Wandering Games by Melissa Kagen - ISBN: 9780262544245
Paperback
Explore virtual worlds through wandering: work, colonialism, gender, death.

Wandering Games

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    29 November 2022

Summary

An analysis of wandering within different game worlds, viewed through the lenses of work, colonialism, gender, and death.

A thought-provoking analysis of wandering within different game worlds, viewed through the lenses of work, colonialism, gender, and death—with examples from The Last of Us Part II and others.

Wandering in games can be a theme, a formal mode, an aesthetic metaphor, or a player action. It can mean walking, escaping, traversing, meandering, or returni…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262544245
ISBN-10:0262544245
Author:Melissa Kagen
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:29 November 2022
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Melissa Kagen

Melissa Kagen is Assistant Professor of Communication and Video Gaming Studies Concentration Advisor at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts, and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds.

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