Pleasures Of The Game
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Pleasures Of The Game
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Author : Austin Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Pleasures Of The Game written by Austin Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
A book of deceptively playful poems, of sparkling surfaces that conceal dark undercurrents. Its subjects include games of all kinds: from schoolyard Double Dutch to the chess match of love, from painters' illusions to professional ice hockey, from the stratagems of spies to the life-and-death game we play against the universe. Born in Middletown, C
Pleasures Of Small Motions
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Author : Ph. D. Fancher
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-06-01
Pleasures Of Small Motions written by Ph. D. Fancher and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-01 with Games & Activities categories.
A psychotherapist and pool columnist breaks new ground by applying good science to the mental game of billiards and gives invaluable insight on competitive play.
The Pleasures Of Computer Gaming
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Author : Melanie Swalwell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-12
The Pleasures Of Computer Gaming written by Melanie Swalwell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-12 with Games & Activities categories.
This collection of essays situates the digital gaming phenomenon alongside broader debates in cultural and media studies. Contributors to this volume maintain that computer games are not simply toys, but rather circulate as commodities, new media technologies, and items of visual culture that are embedded in complex social practices. Apart from placing games within longer arcs of cultural history and broader critical debates, the contributors to this volume all adopt a pedagogical and theoretical approach to studying games and gameplay, drawing on the interdisciplinary resources of the humanities and social sciences, particularly new media studies. In eight essays, the authors develop rich and nuanced understandings of the aesthetic appeals and pleasurable engagements of digital gameplay. Topics include the role of “cheats” and “easter eggs” in influencing cheating as an aesthetic phenomenon of gameplay; the relationship between videogames, gambling, and addiction; players’ aesthetic and kinaesthetic interactions with computing technology; and the epistemology and phenomenology of popular strategy-based wargames and their relationship with real-world military applications. Notes and a bibliography accompany each essay, and the work includes several screenshots, images, and photographs.
Pleasures Of The Player
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Author : Torill Elvira Mortensen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Pleasures Of The Player written by Torill Elvira Mortensen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Play Anything
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Author : Ian Bogost
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2016-09-13
Play Anything written by Ian Bogost and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-13 with Science categories.
How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams of eleven players using only their feet, heads, and torsos to get a ball into a goal; Tetris wouldn't be Tetris without falling pieces in characteristic shapes. Such rules seem needless, arbitrary, and difficult. Yet it is the limitations that make games enjoyable, just like it's the hard things in life that give it meaning. Play is what happens when we accept these limitations, narrow our focus, and, consequently, have fun. Which is also how to live a good life. Manipulating a soccer ball into a goal is no different than treating ordinary circumstances- like grocery shopping, lawn mowing, and making PowerPoints-as sources for meaning and joy. We can "play anything" by filling our days with attention and discipline, devotion and love for the world as it really is, beyond our desires and fears. Ranging from Internet culture to moral philosophy, ancient poetry to modern consumerism, Bogost shows us how today's chaotic world can only be tamed-and enjoyed-when we first impose boundaries on ourselves.
Ultimate Tennis
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Author : Al Secunda
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1984
Ultimate Tennis written by Al Secunda and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Sports & Recreation categories.
An instructional guide for all levels of play.
Narrative Pleasures In Young Adult Novels Films And Video Games
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Author : M. Mackey
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-07-08
Narrative Pleasures In Young Adult Novels Films And Video Games written by M. Mackey and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-08 with Literary Criticism categories.
Stories are told today through many formats and young interpreters bring multimedia experience to bear on every narrative format they encounter. In this book, twelve young people read a novel, watch a film and play a video game from beginning to end. Their responses inform a new framework of contemporary themes of narrative comprehension.
The Pleasure Of The Game
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Author : Stanley Fillmore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Pleasure Of The Game written by Stanley Fillmore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Sports categories.
The Pleasures Of The Game
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Author : Colman McCarthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Pleasures Of The Game written by Colman McCarthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Golf categories.
Guide To The Health Pleasure Game And Fishing Resorts Of Northern Michigan
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Author : Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Guide To The Health Pleasure Game And Fishing Resorts Of Northern Michigan written by Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Michigan categories.