Tomb Raiders and Space Invaders

Tomb Raiders and Space Invaders by Geoff King

Videogames now rival Hollywood cinema in popularity and profits and there are huge followings for titles such as Tomb Raider or The Sims. Exactly what games offer, however, as a distinct form of entertainment, has received scant attention. This book is a valuable contribution to this new field. Its main focus is on key formal aspects of games and the experiences and pleasures offered by the activities they require of the player. A wide range of games are considered, from first-person shooters to third-person action-adventures, strategy, sports-related and role-playing games. Issues examined in detail include the characteristics of gameplay and its relationship with narrative, genre, virtual landscapes, realism, spectacle and sensation. Lively and accessible in style, this book is written for both an academic readership and the wider audience of gamers and those interested in popular culture.

Geoff King is Senior Lecturer in Film and TV Studies at Brunel University; his books include New Hollywood Cinema and American Independent Cinema. Tanya Krzywinska is Reader in Film and TV Studies at Brunel University and author of A Skin for Dancing In and Sex in the Cinema. They are also co-editors of ScreenPlay: Cinema/Videogames/Interfaces

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ISBN 13	9781850438144
ISBN 10	1850438145
Title	Tomb Raiders and Space Invaders
Author	Geoff King
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2005-10-28
Number of pages	272
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