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A fresh look at computer games as a mature mass medium with unlimited potential for cultural transformation. In recent years, computer games have moved from the margins of popular culture to its center. Reviews of new games and profiles of game designers now regularly appear in the New York Times and the New Yorker, and sales figures for games are reported alongside those of books, music, and movies. They are increasingly used for purposes other than entertainment, yet debates about videogames still fork along one of two paths: accusations of debasement through violence and isolation or defensive paeans to their potential as serious cultural works. In How to Do Things with Videogames, Ian Bogost contends that such generalizations obscure the limitless possibilities offered by the medium's ability to create complex simulated realities. Bogost, a leading scholar of videogames and an award-winning game designer, explores the many ways computer games are used today: documenting important historical and cultural events; educating both children and adults; promoting commercial products; and serving as platforms for art, pornography, exercise, relaxation, pranks, and politics. Examining t

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Author

Ian Bogost

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780816676460

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Games, Social Science

Rating

3.64 / 5 (373 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14