Game Play
Bloomsbury Academic USA (Verlag)
978-1-62892-744-3 (ISBN)
The popularity of these complex board games mirrors the rise of more complex cult media products. In Game Play: Paratextuality in Contemporary Board Games, Paul Booth examines complex board games based on book, TV, and film franchises, including Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, The Hunger Games and the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft. How does a game represent a cult world? How can narratives cross media platforms? By investigating the relationship between these media products and their board game versions, Booth illustrates the connections between cult media, gameplay, and narrative in a digital media environment.
Paul Booth is Professor of Communication at DePaul University, USA. Booth’s research interests include fandom, new technologies and media, popular culture, and cult media. He is the author of Time on TV (2012), Digital Fandom (2010), and Playing Fans (2014). He has edited Fan Phenomena: Doctor Who (2013), and has published numerous articles on fans, social media, and technology. He is currently enjoying a cup of coffee.
Introduction
Part I: Understanding Games
Chapter 1 - Ludifying Lovecraft in Arkham Horror
Chapter 2 - Lord of the Rings as Convergent Gameplay
Chapter 3 - Transmedia Pathos and Plot in The Walking Dead
Part II: Understanding Media
Chapter 4 - Battlestar Galactica and Spimatic Meaning in Games
Chapter 5 - Mutability and Materiality in Star Trek
Chapter 6 - The Hunger Games and Fan Paratextual Participation
Chapter 7 - Narratives and Databases in Game of Thrones
Conclusion - Ludic Interaction in Doctor Who
Bibliography
Glossary of Terms
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.6.2015 |
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Zusatzinfo | 25 bw illus |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 517 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-62892-744-5 / 1628927445 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-62892-744-3 / 9781628927443 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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