number:
https://doi.org/10.3998/dcbooks.7933339.0001.001
Access Restriction:
Unrestricted online access

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