Pervasive Games - Theory and Design (Paperback)

Quickly emerging from the fast-paced growth of mobile communications and wireless technologies, pervasive games take gaming away from the computer screen and back to the three-dimensional world. Now games can be designed to be played in public spaces like shopping malls, conferences, museums and other non-traditional game venues. Game designers need to understand how to use the world as a gamespace-and both the challenges and advantages of doing so. This book shows how to change the face of play-who plays, when and where they play and what that play means to all involved. The authors explore aspects of pervasive games that concern game designers: what makes these games compelling, what makes them possible today and how they are made. For game researchers, it provides a solid theoretical, philosophical and aesthetic understanding of the genre. Pervasive Games covers everything from theory and design to history and marketing.

General

Imprint:	Focal Press US
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Authors:	Markus Montola • Jaakko Stenros • Annika Waern
Dimensions:	235 x 191 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	313
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-374853-9
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Promotions
LSN:	0-12-374853-4
Barcode:	9780123748539

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