Oliver Perez-Latorre – författare

The history of European videogames has so far been overshadowed by the global impact of the Japanese and North American industries. However, European game development studios have played a major role in videogame history, and many prominent videogames in popular culture, such as Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider, Alone in the Dark, and The Witcher, were made in Europe. This book proposes an inquiry into European videogames, including both analyses of transnational aspects of European production and close readings of national specificities. It offers a kaleidoscope of European videogame culture, focusing on the analysis of European works and creators but also addressing contextual aspects and placing videogames within a wider sociocultural and philosophical ground. The aim of this collective work is to contribute to the creation of a, until now, almost non-existent yet necessary academic endeavour: a story and critical exploration of the works, authors, styles, and cultures of the European videogame.

The history of European videogames has so far been overshadowed by the global impact of the Japanese and North American industries. However, European game development studios have played a major role in videogame history, and many prominent videogames in popular culture, such as Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider, Alone in the Dark, and The Witcher, were made in Europe. This book proposes an inquiry into European videogames, including both analyses of transnational aspects of European production and close readings of national specificities. It offers a kaleidoscope of European videogame culture, focusing on the analysis of European works and creators but also addressing contextual aspects and placing videogames within a wider sociocultural and philosophical ground. The aim of this collective work is to contribute to the creation of a, until now, almost non-existent yet necessary academic endeavour: a story and critical exploration of the works, authors, styles, and cultures of the European videogame.

The history of European videogames has so far been overshadowed by the global impact of the Japanese and North American industries. However, European game development studios have played a major role in videogame history, and many prominent videogames in popular culture, such as Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider, Alone in the Dark, and The Witcher, were made in Europe. This book proposes an inquiry into European videogames, including both analyses of transnational aspects of European production and close readings of national specificities. It offers a kaleidoscope of European videogame culture, focusing on the analysis of European works and creators but also addressing contextual aspects and placing videogames within a wider sociocultural and philosophical ground. The aim of this collective work is to contribute to the creation of a, until now, almost non-existent yet necessary academic endeavour: a story and critical exploration of the works, authors, styles, and cultures of the European videogame.

En la comunicació política, els partits i els líders han de construir una identitat que els dote d''una personalitat recognoscible, un relat propi i diferencial que connecte amb els electors i els involucre en els projectes polítics que presenten en les conteses electorals. Mitjançant l''anàlisi dels espots i la cartelleria de la formació política Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds (IC, ICV) des de la seva fundació el 1987 fins a les eleccions de 2012, els autors identifiquen el relat polític de la formació i presenten un model metodològic per a l''anàlisi dels missatges electorals en general.El volum va dirigit a totes aquelles persones interessades en l''estudi i la pràctica de la comunicació política, en els mètodes d''anàlisi i elaboració d''estratègies comunicatives així com aquelles que volen conèixer amb més amplitud i profunditat la història recent de la política catalana.

Desde el nacimiento del videojuego como producto de la cultura de masas en los años setenta, las perspectivas de análisis que han predominado sobre este se han basado en su consideración como un objeto tecnológico, como producto comercial de una nueva industria emergente, como un medio de entretenimiento, como un recurso educativo, como una influencia sobre el comportamiento de los jóvenes y, más recientemente, como un objeto cultural. Pero el diseño de videojuegos trae también consigo un nuevo lenguaje, el lenguaje del diseño de reglas de juego y de estructuras y dinámicas de interactividad lúdica.Con la finalidad de realizar una contribución a esta tarea, este libro propone una exploración sobre las estructuras y los recursos expresivos que hacen del diseño de videojuegos un nuevo lenguaje, y aporta una metodología de análisis del videojuego como obra comunicativa.Paralelamente, en el trabajo se deja de manifiesto que no solo los denominados serious games o persuasive games tienen "mensaje", sino que detrás de todo videojuego, incluidos los videojuegos del mainstream comercial, hay un discurso, una determinada visión del mundo, un cierto punto