eTextbook 978-1138849815 Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138849820
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138849822
• Author: Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen

Understanding Video Games is a crucial guide for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This revised and updated third edition of the pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of game studies, and highlights changes in the gaming industry, advances in video game scholarship, and recent trends in game design and development―including mobile, casual, educational, and indie gaming.

Table contents:

INTRODUCTION

1. STUDYING VIDEO GAMES

2. THE GAME INDUSTRY

3. WHAT IS A GAME?

4. HISTORY

5. VIDEO GAME AESTHETICS

6. VIDEO GAMES IN CULTURE

7. NARRATIVE

8. SERIOUS GAMES AND GAMIFICATON—WHEN ENTERTAINMENT IS NOT ENOUGH

9. VIDEO GAMES AND RISKS

10. THE FUTURE OF THE GAME STUDIES