Myst and Riven : the world of the D'ni / Mark J. P. Wolf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf, Mark J.P., author.

Series:

Landmark video games.

Landmark video games

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer adventure games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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. Myst and Riven is the inaugural book in the Landmark Video Games series, edited by Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, which is the first series to examine individual video games of historical significance.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

The Myst Phenomenon

Myst and the Adventure Game Genre

Early Works of the Miller Brothers

The World of Myst

Myst Island

The Stoneship Age

The Channelwood Age

The Mechanical Age

The Selenitic Age

Dunny (D'ni)

The Rime Age

Beyond the Game: The Other Myst Products

From Myst to Riven: Subcreation and Expansion

The World of Riven

Temple Island (Dome Island)

Jungle Island (Village Island)

Tay (The Rebel Age)

Book Assembly Island (Crater Island)

Survey Island (Map or Garden Island)

The 233rd Age (Gehn's Office and Bedroom)

Prison Island

Riven's Fortunes and the Rest of the Myst Series

Myst's and Riven's Influence on the Adventure Game Genre

Notes

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786613159847

9780472900329

0472900323

9780472071494

0472071491

9781283159845

1283159848

9780472027491

0472027492

0-472-07149-1

OCLC:

744519795