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Dungeons and desktops : the history of computer role-playing games / Matt Barton, Shane Stacks.
Van Pelt Library GV1469.6 .B37 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barton, Matt, author.
- Stacks, Shane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fantasy games--History.
- Fantasy games.
- Video games--History.
- Video games.
- History.
- Genre:
- Fantasy games.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 614 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a special genre of computer games that bring the tabletop role-playing experience of games such as Dungeons & Dragons to the computer screen. This new edition includes two new chapters: The Modern Age, and a chapter on Indies and Mobile CRPGs. The new modern age chapter will cover, among other topics, Kickstarter/FIG crowdfunded projects such as Torment: Tides of Numenera and Pillars of Eternity. It'll also bring the book up to date with major games such as Dragon Age, Witcher, Skyrim. Expanded info in first chapter about educational potential of CRPGs. Color figures will be introduced for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- An introduction to computer role-playing games
- Origins
- The dark age
- The bronze age
- The silver age
- The birth of the golden age
- SSI's golden age
- Origin's golden age
- The golden age of Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra
- Early Japanese role-playing games
- Dungeon master and the rise of real-time 3D
- Other games of the golden age
- The epic fails
- The platinum age
- Diablo and the rise of action RPGs
- Fallout and Baldur's gate
- Other treasures of the platinum age
- The birth of the modern age
- Modern JRPGs
- The rise of the MMORPG
- The late modern age
- The renaissance, Kickstarted
- The road ever ventures forth
- Surprise encounter
- Appendix I : the CRPG bestiary of the extraordinary and the obscure.
- Notes:
- "An A K Peters Book".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781138574649
- 1138574643
- 9781138574670
- 1138574678
- OCLC:
- 1081370896
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