{"product_id":"ctrl-alt-play-matthew-wysocki-9780786470136","title":"Ctrl-Alt-Play: Essays on Control in Video Gaming","description":"\u003cp\u003e The word \"control\" has many implications for video games. On a basic level, without player control, there is no experience. Much of the video game industry focuses on questions of control and ways to improve play to make the gamer feel more connected to the virtual world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The sixteen essays in this collection offer critical examinations of the issue of control in video games, including different ways to theorize and define control within video gaming and how control impacts game design and game play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Close readings of specific games--including \u003ci\u003eGrand Theft Auto IV, Call of Duty: Black Ops\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDragon Age: Origins\u003c\/i\u003e--consider how each locates elements of control in their structures. As video games increasingly become a major force in the media landscape, this important contribution to the field of game studies provides a valuable framework for understanding their growing impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Wysocki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786470135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786470136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013","brand":"Matthew Wysocki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756469514495,"sku":"9780786470136","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ead35ee3-1bd3-415f-8ba8-30088a0ffbef.jpg?v=1706593070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ctrl-alt-play-matthew-wysocki-9780786470136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}