{"product_id":"the-video-game-industry-peter-zackariasson-9780415896528","title":"The Video Game Industry: Formation, Present State, and Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Video Game Industry\u003c\/em\u003e provides a platform for the research on the video game industry to draw a coherent and informative picture of this industry. Previously this has been done sparsely through conference papers, research articles, and popular science books. Although the study of this industry is still stigmatized as frivolous and 'only' game oriented, those who grew up with video games are changing things, especially research agendas, the acceptance of studies, and their interpretation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes and defines video games as their own special medium. They are not pinball from which they grew, nor movies which they sometimes resemble. They are a unique form of entertainment based on meaningful interactions between individuals and machine across a growing sector of the population. \u003cem\u003eThe Video Game Industry\u003c\/em\u003e provides a reference foundation for individuals seriously interested in the industry at the academic level. As a result, this book will serve as a reference in curricula associated with video game development for years to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Zackariasson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415896525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415896528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Peter Zackariasson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064972751103,"sku":"9780415896528","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1d0d1d1-4c67-4d1c-8efa-acfd673bc1b1.jpg?v=1768672282","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-video-game-industry-peter-zackariasson-9780415896528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}