Worlds in Play : International Perspectives

Worlds in Play, a map of the "state of play" in digital games research today, illustrates the great variety and extreme contrasts in the landscape cleft by contemporary digital games research. The chapters in this volume are the work of an internat

Games as joint attentional scenes	p. 11
Towards an ontological language for game analysis	p. 21
Fundamental components of the gameplay experience : analyzing immersion	p. 37
The design of narrative as an immersive simulation	p. 55
Interactive digital storytelling : towards a hybrid conceptual approach	p. 63
Frame and metaphor in political games	p. 77
Playing through : the future of alternative and critical game projects	p. 87
"White-eyed" and "griefer" player culture : deviance construction in MMORPGs	p. 103
Playing with non-humans : digital games as technocultural form	p. 115
Possibilities of non-commercial games : the case of amateur role-playing games designers in Japan	p. 129
Opening the production pipeline : unruly creators	p. 143
Push play : an examination of the gameplay button	p. 153
Evolution of spatial configurations in videogames	p. 159
Fictive affinities in Final Fantasy XI : complicit and critical play in fantastic nations	p. 169
Lesser-known worlds : bridging the telematic flows with located human experience through game design	p. 179
Framing virtual law	p. 191
Socio-Ec(h)o : ambient intelligence and gameplay	p. 207
Shadowplay : simulated illumination in game worlds	p. 221
Achieving realistic reactions in modern video games	p. 229
New design methods for activist gaming	p. 241
Adaptive game technology as a player-centered approach to game design	p. 249
Build it to understand it : ludology meets narratology in game design space	p. 267
Interactive story writing in the classroom : using computer games	p. 285
Games as a platform for situated science practice	p. 301
Contexts, pleasures, and preferences : girls playing computer games	p. 313
Are video games good for learning?	p. 323
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