Run and Jump
The Meaning of the 2D Platformer
$96.18
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
Summary
Since the 1980s, 2D platform games have captivated their audiences. Whether the player scrambles up the ladders in Donkey Kong or leaps atop an impossibly tall pipe in Super Mario Bros., this deceptively simple visual language has persisted in our cultural imagination of video games.
In Run and Jump, Peter McDonald surveys the legacy of 2D platform games and examines how abstract and formal design choices have kept players playing. McDonald argues that there…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262547390 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262547392 |
| Author: | Peter D. McDonald |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 133mm |
| Series: | Playful Thinking |
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About The Author
Peter D. McDonald
Peter McDonald is Assistant Professor of Design, Creative, and Informal Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research explores the ways people interpret play, the design practices that can support critical engagement through play, and the historical contexts of playfulness.
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