00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217612221795 Buklod 20160830160433.0 m |o d | ta 110930s2012 nyu rb |001 0|eng d 9780415834995 (paperback) (iLib)UPD-00257510485 DLC DMC rda eng DMLUC GV 1469.17 S63 P38 2012 Paul, Christopher A. author. Wordplay and the discourse of video games analyzing words, design, and play Christopher Paul. New York Routledge 2012. x, 220 pages 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture Includes bibliographical references and index. "In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul examines the broader social discourse about gaming, including: the way players are socialized into games; the impact of the lingering association of video games as kid's toys; the dynamics within specific games (including Grand Theft Auto and EA Sports Games); and the ways in which players participate in shaping the discourse of games, demonstrated through examples like the reward system of World of Warcraft and the development of theorycraft. Overall, this book illustrates how video games are shaped by words, design and play; all of which are negotiated, ongoing practices among the designers, players, and society that construct the discourse of video games"-- Provided by publisher. Video games Social aspects. Video games Design. Vocabulary. Visual literacy. FO UPD DMC GV 1469.17 S63 P38 2012 Book