{"product_id":"mazes-in-videogames-alison-gazzard-9780786467945","title":"Mazes in Videogames: Meaning, Metaphor and Design","description":"\u003cp\u003e From the text adventures of \u003ci\u003eZork\u003c\/i\u003e, to the arcade game of \u003ci\u003ePac-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, to the corridors of \u003ci\u003eDoom\u003c\/i\u003e, and on to the city streets of \u003ci\u003eGrand Theft Auto IV\u003c\/i\u003e, the maze has often been used as a space to trap and confuse players in their navigation of gameworlds. However, the maze as a construction on the landscape has a long history before the invention of the videogame. By examining the change in the maze from the landscapes of open spaces and closed gardens through to the screen of the videogame, both mazes and labyrinths are discussed in terms of historical reference, alongside the author's personal experiences of walking and playing these structures. This book shows how our cultural experiences of real world maze landscapes may have changed, and how we negotiate videogame worlds along the various paths and meanings they so often create for us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Gazzard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786467940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786467945\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 05\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.97w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013","brand":"Alison Gazzard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072765128959,"sku":"9780786467945","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a98a839-83e4-4a30-bba5-23ec467bac9b.jpg?v=1685443862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mazes-in-videogames-alison-gazzard-9780786467945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}