Playing with Feelings: Video Games and Affect 9781517900243, 9781517900250

Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Games with God 9781611640045, 1611640040, 2009033750

A collection of essays that explore the theological themes found in video games and the religious implications of modern

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Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World 9781350066632, 9781350066663, 9781350066649

From gaming consoles to smartphones, video games are everywhere today, including those set in historical times and parti

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Playing with power in movies, television, and video games: from Muppet Babies to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9780520077768, 9780520075702

How do children today learn to understand stories? Why do they respond so enthusiastically to home video games and to a

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Playing the Field: Video Games and American Studies 9783110659405, 9783110655254, 9783110754629

American Studies has only gradually turned its attention to video games in the twenty-first century, even though the med

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Playing Dystopia: Nightmarish Worlds in Video Games and the Player's Aesthetic Response 9783837645972, 9783839445976

Video games today permeate our everyday existence. They immerse players in fascinating game-worlds and exciting experien

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Playing the Field: Video Games and American Studies 9783110659405, 9783110655254, 9783110754629

American Studies has only gradually turned its attention to video games in the twenty-first century, even though the med

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Feelings of Structure: Explorations in Affect 9780773555716

How places, objects, fantasies, histories, and memories get under our skin and how we understand their affective connect

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Video Game Level Design: How to Create Video Games With Emotion, Interaction, and Engagement 9781501380907, 9781350015722

Level design connects the player to the game through challenges, experiences, and emotions. This book is an invaluable i

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Playing with Pyramids: 12 Games for Icehouse Pieces 1929780281

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My Avatar, My Self: Identity in Video Role-Playing Games [1 ed.] 0786441097, 9780786441099

With videogames now one of the world's most popular diversions, the virtual world has increasing psychological infl

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