{"product_id":"game-love-jessica-enevold-9780786496938","title":"Game Love: Essays on Play and Affection","description":"\u003cp\u003e What does love have to do with gaming? As games have grown in complexity, they have increasingly included narratives that seek to engage players with love in a variety of ways. While media attention often focuses on violent emotions and behavior in gaming, love has always been central to the experience. We love to play games, we have titles that we love, and sometimes we love too much or love terrible games for their shortcomings. Love in gaming is rather like love in life--often complicated and frustrating but also exciting and gratifying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of fresh essays explores the meaning and role of love in gaming, describing a number of ways--from coding to cosplay--in which love can be expressed in, for and around games. Investigating how gaming involves love is also key to understanding the growing importance of games and gamers as cultural markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Enevold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786496932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786496938\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 01\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Jessica Enevold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44410404700415,"sku":"9780786496938","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1ad2a66-b10c-49dd-a173-f84d74f39311.jpg?v=1697536097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/game-love-jessica-enevold-9780786496938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}