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| Genre/Form: | 0 Gesamtdarstellung |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jesper Juul |
| ISBN: | 0262101106 9780262101103 |
| OCLC Number: | 260129192 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description: | 233 S. |
| Responsibility: | Jesper Juul |
Abstract:
Video games as both a departure from and a development of traditional games; an analysis of the interaction between rules and fiction in video games. A video game is half-real: we play by real rules while imagining a fictional world. We win or lose the game in the real world but we slay a dragon (for example) only in the world of the game. In this thought-provoking study, Jesper Juul examines the constantly evolving tension between rules and fiction in video games. Discussing games from Pong to The Legend of Zelda, from chess to Grand Theft Auto, he shows how video games are both a departure from and a development of traditional non-electronic games. The book combines perspectives from such fields as literary and film theory, computer science, psychology, economic game theory, and game studies, to outline a theory of what video games are, how they work with the player, how they have developed historically, and why they are fun to play.
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