Game Invaders by Fencott, Clive -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Press Operating Committee Title page Copyright page Preface Abbreviations Part I: Why Do People Play Games?

Chapter 1 You Are the One

TOOLS TO THINK WITH GETTING STARTED SUMMARY

Chapter 2 Genre

WHAT ARE GENRES? WHAT ARE GENRES FOR? GENRE MAPS COMPUTER GAME GENRES A THEORY OF COMPUTER GAME GENRES SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 3 Activity

THE STORY OF ACTIVITY GROUPS AN OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITY PROFILES THREE DRIVING GAMES CALCULATING GENRES SUMMARY TASKS

Chapter 4 Pleasure

AESTHETICS AND COMPUTER GAMES SPACEWAR ZORK PAC-MAN COMPARATIVE AESTHETICS SUMMARY TASKS

Chapter 5 Two Rail-Shooters

STAR FOX AND REZ ACTIVITY PROFILING AND GENRE THEORY APPLYING AESTHETIC THEORY THE METHOD OF GAME ANALYSIS TETSUYA MIZUGUCHI, REZ, AND BEYOND SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 6 Why Don’t People Play Games

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY GAMES? RESIDENT EVIL WHY NOT ASK THE PLAYERS? EMOTIONAL MODELS OF PLAY PLAYER TYPES DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH WHY DON’T PEOPLE PLAY GAMES? CONCLUSIONS

Part II: What Is a Game?

Chapter 7 Just an Ordinary Day

THE GLASS VIAL UNREALISMS PERCEPTUAL OPPORTUNITIES SURETIES SURPRISES ATTRACTORS CONNECTORS REWARDS GETTING IT ALL TOGETHER IN SINCITY PERCEPTUAL MAPPING IN SINCITY AS-OCEANFLOOR SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 8 Big Bad Streets

DRIVER SCHOOL SURETIES SURPRISES DRIVER AND SINCITY COMPARISONS SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 9 Time to Visit Yokosuka

SHENMUE GENRE AND ACTIVITY PROFILE AESTHETICS SHENMUE POs PSAS AND CUT SCENES INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING? AND ON WITH GENERAL AESTHETICS SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 10 Meaning What?

SEMIOTICS AND SIGNS PAC-MAN’S SIGNS ICONS, INDEXES, AND SYMBOLS DENOTATION, CONNOTATION, AND MYTH SYNTAGMS AND PARADIGMS CODES MAKING UP PAC-MAN FILLING GAPS SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 11 All Work and Play

THE WORK OF MEANING SIGNS OF INTERACTION THE MECHANICS OF INTERACTION THE INSIDE-OUT CODE WHERE IS THE PLAYER? SUMMARY FURTHER READING AND TASKS

Chapter 12 Big Game Hunting

SEMIOSPHERE THE CODE OF INTERACTION THE MYTH OF INTERACTION WHAT IS A GAME? HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF HERE? BIG GAME HUNTING

Glossary List of Games Bibliography Index

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