商品簡介
Seventeen international academics, researchers, and independent scholars contribute 14 essays designed to help academic game studies bridge the boundaries of academia to speak directly to the gaming public and other interested parties, including politicians, journalists, review boards, and parents. Focusing on the immensely popular and controversial Grand Theft Auto series of digital games, the initial essays examine how adult-oriented digital games have entered society and the controversies surrounding them. The text then approaches the games as they might be studied absent the controversy, examining how players meaningfully and purposefully play Grand Theft Auto games, including the ways that elements of daily life are represented and that players mediate the symbols in a game with their minds, computers, and controllers. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Nate Garrelts is an associate professor of languages and literature at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan.
