Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play [1 ed.] 0786441976, 9780786441976

How to Play Video Games 9781479830404

Forty original contributions on games and gaming culture What does Pokémon Go tell us about globalization? What does T

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Fear and Learning: Essays on the Pedagogy of Horror 0786468203, 9780786468201

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Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World 9781250089342

The phenomenal growth of gaming has inspired plenty of hand-wringing since its inception—from the press, politicians, pa

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The World of Scary Video Games: A Study in Videoludic Horror 9781501316203, 9781501316197, 9781501316234, 9781501316227

As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. The World of Scary Video Games pro

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Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games 0415996597, 9780415996594

These essays explore how modern warfare has been represented in and influenced by video games. They explore the history

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Watch Us Roll: Essays on Actual Play and Performance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games 147667762X, 9781476677620

Actual play is a movement within role-playing gaming in which players livestream their gameplay for others to watch and

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Watch Us Roll: Essays on Actual Play and Performance in Tabletop Role-Playing Games 147667762X, 9781476677620

Actual play is a movement within role-playing gaming in which players livestream their gameplay for others to watch and

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The History of Video Games 9781526778987, 9781526778994

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The Psychology of Video Games 0367493136, 9780367493134

What impact can video games have on us as players? How does psychology influence video game creation? Why do some games

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Immersion, Narrative, and Gender Crisis in Survival Horror Video Games [1 ed.] 0367894114, 9780367894115

This book investigates the narrativity of some of the most popular survival horror video games and the gender politics i

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