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. Ed(S): Krzywinska, Tanya; Maccallum-Stewart, Esther; Parsler, Justin - Ringbearers - 9780719082924 - V9780719082924
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Ringbearers

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Description for Ringbearers Hardback. A focused analytical and investigative study of the game The Lord of the Rings Online from a range of cultural and design perspectives written by well-known experts in their fields. The essays collected here make an important contribution to the development of contemporary Game Studies, as well as to Media Studies and Adaptation Studies. Editor(s): Krzywinska, Tanya; MacCallum-Stewart, Esther; Parsler, Justin. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; WDHW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.

Ringbearers collects together essays by established and leading figures within Game Studies, each focused on different aspects of the Massively Multiplayer Online game The Lord of the Rings Online.

The authors played the game extensively, yet they each come to it with different questions. Some essays focus on what players do with and in the game, whether that means asking about the opportunities provided for role-play or asking how the knowledge that fans bring to the game informs their experience of it. Others focus on the design of the game: for example the handling of narrative and its ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719082924
SKU
V9780719082924
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About . Ed(S): Krzywinska, Tanya; Maccallum-Stewart, Esther; Parsler, Justin
Justin Parsler is a Lecturer in Games Studies at Brunel University and a professional game designer.. Dr Esther MacCallum-Stewart is a Lecturer in Games Studies and New Media at the University of Chichester, and a Research Fellow at SMARTlab, The University of East London.. Tanya Krzywinska is a Professor in Screen Studies at Brunel University. -- .

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