Half-real : video games between real rules and fictional worlds /
Jesper Juul.
- Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, 2011.
- 1 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Video games and the classic game model -- Rules -- Fiction -- Rules and fiction -- Conclusions.
Jesper Juul examines the constantly evolving tension between rules & fiction in video games. He argues that such games are both a departure from & a development of traditional non-electronic games.
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Video games--Rules. Video games--Psychological aspects.