Making Games
The Politics and Poetics of Game Creation Tools
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- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2021
Summary
An argument that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium.
In Making Games, Stefan Werning considers the role of tools (primarily but not exclusively software), their design affordances, and the role they play as sociotechnical actors. Drawing on a wide variety of case studies, Werning argues that production tools shape the aesthetics and political economy of games as an expressive medium. He frames game-making as a (meta)game in its…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262044837 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262044838 |
| Author: | Stefan Werning |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 137mm |
| Series: | Playful Thinking |
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About The Author
Stefan Werning
Stefan Werning is Associate Professor for Digital Media and Game Studies at Utrecht University. He has worked in the digital games industry, most notably at Codemasters and Nintendo of Europe.
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