Our Combative Past and Co-operative Future: Review of The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies: Critical Essays

Authors

  • Conor Patrick Mckeown University of Glasgow

Keywords:

Game Analysis, Game Criticism, Ludology, Narratology

Abstract

A review of Wilhelm Kapell’s The Play Versus Story Divide tackling the major themes of its contributions, praising its approach and unique papers while addressing a few minor shortcomings.

Author Biography

  • Conor Patrick Mckeown, University of Glasgow
    PhD Student at the University of Glasgow studying videogames and posthuman ecology.

References

Bogost, I. (2006). Unit Operations. London: MiT Press.

Eskelinen, M. (2001). The Gaming Situation, Game Studies: International Journal of Computer Games Research, 1(1). Retrieved from http://www.gamestudies.org/0101/eskelinen/

Kapell, W. (2016). The Play Versus Story Divide in Game Studies: Critical Essays, edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell. USA, NC: McFarland Books.

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Published

2016-12-07

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Commentary

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