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,...

• 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