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Cultures of computer game concerns : the child across families, law, science …
The same computer games are played by youths all over the world, and worldwide games become matters of concern in relation to children: worries rise about addiction, violence, education, time, and economy. Yet, these concerns vary depending upon where they are situated: in families, legal contexts, industry or science. They also play out differently across countries and cultures. This situated …
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- 9783839439340
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- III, 355 p.
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- VerKörperungen/MatteRealities - Perspektiven empirischer Wissenschaftsforschung, 23
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- 794.8 CUL c
Game production studies
Video games have entered the cultural mainstream and in terms of economic profits they now rival established entertainment industries such as film or television. As careers in video game development become more common, so do the stories about precarious working conditions and structural inequalities within the industry. Yet, scholars have largely overlooked video game production cultures in fav…
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- 9789048551736
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- 355 GAM g
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- Games and Play
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- 371.36 GAM g
Players unleashed! : modding the sims and the culture of gaming
The author of this hugely informative study explores the question of what happens when players practise and negotiate computer code, various ideologies, and the game itself by modding (modifying a game) in the context of The Sims, the bestselling computer game of all time.
Sihvonen examines the technical and material specificities of The Sims mods, as well as their cultural context. Viewed a…
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- 9789089642011
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- 221 p.
- Series Title
- MediaMatters, 5
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- 070.4 SIH p
Digital gaming and the advertising landscape
The evolution of the game industry and changes in the advertising landscape in recent years have led to a keen interest of marketers in using digital games for advertising purposes. However, despite the increasing interest in this marketing strategy, the potential of digital games as a medium to convey advertising messages remains unexploited.*Digital Gaming and the Advertising Landscape* explo…
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- 9789048538676
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- 205p. : ill.
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- 794.8 HER d
Ray tracing gems : high-quality and real-time rendering with DXR and other APIs
This book is a must-have for anyone serious about rendering in real time. With the announcement of new ray tracing APIs and hardware to support them, developers can easily create real-time applications with ray tracing as a core component. As ray tracing on the GPU becomes faster, it will play a more central role in real-time rendering. Ray Tracing Gems provides key building blocks for develope…
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- 9781484244272
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- xliv, 607p. : ill.
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- 006.6 RAY r
The place of play : toys and digital cultures
Increasingly, technology is at stake in toys, games and playing. With the immense popularity of computer games, questions concerning the role and function of technology in play have become more pressing. A key aspect of the increasing technologization and digitalization of both toys and play is the vagueness of borders between producers, consumers and players. In these so-called participatory c…
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- 9789089640802
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- 159 p.
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- MediaMatters
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- 794.8 LAU p
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