Game Invaders

Clive Fencott 지음

Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr 2012년 05월 18일 출간

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Presenting a holistic and thoroughly practical investigation of the true nature of computer games that arms readers with a small yet powerful set of theories for developing unique approaches to understanding games. Game Invaders fully integrates genre theory, new media aesthetics, perceptual opportunities, and semiotics into a practical DIY toolkit for games analysism-offering detailed guidance for how to conduct in-depth critiques of game content and gameplay.Featuring an informal and witty writing style, the book devotes a number of chapters to specific games from all eras, clearly demonstrating the practical application of the theories to modern, large-scale computer games. Readers will find:bull; Suggestions on how to apply the DIY package to major issues central to understanding computer games and their design bull; Coverage of the semiotics of video games, laying the foundation for such topics as the role of agency and virtual storytelling bull; Tasks and solutions for readers wishing to practice techniques introduced in the book bull; A companion website featuring access to an app that enables the reader to conduct their own activity profiling of gamesAn important resource for those wishing to dig deeper into the games they design, Game Invaders gives game designers the skills they need to stand out from the crowd. It is also a valuable guide for anyone wishing to learn more about computer games, virtual reality, and new media.

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Preface ixAbbreviations xiPart I Why Do People Play Games?1. You Are the One 3Tools to Think With 5Getting Started 8Summary 122. Genre 13What Are Genres? 14What Are Genres For? 16Genre Maps 18Computer Game Genres 19A Theory of Computer Game Genres 21Summary 25Further Reading and Tasks 263. Activity 29The Story of Activity Groups 29An Overview of Activity Profiles 33Three Driving Games 35Calculating Genres 38Summary 43Tasks 444. Pleasure 45Aesthetics and Computer Games 47Spacewar 51Zork 52Pac-Man 56Comparative Aesthetics 57Summary 59Tasks 605. Two Rail-Shooters 61Star Fox and Rez 61Activity Profiling and Genre Theory 63Applying Aesthetic Theory 65The Method of Game Analysis 67Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Rez, and Beyond 67Summary 69Further Reading and Tasks 706. Why Don&'t People Play Games 71What Do We Mean by Games? 72Resident Evil 73Why Not Ask the Players? 75Emotional Models of Play 76Player Types 79Demographic Research 81Why Don&'t People Play Games? 82Conclusions 83Part II What Is a Game?7. Just an Ordinary Day 87The Glass Vial 89Unrealisms 90Perceptual Opportunities 91Sureties 92Surprises 93Attractors 93Connectors 95Rewards 97Getting It All Together in SinCity 99Perceptual Mapping in SinCity 100AS-OceanFloor 103Summary 108Further Reading and Tasks 1098. Big Bad Streets 111Driver School 111Sureties 113Surprises 114Driver and SinCity Comparisons 119Summary 122Further Reading and Tasks 1239. Time to Visit Yokosuka 125Shenmue 125Genre and Activity Profile

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“Intermediate game designers and students wishing to analyze video games will find this a helpful resource.& Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students in game design and related programs, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.”& (Choice, 1 June 2013)“Overall, Game Invadersis both a useful and needed theoretical handbook for undergraduate students interested in thinking rigorously about computer games or for game designers who need a stronger theoretical foundation moored in agency and interaction.”& (International Journal of Communication, 1 May 2013)&

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저자(글) Clive Fencott

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CLIVE FENCOTT, PhD, is a freelance writer and researcher in new media. For many years, he taught and researched the theory of computer games at Teesside University in the UK. He also worked in the games industry. Dr. Fencott has authored over fifty publications, including the successful textbook Formal Methods for Concurrency.MIKE LOCKYER, BSc, PhD, is a Professor of Web Services at Teesside University, where he has taught for over twenty#45;five years. He has published over thirty journal papers, successfully supervised more than ten PhDs, and is currently involved with developments in web services and rich client applications.JO CLAY completed a multimedia master#39;s degree at Teesside University, under the supervision of Clive Fencott, before joining the games analysis team. As a gamer herself and apprentice semiotician, Jo assisted in the development of the Game Invaders method for application in computer software.PAUL MASSEY, CEng, MBCS, CITP, is a senior lecturer in computing at Teesside University, where he teaches and consults on databases. Paul believes databases are central to most IT systems and applies techniques (such as data mining) to a range of disciplines (such as games analysis and decision support).