Player vs. monster the making and breaking of video game monstrosity

• Main Author: Svelch, Jaroslav, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2023.
• Subjects: Monsters in video games.; Video games.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780262373241
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj

A study of the gruesome game characters we love to beat-and what they tell us about ourselves. Since the early days of video games, monsters have played pivotal roles as dangers to be avoided, level bosses to be defeated, or targets to be destroyed for extra points. But why is the figure of the mons...