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The state of Native representation in videogames
EludamosThis commentary examines the state of Native representation in videogames from a Native perspective. Also, this commentary offers examples of Native Representation in Videogames from 1971 to 2025.
Thomas James Reed
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Playing to Make America Great Again: Far Cry 5 and the Politics of Videogames in an Age of Trumpism
Current Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2019 This article examines the politics of mainstream videogames in the contemporary political moment in the United States. To illustrate the political agency of videogames, the paper first considers the entanglements of videogames and gamer culture in the ...
Sören Schoppmeier
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What do videogames want? Preserving, playing and not playing digital games and gameplay [PDF]
Videogames are disappearing. At a time when there are more gaming platforms and titles available than ever before, it might seem strange to claim that videogames are disappearing.
Newman, J
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Nostalgia Videogames as Playable Game Criticism
G|A|M|E The Italian Journal of Game Studies, 2016 The aim of this paper is to consider the emergence of nostalgia videogames in the context of playable game criticism. Mirroring the development of the nostalgia film in cinema, an increasing number of developers are creating videogames that are evocative
Robin J.S. Sloan
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Brechtian alienation in videogames
Press Start, 2014 Immersion is constantly being broken in video games via the intrusion of mechanics and features that cause no end of distraction, breaking the player's engagement in both the game's narrative and in the gameplay. Yet these breaks are an integral part of games, whether through loading, saving or any other mechanical system that detracts from the playing
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The suspension of disbelief in videogames [PDF]
, 2012 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel UniversityThis thesis explores the ways in which suspension of disbelief works in digital games.
Brown, Douglas, William
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, 2018 This collection of essays is devoted to the philosophical examination of the aesthetics of videogames. Videogames represent one of the most significant developments in the modern popular arts, and it is a topic that is attracting much attention among ...
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Press Start, 2020 The increasing popularity of online videogames has raised questions concerning their potential to influence online and offline social behaviour.
Tamara Verheij +2 more
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Gameplay and Game Mechanics: A Key to Quality in Videogames
, 2007 What makes a good game? Marketing wisdom indicates that the success or failure of a product depends mainly on how well it satisfies customers’ preferences, needs and expectations.
Fabricatore, Carlo
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Playing is not a game: videogames, passatempo o potenziale pericolo? [PDF]
, 2013 In un precedente articolo pubblicato in questa stessa sede è stata presentata una review della letteratura inerente le utilità ed i rischi nell’uso (ed abuso) dell’intrattenimento elettronico.
Pomilla, Antonella, Scolastici, Claudio
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