Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction - Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, Jonas Heide Smith, Susana Pajares Tosca - Google Books

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From Pong to PlayStation 3 and beyond, Understanding Video Games is the first general introduction to the exciting new field of video game studies. This textbook traces the history of video games, introduces the major theories used to analyze games such as…