The Postmodern Joy of Role-Playing Games

René Reinhold Schallegger

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Historian Johan Huizinga once described game playing as the motor of humanity's cultural development, predating art and literature. Since the late 20t... Lees meer

Watch Us Roll

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Actual play is a movement within role-playing gaming in which players livestream their gameplay for others to watch and enjoy. This new medium has all... Lees meer

What Is a Game?

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• What is a videogame? What makes a videogame "good"? If a game is supposed to be fun, can it be fun without a good story? If another is supposed to be ... Lees meer

Speedrunning

David Snyder

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• More than 30 years after its 1985 release on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Mario Bros. continues to be one of the best-selling video games ... Lees meer

The Composition of Video Games

Johansen Quijano

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Video games are a complex, compelling medium in which established art forms intersect with technology to create an interactive text. Visual arts, arch... Lees meer

Playing with the Guys

Marc A Ouellette

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• A lot of work has been done talking about what masculinity is and what it does within video games, but less has been given to considering how and why ... Lees meer

Being Dragonborn

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the bestselling and most influential video games of the past decade. From the return of world-threatening dragon... Lees meer

The World of Final Fantasy VII

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Final Fantasy VII altered the course of video game history when it was released in 1997 on Sony's PlayStation system. It converted the Japanese role-p... Lees meer

Storytelling in the Modern Board Game

Marco Arnaudo

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Over the years, board games have evolved to include relatable characters, vivid settings and compelling, intricate plotlines. In turn, players have be... Lees meer

The Minds Behind Adventure Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Featuring interviews with the creators of 31 popular video games--including Grand Theft Auto , Strider , Maximum Carnage and Pitfall --this book gives... Lees meer

The Minds Behind Sports Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Featuring interviews with the creators of 35 popular video games--including John Madden Football, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, WCW/nWo Revenge , and RBI Ba... Lees meer

Rerolling Boardgames

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Despite the advent and explosion of videogames, boardgames--from fast-paced party games to intensely strategic titles--have in recent years become mor... Lees meer

Video Gaming in Science Fiction

Jason Barr

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• As video gaming and gaming culture became more mainstream in the 1970s, science fiction authors began to incorporate aspects of each into their work. ... Lees meer

Women and Video Game Modding

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• The world of video games has long revolved around a subset of its player base: straight, white males aged 18-25. Highly gendered marketing in the late... Lees meer

Teach Like a Gamer

Carly Finseth

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Digital role-playing games such as Rift, Diablo III , and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning help players develop skills in critical thinking, problem solv... Lees meer

The Minds Behind the Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Featuring interviews with the creators of 36 popular video games--including Deus Ex, Night Trap, Mortal Kombat, Wasteland and NBA Jam --this book give... Lees meer

The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Since the emergence of digital game studies, a number of debates have engaged scholars. The debate between ludic (play) and narrative (story) paradigm... Lees meer

The Minds Behind PlayStation Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Featuring interviews with the creators of 43 popular video games--including Spyro the Dragon , Syphon Filter , NFL GameDay 98 and Final Fantasy VII --... Lees meer

Player and Avatar

David Owen

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Do you make small leaps in your chair while attempting challenging jumps in Tomb Raider ? Do you say "Ouch!" when a giant hits you with a club in Skyr... Lees meer

Responding to Call of Duty

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Call of Duty is one of the most culturally significant video game franchises of the 21st century. Since the first game was released for PC in 2003, th... Lees meer

Beyond the Deck

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Since its debut in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel each ... Lees meer

The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Prior to the arrival of the Sega Genesis, video games were still largely considered "kid stuff," but with a far more mature and eclectic range of titl... Lees meer

The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 Games

Patrick Hickey

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• Featuring interviews with the creators of 37 popular video games--including SOCOM, Shadow of the Colossus, Tekken Tag Tournament and Sly Cooper --this... Lees meer

Forum-Based Role Playing Games as Digital Storytelling

Csenge Virág Zalka

• Paperback | Engels | Studies in Gaming
• When people hear the term "role-playing games," they tend to think of two things: a group of friends sitting around a table playing Dungeons & Dragons... Lees meer