This two-volume encyclopedia addresses the key people, companies, regions, games, systems, institutions, technologies, and theoretical concepts in the world of video games, serving as a unique resource for students. The work comprises over 300 entries from 97 contributors, including Ralph Baer and Nolan Bushnell, founders of the video game industry and some of its earliest game...(展开全部)

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, video games are an integral part of global media culture, rivaling Hollywood in revenue and influence. No longer confined to a subculture of adolescent males, video games today are played by adults around the world. At the same time, video games have become major sites of corporate exploitation and military recruitment.In "Games ...(展开全部)

作者简介： 米歇尔•塞尔（Michel Serres, 1930-）法国哲学家，科学史专家。青年时代就读于布雷斯特海军军官学校，曾在海军服役。1952年进巴黎高等师范学校研读数学史，对哲学家巴什拉（Gaston Bachelard）调和诗与科学的思想发生兴趣。1955年通过哲学教师资格考试，1968年提交博士论文《莱布尼兹体系及其数学模型》，获文学博士学位；1969年任索邦大学科学史教授至今；1984年受聘为美国斯坦福大学终身教授；1990年当选法兰西学士院院士。 塞尔精通科学史，对思想史也有独到的研究，且博览群书，文学兴趣浓厚，这些方面的融汇贯通构成了他写作的个人风格。作为哲学家，塞尔著作等身，至今出版各种专著多达五十余部，涉及哲学、科学、文学和历史等领域。哲学上，塞尔将科学引入认识论和社会学领域，为解释当代社会的演变开辟了一条乐观的路径，但他将科...(展开全部)

作者简介： 米歇尔•塞尔（Michel Serres, 1930-）法国哲学家，科学史专家。青年时代就读于布雷斯特海军军官学校，曾在海军服役。1952年进巴黎高等师范学校研读数学史，对哲学家巴什拉（Gaston Bachelard）调和诗与科学的思想发生兴趣。1955年通过哲学教师资格考试，1968年提交博士论文《莱布尼兹体系及其数学模型》，获文学博士学位；1969年任索邦大学科学史教授至今；1984年受聘为美国斯坦福大学终身教授；1990年当选法兰西学士院院士。 塞尔精通科学史，对思想史也有独到的研究，且博览群书，文学兴趣浓厚，这些方面的融汇贯通构成了他写作的个人风格。作为哲学家，塞尔著作等身，至今出版各种专著多达五十余部，涉及哲学、科学、文学和历史等领域。哲学上，塞尔将科学引入认识论和社会学领域，为解释当代社会的演变开辟了一条乐观的路径，但他将科...(展开全部)

A riveting account of the strange birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. Based on extensive research and over 140 exclusive interviews with key movers and shakers from gaming's past, Replay tells the sensational story of how the creative vision of game designers gave rise...(展开全部)

特里斯坦·多诺万（Tristan Donovan） 英国作家、记者、编辑。1975年出生于伦敦的谢泼兹布什。他体验的第一款电子游戏是《太空侵略者》，这是他在TI-99/4a电脑上仅有的三款游戏之一，陪伴他度过了整个20世纪80年代。他在大学学习生态学，毕业后成了一名记者，为《卫报》《Edge》《Stuff》《The Big Issue》《Eurogamer》《GamesTM》《Game Developer》《The Gadget Show》等众多媒体撰稿。著有《再玩一次：电子游戏全史》《一切都是游戏：从〈大富翁〉到〈卡坦岛〉的棋盘游戏史》《咝咝：汽水如何改变世界》等书。 +++ 【译者简介】 王亚晖 曾在美国学习计算机科学专业，后创业做过游戏广告平台、游戏媒体和漫画公司，现为独立游戏开发者，著有《中国游戏风云》《电子游戏商业史》《游戏为什么好玩》《游...(展开全部)

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout ...(展开全部)

Summary An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, an...(展开全部)

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them. We may think of video games as being "fun," but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout ...(展开全部)