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Dungeons and Desktops
The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2e
Taschenbuch von Matt Barton (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a special genre of computer games that bring the tabletop role-playing experience of games such as Dungeons & Dragons to the computer screen. Thisnew edition inlcudes two new chapters: The Modern Age, and a chapter on Indies and Mobile CRPGs.

Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a special genre of computer games that bring the tabletop role-playing experience of games such as Dungeons & Dragons to the computer screen. Thisnew edition inlcudes two new chapters: The Modern Age, and a chapter on Indies and Mobile CRPGs.

Über den Autor
Dr. Matt Barton is a professor of English at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he specializes in writing studies and digital humanities. He's authored several books on the history of videogames and produces Matt Chat, a popular YouTube series featuring developer interviews and reviews of new and classic video games.

Shane "Shane Plays" Stacks is a talk radio host, podcaster, YouTuber, blogger and recovering elected official exploring the many interests and fandoms of geek culture (of which he considers CRPGs a very important part). You can listen to his weekly Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show live over the air in Little Rock or catch the podcast edition online.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Chris Avellone's Preface

Authors' Preface

Chapter 1 ¿ Introduction to Computer Role-Playing Games

Chapter 2 ¿ Origins

Chapter 3 ¿ The Dark Age

Chapter 4 ¿ The Bronze Age

Chapter 5 ¿ The Silver Age

Chapter 6 ¿ The Birth of the Golden Age

Chapter 7 ¿ SSI's Golden Age

Chapter 8 ¿ Origin's Golden Age

Chapter 9 ¿ Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra

Chapter 10 ¿ Early Japanese Role-Playing Games

Chapter 11 ¿ Dungeon Master and the Rise of Real-Time 3D

Chapter 12 ¿ Other Games of the Golden Age

Chapter 13 ¿ The Epic Fails

Chapter 14 ¿ The Platinum Age

Chapter 15 ¿ Diablo and the Rise of Action RPGs

Chapter 16 ¿ Fallout and Baldur's Gate

Chapter 17 ¿ Other Highlights of the Platinum Age

Chapter 18 ¿ The Birth of the Modern Age

Chapter 19 ¿ Modern JRPGs

Chapter 20 ¿ The Rise of the MMORPG

Chapter 21 ¿ The Late Modern Age

Chapter 22 ¿ The Renaissance, Kickstarted

Chapter 23 ¿ The Road Ever Ventures Forth

Shane's Afterword: Surprise Encounter

APPENDIX: THE CRPG BESTIARY

INDEX

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Anwendungs-Software
Genre: Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 618
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138574649
ISBN-10: 1138574643
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barton, Matt
Stacks, Shane
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Maße: 233 x 159 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Matt Barton (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2019
Gewicht: 1,086 kg
preigu-id: 121418318
Über den Autor
Dr. Matt Barton is a professor of English at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he specializes in writing studies and digital humanities. He's authored several books on the history of videogames and produces Matt Chat, a popular YouTube series featuring developer interviews and reviews of new and classic video games.

Shane "Shane Plays" Stacks is a talk radio host, podcaster, YouTuber, blogger and recovering elected official exploring the many interests and fandoms of geek culture (of which he considers CRPGs a very important part). You can listen to his weekly Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show live over the air in Little Rock or catch the podcast edition online.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Chris Avellone's Preface

Authors' Preface

Chapter 1 ¿ Introduction to Computer Role-Playing Games

Chapter 2 ¿ Origins

Chapter 3 ¿ The Dark Age

Chapter 4 ¿ The Bronze Age

Chapter 5 ¿ The Silver Age

Chapter 6 ¿ The Birth of the Golden Age

Chapter 7 ¿ SSI's Golden Age

Chapter 8 ¿ Origin's Golden Age

Chapter 9 ¿ Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra

Chapter 10 ¿ Early Japanese Role-Playing Games

Chapter 11 ¿ Dungeon Master and the Rise of Real-Time 3D

Chapter 12 ¿ Other Games of the Golden Age

Chapter 13 ¿ The Epic Fails

Chapter 14 ¿ The Platinum Age

Chapter 15 ¿ Diablo and the Rise of Action RPGs

Chapter 16 ¿ Fallout and Baldur's Gate

Chapter 17 ¿ Other Highlights of the Platinum Age

Chapter 18 ¿ The Birth of the Modern Age

Chapter 19 ¿ Modern JRPGs

Chapter 20 ¿ The Rise of the MMORPG

Chapter 21 ¿ The Late Modern Age

Chapter 22 ¿ The Renaissance, Kickstarted

Chapter 23 ¿ The Road Ever Ventures Forth

Shane's Afterword: Surprise Encounter

APPENDIX: THE CRPG BESTIARY

INDEX

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Anwendungs-Software
Genre: Informatik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 618
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138574649
ISBN-10: 1138574643
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Barton, Matt
Stacks, Shane
Hersteller: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Maße: 233 x 159 x 38 mm
Von/Mit: Matt Barton (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2019
Gewicht: 1,086 kg
preigu-id: 121418318
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