Gaming : Essays On Algorithmic Culture /

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In Gaming, Alexander R. Galloway considers the video game as a distinct cultural form that demands a new and unique interpretive framework. Using examples from more than fifty video games, Galloway constructs a classification system of action in video games, and, ultimately offers a new conception o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Galloway, Alexander R., 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Filosofische aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
Computerspelen.
Videospiel
Kulturtheorie
Computerspiel
Video games > Social aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
GAMES > Video & Electronic.
Jeux video > Philosophie.
Jeux video > Aspect social.
Video games > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Gaming, Alexander R. Galloway considers the video game as a distinct cultural form that demands a new and unique interpretive framework. Using examples from more than fifty video games, Galloway constructs a classification system of action in video games, and, ultimately offers a new conception of gaming and, more broadly, of electronic culture, one that celebrates the qualities of the digital age.
Physical Description:1 online resource (160 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816698639

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