Paperback. Since the emergence of digital game studies, a number of debates have engaged scholars. The debate between ludic (play) and narrative (story) paradigms remains the one that famously "never happened." This collection of new essays critically frames that debate and urges game scholars to consider it central to the field. The essayists examine various digital games, assessing the applicability of play-versus-narrative approaches or considering the failure of each. The essays reflect the broader history while applying notions of play and story to recent games in an attempt to propel serious analysis. Since the emergence of digital game studies, a number of debates have engaged scholars. The debate between ludic (play) and narrative (story) paradigms remains the one that famously never happened. This collection of new essays critically frames that debate and urges game scholars to consider it central to the field. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies (Paperback)
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson, NC
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0786497238
ISBN 13: 9780786497232
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Since the emergence of digital game studies, a number of debates have engaged scholars. The debate between ludic (play) and narrative (story) paradigms remains the one that famously "never happened."

This collection of new essays critically frames that debate and urges game scholars to consider it central to the field. The essayists examine various digital games, assessing the applicability of play-versus-narrative approaches or considering the failure of each. The essays reflect the broader history while applying notions of play and story to recent games in an attempt to propel serious analysis.

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Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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