{"product_id":"hideo-kojima-bryan-hikari-hartzheim-9798765101681","title":"Hideo Kojima: Progressive Game Design from Metal Gear to Death Stranding","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exploration of the influential work of Hideo Kojima, creator of cinematic titles such as the blockbuster \u003ci\u003eMetal Gear Solid\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, which has moved over 50 million units globally, as well as \u003ci\u003eSnatcher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolicenauts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath Stranding\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the architect of the \u003ci\u003eMetal Gear Solid\u003c\/i\u003e franchise, Kojima is synonymous with the \"stealth game\" genre, where tension and excitement is created from players avoiding enemies rather than confronting them. Through the franchise, Kojima also helped to bridge the gap between games and other forms of media, arguing that games could be deep experiences that unearthed complex emotions from players on the same level as films or novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on archives of interviews in English and Japanese with Kojima and his team, as well as academic discourses of social\/political games and cinematic narrative\/world-building, this book examines Kojima's progressive game design as it applies to four key areas: socially-relevant narratives, cinematic aesthetics, thematically-connected systems, and reflexive spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan Hikari Hartzheim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8765101685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765101681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024","brand":"Bryan Hikari Hartzheim","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311287496959,"sku":"9798765101681","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49e0b9e2-aacd-4447-af4a-7a8a0c09cd3f.jpg?v=1695722033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hideo-kojima-bryan-hikari-hartzheim-9798765101681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}