{"product_id":"wordplay-and-the-discourse-of-christopher-a-paul-9780415893060","title":"Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games: Analyzing Words, Design, and Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul examines the broader social discourse about gaming, including: the way players are socialized into games; the impact of the lingering association of video games as kid's toys; the dynamics within specific games (including Grand Theft Auto and EA Sports Games); and the ways in which players participate in shaping the discourse of games, demonstrated through examples like the reward system of World of Warcraft and the development of theorycraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher A. Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415893062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415893060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Christopher A. Paul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153018990847,"sku":"9780415893060","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3aeb693-e5b6-405d-8896-d72bbeea1ffc.jpg?v=1770780740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wordplay-and-the-discourse-of-christopher-a-paul-9780415893060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}