{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-video-game-studies-9781032081236","title":"The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eA definitive guide to contemporary video game studies, this second edition has been fully revised and updated to address the ongoing theoretical and methodological development of game studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpertly compiled by well-known video game scholars Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e includes comprehensive and interdisciplinary models and approaches for analyzing video games, new perspectives on video games both as an art form and cultural phenomenon, explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of video games, and accounts of the political, social, and cultural dynamics of video games. Brand new to this second edition are chapters examining topics such as preservation; augmented, mixed, and virtual reality; eSports; disability; diversity; and identity, as well as a new section that specifically examines the industrial aspects of video games including digital distribution, game labor, triple-A games, indie games, and globalization. Each essay provides a lively and succinct summary of its target area, quickly bringing the reader up-to-date on the pertinent issues surrounding each aspect of the field, including references for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA comprehensive overview of the present state of video game studies that will undoubtedly prove invaluable to students, scholars, and game designers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Communication Department at Concordia University Wisconsin, whose books include \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Theory Reader 1\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2\u003c\/i\u003e (2003; 2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), \u003ci\u003eMyst and Riven: The World of the D'ni\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eBefore the Crash\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eLEGO Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eVideo Games Around the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eVideo Games and Gaming Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eRevisiting Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003cem\u003eVideo Games FAQ\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eThe World of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Media Technology and Obsolescence\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003e101 Enigmatic Puzzles: Fractal Mazes, Quantum Chess, Anagram Sudoku, and More\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e (1st edition, 2012; 2nd Edition, 2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Perron \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Film and Game Studies at Universit? de Montr?al. He has among others coedited \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Theory Reader 1 \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp; 2 (2003; 2008), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Video Games Studies \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eVideo Games and the Mind: Essays on Cognition, Affect and Emotion (2016)\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited \u003ci\u003eHorror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). He has also written \u003ci\u003eSilent Hill: The Terror Engine \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe World of Scary Video Games: A Study in Videoludic Horror\u003c\/i\u003e (2018)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis research concentrates on video games, interactive cinema, the horror genre, and on narration, cognition, and the ludic dimension of narrative cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918358548754,"sku":"9781032081236","price":301.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3aa9de3c-1d68-4879-9b76-1666435c3470.jpg?v=1738884103","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-video-game-studies-9781032081236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}