Videogame Formalism

On Form, Aesthetic Experience and Methodology

AvAlex Mitchell,Jasper Van Vught

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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This book addresses issues through an exploration of the historical and theoretical roots of formalist approaches to videogame analysis, situating this approach within games studies, and arguing for its importance and applicability as a methodological toolkit and a theoretical framework for understanding the aesthetic experience of videogames.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-11
Mått:156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Games and Play
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:9789463720663

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Alex Mitchell teaches in the Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore. His research investigates defamiliarization in gameplay, motivations for replaying story-focused games, authoring tools, and collaborative storytelling. He is a founding member of the executive board of the Association for Research in Interactive Digital Narratives (ARDIN). Jasper van Vught is assistant professor in the department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University (Netherlands). His research includes methodological challenges to studying games as texts and pedagogical challenges to teaching about them. He’s a core member of the Centre for the Study of Digital Games and Play.

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"...Mitchell and van Vught’s book provides an important demonstration of the relevance of formalist analysis in contemporary games research.'' - Hans-Joachim Backe, Eludamos, Vol. 15, No.1, 2024

Innehållsförteckning

Preface, 1. Introduction, 2. On Videogame Form, 3. On Aesthetic Experience, 4. On Methodology, 5. Applying Formalism, 6. Conclusion, About the Authors, Index.