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Understanding Digital Games
Jason Rutter
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Description for Understanding Digital Games
Paperback. The study of digital games is a lively area of research and theorising which draws upon perspectives from a range of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, media and film studies, economics, business, gender studies and computer science. This book brings together these perspectives to offer a unique survey of this field. Editor(s): Rutter, Jason; Bryce, Jo. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 496.
There are an increasing number of courses on digital games and gaming, following the rise in the popularity of games themselves. Amongst these practical courses, there are now theoretical courses appearing on gaming on media, film and cultural studies degree programmes. The aim of this book is to satisfy the need for a single accessible textbook which offers a broad introductions to the range of literatures and approaches currently contributing to digital game research. Each of the chapters will outline ... Read more
There are an increasing number of courses on digital games and gaming, following the rise in the popularity of games themselves. Amongst these practical courses, there are now theoretical courses appearing on gaming on media, film and cultural studies degree programmes. The aim of this book is to satisfy the need for a single accessible textbook which offers a broad introductions to the range of literatures and approaches currently contributing to digital game research. Each of the chapters will outline ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
496 g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412900348
SKU
V9781412900348
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Ref
99-2
About Jason Rutter
Jason Rutter is a Research Fellow at the Manchester Institute for Innovation Research (MIoIR) where he works primarily in the areas of leisure technologies (especially digital gaming) as well as counterfeiting and piracy of digital content. He has been involved in projects funded by the European Commission, Northern Ireland Office, NESTA, DTI and ESRC and published widely including the books ... Read more
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