Half-Real: Video Games Between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds

by Jesper Juul

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A video game is half-real: we play by real rules while imagining a fictional world. We win or lose the game in the real world, but we slay a dragon (for example) only in the world of the game. In this thought-provoking study, Jesper Juul examines the constantly evolving tension between rules and fiction in video games. Discussing games from "Pong" to "The Legend of Zelda," from chess to "Grand Theft Auto," he shows how video games are both a departure...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262101106

ISBN13:9780262101103

Release Date:January 2005

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:233 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 7.2" x 9.2"

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Computer Science Computers Computers & Technology Games Games & Strategy Guides Programming Puzzles & Games Textbooks Video & Electronic Games Video Games

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