| 书目名称 | The Wealth of Virtual Nations | | 副标题 | Videogame Currencies | | 编辑 | Adam Crowley | | 视频video | | | 概述 | Offers a unique history of videogame narratives with a novel focus on the role and functions of wealth.Pays careful attention to the related, incremental transformations of wealth in videogames that h | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book considers representations of wealth and the wealthy in videogames. The introduction explores the estrangement of wealth from everyday life in the contemporary west, and argues that videogames have contributed to modern life by dramatizing the economic anxieties of our age — in particular, those anxieties that relate to the Global Great Recession. A review of historical titles reveals that such and related efforts draw in significant ways from the literary tradition of sentimental romance, where wealth and the wealthy have long been associated with notions of the underworld or hell. The relevance of this tradition to contemporary titles is explored through a careful analysis of romantic themes and concerns with significance to acts of exchange. .The Wealth of Virtual Nations. will appeal to students with an interest in narrative theory, game design, literature, economics, and the humanities. It will also be of interest to the videogame industry.. | | 出版日期 | Book 2017 | | 关键词 | Video Game Narratives; Digital Wealth; Global Great Recession; Video Game Achievements; Games Studies | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53246-2 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-85102-0 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-53246-2 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 |
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