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Play Redux : The Form of Computer Games by David Myers is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Play Redux : The Form of Computer Games about?
A new look at digital gaming and the aesthetics of play| " Play Redux excels in tying together intellectual traditions that are rooted in literary studies, cognitive science, play studies and several other fields, thereby creating a logical whole. Through this, the book makes service to several academic communities by pointing out their points of contact. This is clearly an important contribution to a growing academic field, and will no doubt become important in many future discussions about digital games and play." —-Frans Mäyrä, University of Tampere, Finland "David Myers has researched video games longer than anyone else. Play Redux shows him continually relevant, never afraid of courting controversy." —-Jesper Juul, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Play Redux is an ambitious description and critical analysis of the aesthetic pleasures of video game play, drawing on early twentieth-century formalist theory and models of literature. Employing a concept of biological naturalism grounded in cognitive theory, Myers argues for a clear delineation between the aesthetics of play and the aesthetics of texts. In the course of this study, Myers asks a number of interesting questi
Who reads Play Redux : The Form of Computer Games?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Myers
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press : The University of Michigan Library
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780472900398
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Games, Science, Sports