Jane Jensen: Gabriel Knight, Adventure Games, Hidden Objects

by Anastasia Salter

Book Overview

In the 1990s, the Personal Computer (or PC) was on the rise in homes, and with it came new genres of play. Yet most of the games in these new genres featured fantasylands or humorous science fiction landscapes with low stakes and little to suggest the potential of the PC as a serious space for art and play. Jane Jensen's work and landmark Gabriel Knight series brought a new darkness and personality to PC gaming, offering a first powerful glimpse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501327461
• ISBN13: 9781501327469
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"