The 21st century in 100 games / Aditya Deshbandhu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deshbandhu, Aditya, author.

Series:

Games and contemporary culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games--Social aspects.

Games.

Games--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Twenty-first century in one hundred games

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retelling of the 21st century through 100 games that were announced, launched and played from the turn of the century. The book analyses them and then uses the games as a means of entry to examine both key events in the 21st century and the evolution of the gaming industry. Adopting a tri-pronged perspective - the reviewer, the academic and an industry observer - it studies games as ludo-narratological artifacts and resituates games in a societal context by examining how they affect and are engaged with by players, reviewers, the gaming community, and the larger gaming industry. This book will be a must read for readers interested in video games, new media, digital culture (s), culture studies, and history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Attempting a ludological history: How do we remember games?

Towards a public history: Capturing experiences and shared memories

Dedicated for gaming: Transformation for play

When the magic fades: The search for redemption

New ways of monetization: The service turn in games

Games as transmedia: Aggregation and activation

New heights and challenges: Video games in a pandemic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Deshbandhu, Aditya. 21st century in 100 games

ISBN:

9781032070797

103207079X

9781032218236

1032218231

OCLC:

1415749311

Publisher Number:

99996630726