Studying Videogames

by Wayne O'Brien and Julian McDougall

Book Overview

Studying Videogames is the first book to look at videogames as media texts. Written specifically for advanced level/undergraduate students it covers a broad range of games, industry contexts, and research findings. The book challenges conventional media-analysis approaches; sets out the history, present, and future of games; and interrogates claims about their "social effects." Featuring student activities, interviews with key players in the industry, and an extended case study of the Grand Theft Auto cycle, Studying Videogames seriously engages with this powerful media.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903663849
• ISBN13: 9781903663844
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher