Immersive gameplay : essays on participatory media and role-playing / edited by Evan Torner and William J. White ; foreword by Zach Waggoner.

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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & amp ; Co., 2012.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 222 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780786492374
0786492376

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Immersive gameplay.DDC classification:

793.92 23

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GV1202.F35 I66 2012eb

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Contents:

pt. 1. Mind breaches role-playing -- pt. 2. Role-playing breaches reality -- pt. 3. Reality breaches media.

Summary: "This collection of essays approaches the topic of immersion as a product of social and media relations. Examining the premises and aesthetics of live-action and tabletop role-playing games, reality television, social media apps and first-person shooters, the essays take both game rules and the media discourse that games produce as serious objects of study"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Mind breaches role-playing -- pt. 2. Role-playing breaches reality -- pt. 3. Reality breaches media.

"This collection of essays approaches the topic of immersion as a product of social and media relations. Examining the premises and aesthetics of live-action and tabletop role-playing games, reality television, social media apps and first-person shooters, the essays take both game rules and the media discourse that games produce as serious objects of study"--Provided by publisher.

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