Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play - Softcover

 
9780786441976: Horror Video Games: Essays on the Fusion of Fear and Play
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786441976 ISBN 13: 9780786441976
Verlag: McFarland, 2009

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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Bernard Perron is a professor of film and game studies at the University of Montreal. He has edited, co-edited and written many essays and books on film and video game theories as well as on horror films and horror video games.

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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.

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In this in-depth critical and theoretical analysis of the horror genre in video games, 14 essays explore the cultural underpinnings of horror's allure for gamers and the evolution of "survival" themes. The techniques and story effects of specific games such as Resident Evil, Call of Cthulhu, and Silent Hill are examined individually.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786441976
ISBN 13 
9780786441976
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
312
Herausgeber
Perron Bernard
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