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BL
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| Record Number
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706792
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b528981
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| Main Entry
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Myers, David,1953-
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| Title & Author
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Play redux : : the form of computer games /\ David Myers.
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| Publication Statement
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Ann Arbor :: The University of Michigan Press :: The University of Michigan Library,, c2010.
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| Page. NO
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184 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0472050923 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0472070924 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780472050925 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9780472070923 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180) and index.
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| Contents
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Bad play -- Anti-ness -- Formalism redux -- Interface and code -- The computer game anti-aesthetic -- Anti-narrative -- The backstory -- Civilization -- Social play -- City of Heroes -- Play and punishment -- Final comments.
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| Subject
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Computer games-- Social aspects.
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| Subject
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Play-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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794.8
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| LC Classification
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GV1469.17.S63M95 2010
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