| Description |
1 online resource (x, 174 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-162) and index. |
| Contents |
Playing together -- Playing the games, being the heroes -- Coppola sleeps with the fishes -- Marvel goes to the movies -- Disney saves the world(s) -- What shall we play next? |
| Summary |
For years, major film studios have licensed products related to their most popular films; video game spin-offs have become an important part of these licensing practices. Where blockbuster films are concerned, the video game release has become the rule rather than the exception. In Hollywood Gamers, Robert Alan Brookey explores the business conditions and technological developments that have facilitated the convergence of the film and video game industries. Brookey treats video games as rhetorical texts and critically examines several games to determine how specific industrial conditions are manifest in game design. Among the games (and films) discussed are Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, Spider-Man, and Iron Man. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Motion pictures and video games.
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Motion pictures and video games. |
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Motion picture industry -- Technological innovations.
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Motion picture industry -- Technological innovations. |
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Motion picture industry. |
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Video games industry -- Technological innovations.
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Video games industry. |
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Technological innovations. |
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Convergence (Telecommunication)
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Convergence (Telecommunication) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brookey, Robert Alan, 1959- Hollywood gamers. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010 9780253355249 (DLC) 2010002058 (OCoLC)464581596 |
| ISBN |
9780253004673 (ebook) |
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0253004675 (ebook) |
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9780253355249 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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0253355249 (cl ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253222312 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
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0253222311 (pb ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786612818400 |
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