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Author:   Barry Atkins ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.195kg
ISBN:  

9780719063657

ISBN 10:   0719063655
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   08 May 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. The computer game as fictional form i) The postmodern temptation ii) Reading game-fictions 2. Fantastically real: reading Tomb Raider i) Lara Crost: Action hero ii) Tomb Raider as quest narrative iii) Beating the system 3. Gritty realism: reading Half-Life i) Welcome to Black Mesa ii) I am a camera 4. Replaying history: reading Close Combat i) History in real-time ii) Counterfactual gameplay 5. Managing the real: reading SimCity i) The many worlds of SimCity ii) SimCity limits 6. More than a game? i) Realism is dead, long live realism ii) The shape of things to come iii) The computer game as fictional form revisited Glossary of specific game terms Bibliography -- .

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Barry Atkins is Lecturer in English and Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University -- .

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