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)

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)

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)

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)

The Culture - a humanoid/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players. One of the best is Jernau Morat Gurgeh, Player of Games, master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel & incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game, a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor...(展开全部)

The Culture - a humanoid/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players. One of the best is Jernau Morat Gurgeh, Player of Games, master of every board, computer and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel & incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game, a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor...(展开全部)