Download or read book Intermedia Games Games Inter Media written by Michael Fuchs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com While all media are part of intermedial networks, video games are often at the nexus of that network. They not only employ cinematics, embedded books, and in-world television screens for various purposes, but, in our convergence culture, video games also play a vital role in allowing players to explore transmedia storyworlds. At the same time, video games are frequently thematized and remediated in film, television, and literature. Indeed, the central role video games assume in intermedial networks provides testament to their significance in the contemporary media environment. In this volume, an international group of contributors discuss not only intermedial phenomena in video games, but also the intermedial networks surrounding them. Intermedia Games-Games Inter Media will deepen readers' understanding of the convergence culture of the early twenty-first century and video games' role in it.
Download or read book Les jeux vid o written by Jacques Henno and published by Le Cavalier Bleu. This book was released on 2002 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues de la tradition ou de l'air du temps, mêlant souvent vrai et faux, les idées reçues sont dans toutes les têtes. L'auteur les prend pour point de départ et apporte ici un éclairage distancié et approfondi sur ce que l'on sait ou croit savoir.
Download or read book The Video Games Textbook written by Brian J. Wardyga and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Video Games Textbook takes the history of video games to the next level. Coverage includes every major video game console, handheld system, and game-changing personal computer, as well as a look at the business, technology, and people behind the games. Chapters feature objectives and key terms, illustrative timelines, color images, and graphs in addition to the technical specifications and key titles for each platform. Every chapter is a journey into a different segment of gaming, where readers emerge with a clear picture of how video games evolved, why the platforms succeeded or failed, and the impact they had on the industry and culture. Written to capture the attention and interest of students from around the world, this newly revised Second Edition also serves as a go-to handbook for any video game enthusiast. This edition features new content in every chapter, including color timelines, sections on color theory and lighting, the NEC PC-98 series, MSX series, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Milton Bradley Microvision, Nintendo Game & Watch, gender issues, PEGI and CERO rating systems, and new Pro Files and quiz questions, plus expanded coverage on PC and mobile gaming, virtual reality, Valve Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. Key Features Explores the history, business, and technology of video games, including social, political, and economic motivations Facilitates learning with clear objectives, key terms, illustrative timelines, color images, tables, and graphs Highlights the technical specifications and key titles of all major game consoles, handhelds, personal computers, and mobile platforms Reinforces material with market summaries and reviews of breakthroughs and trends, as well as end-of-chapter activities and quizzes
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Download or read book Les avatars jouables des mondes num riques Th ories terrains et t moignages de pratiques interactives written by AMATO Etienne Armand and published by Lavoisier. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ces créatures d’images polymorphes que sont les avatars jouables nous font exister dans les mondes numériques des jeux vidéo, et même dans certains sites Web communautaires ou ludiques. Parce qu’elles nous y métamorphosent, elles apparaissent emblématiques des pratiques interactives les plus sophistiquées et troublantes. Toutefois, leurs propriétés et effets, espérés ou redoutés, restent encore à éclairer, ainsi que toutes ces interactions à distance réalisées par avatars interposés, au cœur des simulations audiovisuelles informatiques contemporaines. Ancré en sciences de l’information et de la communication, ce premier ouvrage collectif francophone sur le thème conceptualise l’avatar. Aussi, il bénéficie des apports conjugués de différentes disciplines (philosophie des techniques, psychologie, psychanalyse, sémiologie, ethnologie, sociologie, sciences de la gestion, arts). Par cette pluralité et grâce à de constants allers-retours entre théories et terrains, descriptions et analyses, hypothèses et témoignages, peuvent être articulées toutes les dimensions en jeu : technologiques, physiologiques, interpersonnelles, identitaires, intimes et/ou culturelles.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Cinema written by Janine Marchessault and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in The Oxford Handbook of Canadian Cinema present a rich, diverse overview of Canadian cinema. Responding to the latest developments in Canadian film studies, this volume takes into account the variety of artistic voices, media technologies, and places which have marked cinema in Canada throughout its history. Drawing on a range of established and emerging scholars from a range of disciplines, this volume will be useful to teachers, scholars, and to a general readership interested in cinema in Canada. Moving beyond the director-focused approach of much previous scholarship, this book is concerned with communities, institutions, and audiences for Canadian cinema at both national and international levels. The choice of subjects covered ranges from popular, genre cinema to the most experimental of artistic interventions. Canadian cinema is seen in its interaction with other forms of art-making and media production in Canada and at the international level. Particular attention has been paid to the work of Indigenous filmmakers, members of diasporic communities and feminist and LGBTQ artists. The result is a book attentive to the complex social and institutional contexts in which Canadian cinema is made and consumed.
Download or read book Horror Video Games written by Bernard Perron and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Video Games 2 volumes written by Mark J. P. Wolf and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia collects and organizes theoretical and historical content on the topic of video games, covering the people, systems, technologies, and theoretical concepts as well as the games themselves. This two-volume encyclopedia addresses the key people, companies, regions, games, systems, institutions, technologies, and theoretical concepts in the world of video games, serving as a unique resource for students. The work comprises over 300 entries from 97 contributors, including Ralph Baer and Nolan Bushnell, founders of the video game industry and some of its earliest games and systems. Contributing authors also include founders of institutions, academics with doctoral degrees in relevant fields, and experts in the field of video games. Organized alphabetically by topic and cross-referenced across subject areas, Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming will serve the needs of students and other researchers as well as provide fascinating information for game enthusiasts and general readers.
