Description: Wealth of Virtual Nations : Videogame Currencies, Hardcover by Crowley, Adam, ISBN 3319532456, ISBN-13 9783319532455, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
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.
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Book Title: Wealth of Virtual Nations : Videogame Currencies
Number of Pages: IX, 110 Pages
Publication Name: Wealth of Virtual Nations : Video Game Currencies
Language: English
Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
Subject: Programming / Games, Media Studies, General, Economics / General
Publication Year: 2017
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.3 in
Subject Area: Computers, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Adam Crowley
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
