The Business and Culture of Digital Games

The Business and Culture of Digital Games
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Publisher : SAGE
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 1412900476
ISBN-13 : 9781412900478
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Book Synopsis The Business and Culture of Digital Games by : Aphra Kerr

Download or read book The Business and Culture of Digital Games written by Aphra Kerr and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006-04-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the lifecycle of digital games. Drawing upon a broad range of media studies perspectives with aspects of sociology, social theory, and economics, Aphra Kerr explores this all-pervasive, but under-theorized, aspect of our media environment.


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