Download or read book Gamer T03 written by Pierre-Yves Villeneuve and published by Kennes les 3 As. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Au lendemain de la finale du tournoi de la Ligue, la vie de Laurianne et de ses amis prend une tournure inattendue, et leur statut change du tout au tout : ils deviennent de véritables vedettes. Et des cibles à abattre. À l’école, Sarah-Jade se tient à carreau depuis qu’elle a été démasquée. C’est au tour de Zach d’agir bizarrement : il fait tout pour se rapprocher de Laurianne, tant dans la vraie vie qu’en ligne. Que peut-il bien manigancer ? L’effervescence est toujours palpable sur les serveurs de la Ligue. Des rumeurs courent : deux camps seraient en train de se former chez les joueurs, dont l’un autour des Forces de défense terrestre, commandées par nul autre que... Kilpatrick. Mais les membres de la Guilde des noobs sont trop occupés à s’entraîner en vue du championnat mondial, qui se tiendra à Séoul, pour voir tout ce qui se trame autour d’eux...
Download or read book 100 jeux vid o indispensables auxquels il faut avoir jou avant de mourir written by Nicolas Bonnefoy and published by Hors Collection. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le guide inédit des 100 jeux vidéo incontournables à l'intention des joueurs occasionnels comme des passionnés ! La sélection de Marcus, le célèbre animateur de la chaîne Game One. Marcus et Nicolas Bonnefoy, deux grands passionnés devenus spécialistes de gaming, ont sélectionné les 100 jeux vidéo que tout joueur qui se respecte se doit de connaître. Sachez-le, choisir 100 jeux ne fut pas une sinécure pour nos deux gamers, qui ont eu à coeur de faire une sélection... 100 % partiale ! Ils ont néanmoins brillamment réussi à réunir les 100 jeux les plus vendus, les plus joués, les jeux cultes, e-sport, addictifs, originaux, qui ont inspiré des films ou des dessins animés, qui sont devenus des licences, qui ont influencé la pop culture... Pour chacun d'entre eux, ils reviennent sur la catégorie, l'éditeur, l'histoire du jeu, le support, l'objectif, l'originalité, les adaptations au cinéma ou à la télévision, ils donnent des infos e-sport le cas échéant et, enfin, ils attribuent une note à chaque opus. Voici un premier petit aperçu de leur choix : le jeu de stratégie en temps réel Age of Empires, le jeu d'action Another World, le classique Call of Duty, le mythique Civilization, le jeu de rôle Diablo, le jeu de foot Fifa, l'esport League of Legends, le jeu de réflexion Lemmings, et aussi Mario Kart, Minecraft, Prince of Persia, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider, Witcher... En bonus : les anecdotes de tonton Marcus ! On trouvera également en annexe : les jeux et les consoles de demain, un glossaire du vocabulaire de gaming, des portraits de créateurs de jeux vidéo...
Download or read book Player one written by Ernest Cline and published by Michel Lafon. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un monde remis en jeu Un prix ultime Êtes-vous prêt ? Nous sommes en 2044, et la Terre n'est pas belle à voir. Les ressources manquent et les conditions climatiques sont catastrophiques. Comme la majeure partie de l'humanité, Wade Watts passe son temps dans l'Oasis, un monde virtuel où chacun peut faire et être tout ce qui lui chante. Pour oublier la réalité. Oublier les coups de sa tante qui l'a adopté et la misère dans laquelle il vit. Et comme la majeure partie de l'humanité, Wade rêve d'être celui qui décrochera le ticket gagnant de la grande loterie. James Halliday, le créateur de l'Oasis, est mort quelques années auparavant sans laisser de successeur. Pour décider du sort de sa fortune, il a créé une véritable chasse au trésor qui guidera les plus rusés vers l'énigme finale. Battre des records à Pac-Man, réciter par cœur des paroles de Devo, ou trouver les failles des jeux vidéo cultes : voilà l'unique moyen d'accéder à son héritage colossal. Des centaines de personnes ont essayé, en vain. Joueurs invétérés ou grands organismes mondiaux corrompus, tous s'y sont cassé les dents. Wade se dit qu'il serait peut-être capable de relever le défi. Et il résout la première énigme. Mais l'aventure ne fait que commencer, car d'autres joueurs se joignent à la partie. Ils ne reculeront devant aucun meurtre ni aucune trahison pour obtenir la victoire. Wade n'a plus d'autre choix s'il veut survivre : il doit gagner.
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Download or read book la rencontre du cin ma fran ais written by Robert J. Berg and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: À la rencontre du cinéma français: analyse, genre, histoire is intended to serve as the core textbook in a wide variety of upper-level undergraduate and graduate French cinema courses. In contrast to content-, theme-, or issue-based approaches to film, Professor Berg stresses “the cinematically specific, the warp and fabric of the film itself, the stuff of which it is made.' Sufficient proficiency in French is the sole prerequisite: “No previous background in film studies is assumed, nor is any prior acquaintance with French cinema. It will help, of course, to like movies, and to have seen quite a few…' (from the preface).
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Download or read book The Video Game Theory Reader 2 written by Bernard Perron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Video Game Theory Reader 2 picks up where the first Video Game Theory Reader (Routledge, 2003) left off, with a group of leading scholars turning their attention to next-generation platforms-the Nintendo Wii, the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360-and to new issues in the rapidly expanding field of video games studies. The contributors are some of the most renowned scholars working on video games today including Henry Jenkins, Jesper Juul, Eric Zimmerman, and Mia Consalvo. While the first volume had a strong focus on early video games, this volume also addresses more contemporary issues such as convergence and MMORPGs. The volume concludes with an appendix of nearly 40 ideas and concepts from a variety of theories and disciplines that have been usefully and insightfully applied to the study of video games.
