{"product_id":"digital-gameplay-nate-garrelts-9780786422920","title":"Digital Gameplay: Essays on the Nexus of Game and Gamer","description":"\u003cp\u003e In recent years, computer technology has permeated all aspects of life--not just work and education, but also leisure time. Increasingly, digital games are the way we play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume addresses the world of digital games, with special emphasis on the role and input of the gamer. In fifteen essays, the contributors discuss the various ways the game player interacts with the game. The first half of the book considers the physical and mental aspects of digital game play. The second section concentrates on other factors that influence play. Essays cover the full range of digital gaming, including computer and video games. Topics include several detailed investigations of particular, often controversial games such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, as well as a consideration of the ways in which game-playing crosses socioeconomic, age, gender and racial lines. The concluding essays discuss scholars' perceptions of digital media and efforts to frame them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nate Garrelts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786422920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786422920\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 08\/25\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.08w x 0.60d","brand":"Nate Garrelts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634253230335,"sku":"9780786422920","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5b877aa-aa1d-4b5c-8950-64257f355273.jpg?v=1703588345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-gameplay-nate-garrelts-9780786422920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}