Game play : paratextuality in contemporary board games /: paratextuality in contemporary board games. (2015 copyright 2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Booth.
• Other Names: Booth, Paul, 1981-
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Games -- Chapter 1 - Ludifying Lovecraft in Arkham Horror -- Chapter 2 - Lord of the Rings as Convergent Gameplay -- Chapter 3 - Transmedia Pathos and Plot in The Walking Dead -- Part II: Understanding Media -- Chapter 4 - Battlestar Galactica and Spimatic Meaning in Games -- Chapter 5 - Mutability and Materiality in Star Trek -- Chapter 6 - The Hunger Games and Fan Paratextual Participation -- Chapter 7 - Narratives and Databases in Game of Thrones -- Conclusion - Ludic Interaction in Doctor Who -- Bibliography -- Glossary of Terms -- Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Subjects: 794; Game theory; Fantasy games; Board games; Motion picture plays -- Adaptations; Television plays -- Adaptations; Literature -- Adaptations; GAMES / Board; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies; Media studies; Social Science -- Media Studies; Games -- Board; Board games
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781628927429; 1628927429
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.