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World of Warcraft and Philosophy
Open Court 2009; US$ 19.95Recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most popular MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in videogame history, World of Warcraft is everywhere ? from episodes of South Park and The Simpsons, to online series like Watch the Guild, accolades and awards from game critics, and prime-time commercials with Mr.... more...
Video Games
Infobase Publishing 2010; US$ 41.94Video games are one of today's most popular forms of entertainment. According to the Entertainment Software Association, the U.S. computer and video game industry had software sales of $9.5 billion in 2007--an increase of more than 300 percent since 1996. Two major trends are the growth of mobile gaming and online gaming. Producing and selling... more...
Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity
Edward Elgar Publishing 2010; US$ 40.00This innovative book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the nature and dynamics of digital game environments whilst tackling the existing fragmentation of academic research. Digital game environments are of increasing economic, social and cultural value. As their influence on diverse facets of life grows, states have felt compelled to intervene... more...
Making Great Games
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Join videogame industry veteran Michael Thornton Wyman on a series of detailed, behind-the-scenes tours with the teams that have made some of the most popular and critically acclaimed videogames of the modern era. Drawing on insider's perspectives from a wide variety of teams, learn about the creation of a tiny, independent game project (World of... more...
Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies
Lexington Books 2010; US$ 74.99Utopic Dreams and Apocalyptic Fantasies invites us to examine critical questions about video game play, pleasure, and fantasy from a sociological perspective. more...
Games and Gaming
Bloomsbury Publishing 2011; US$ 94.95Games and Gaming provides a comprehensive overview of this media and how it permeates global culture in the twenty-first century. more...
Glued to Games
ABC-CLIO 2011; US$ 35.00Video games have come a long way, from AtariÕs pinging, monochromatic Pong to the garish mayhem of Grand Theft Auto and the stylish sophistication of Beatles Rock Band. And itÕs no longer just teenagers that are hookedÑaudiences both young and old canÕt seem to get enough. But while Òvideo-game addictÓ has become a common term, are these games really... more...
Interactive Storytelling for Video Games
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 39.95What really makes a video game story interactive? What's the best way to create an interactive story? How much control should players be given? Do they really want that control in the first place? Do they even know what they want-or are their stated desires at odds with the unconscious preferences? All of these questions and more are examined in... more...
Halo and Philosophy
Open Court 2011; US$ 19.95Since the Doom series, First Person Shooter (FPS) videogames have ricocheted through the gaming community, often reaching outside that community to the wider public. While critics primarily lampoon FPSs for their aggressiveness and on-screen violence, gamers see something else. Halo is one of the greatest, most successful FPSs ever to grace the... more...
Online Gaming
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 51.95Video gaming is economically, educationally, culturally, socially and theoretically important, and has, in a relatively short period of time, firmly cemented its place within contemporary life. It is fair to say, however, that the majority of research to date has focused most specifically on either the video games themselves, or the direct engagement... more...









