00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-1685954869149721854 Buklod 20240306090459.0 m | | | ta 240306s2023||||nyu r bo|001 0|eng c 9781032053608 (pbk) 22513853 BC-74671 SERV Enterprises PhP 3,293.00 Department of Language, Literature, and the Arts DLC BAG rda eng GV 1469.3 F54 2023 Fifty key video games edited by Bernard Perron, Kelly Boudreau, Mark J.P. Wolf and Dominic Arsenault. New York, NY Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group 2023. xxiii, 326 pages 22 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "This volume examines fifty of the most important video games that have contributed significantly to the history, development, or culture of the medium, providing an overview of video games from their beginning to the present day. This volume covers a variety of historical periods and platforms, genres, commercial impact, artistic choices, contexts of play, typical and atypical representations, uses of games for specific purposes, uses of materials or techniques, specific subcultures, repurposing, transgressive aesthetics, interfaces, moral or ethical impacts, and more. Key video games featured include Animal Crossing, Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, Legend of Zelda, Minecraft, PONG, Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and World of Warcraft. Each game is closely analyzed in order to properly contextualize it, to emphasize its prominent features, to show how it creates a unique experience of gameplay, and to outline the ways it might speak about society and culture. The book also acts as a highly accessible showcase to a range of disciplinary perspectives that are found and practiced in the field of game studies. With each entry supplemented by references and suggestions for further reading, Fifty Key Video Games is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in video games"--Provided by publisher. Video games History. Video games Reviews. Perron, Bernard editor. Boudreau, Kelly editor. Arsenault, Dominic editor. Wolf, Mark J. P. editor. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN GV 1469.3 F54 2023 Book