Clive Fencott, Jo Clay, Mike Lockyer, & Paul Massey, Game Invaders: The Theory and Understanding of Computer Games

IF 1.9 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

International Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2013-05-16 DOI:10.5860/choice.50-5633

Jonathan M. Bullinger

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Abstract

According to the perennial, popular collegiate yardstick/burden that is U.S. News & World Report, computer game design is one of the fastest growing curricula that college and universities are adding to satisfy the estimated $82.4 billion game industry by 2015 (Gearon, 2012). Obviously, there is a market and need for a book such as Game Invaders, but thankfully, its ambitions extend past vocational competencies. Beyond just showing expected undergraduate readers how to play with expensive modeling software, the University of Teesside authors challenge them to understand games as the intersection between creativity and technology. Game Invaders’ intention is to provide a pack of theories and models from which the reader can draw to better understand (and potentially create) computer games.

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Clive Fencott, Jo Clay, Mike Lockyer和Paul Massey，《游戏入侵者:电脑游戏的理论和理解》

根据《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. News & World Report)的长期流行的大学衡量标准/负担，到2015年，电脑游戏设计是学院和大学为满足824亿美元的游戏产业而增加的增长最快的课程之一。显然，像《Game Invaders》这样的书是有市场和需求的，但值得庆幸的是，它的野心超越了职业能力。除了向本科生读者展示如何使用昂贵的建模软件之外，提赛德大学的作者还挑战他们将游戏理解为创造力和技术之间的交集。《Game Invaders》的目的是提供一系列理论和模型，帮助读者更好地理解(并可能创造)电脑游戏。

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