Player Vs Monster

Author : Jaroslav Svelch
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262047756
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Player vs. Monster written by Jaroslav Svelch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 monster so important in gaming, and how have video games come to shape our culture’s conceptions of monstrosity? To answer these questions, Player vs. Monster explores the past half-century of monsters in games, from the dragons of early tabletop role-playing games and the pixelated aliens of Space Invaders to the malformed mutants of The Last of Us and the bizarre beasts of Bloodborne, and reveals the common threads among them. Covering examples from aliens to zombies, Jaroslav Švelch explores the art of monster design and traces its influences from mythology, visual arts, popular culture, and tabletop role-playing games. At the same time, he shows that video games follow the Cold War–era notion of clearly defined, calculable enemies, portraying monsters as figures that are irredeemably evil yet invariably vulnerable to defeat. He explains the appeal of such simplistic video game monsters, but also explores how the medium could evolve to present more nuanced depictions of monstrosity.

Author : Jaroslav Švelch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780262373241
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Author : Jaroslav Svelch
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262373238
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Player vs. Monster written by Jaroslav Svelch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 monster so important in gaming, and how have video games come to shape our culture’s conceptions of monstrosity? To answer these questions, Player vs. Monster explores the past half-century of monsters in games, from the dragons of early tabletop role-playing games and the pixelated aliens of Space Invaders to the malformed mutants of The Last of Us and the bizarre beasts of Bloodborne, and reveals the common threads among them. Covering examples from aliens to zombies, Jaroslav Švelch explores the art of monster design and traces its influences from mythology, visual arts, popular culture, and tabletop role-playing games. At the same time, he shows that video games follow the Cold War–era notion of clearly defined, calculable enemies, portraying monsters as figures that are irredeemably evil yet invariably vulnerable to defeat. He explains the appeal of such simplistic video game monsters, but also explores how the medium could evolve to present more nuanced depictions of monstrosity.

Author : Scott Jennings
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471793116
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Massively Multiplayer Games For Dummies written by Scott Jennings and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-11-23 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrigued by MMGs? Here's the place to start Compare games, create a character, choose a guild to join, and have some fun! So your friend keeps talking about playing this cool game with millions of people on the Internet, and you really want to join in? Great idea! This book will let you in on the lingo, provide a little background on MMGs, help you choose a character, and prepare you for a trip into the fantasy world. Discover how to * Choose a game you'll enjoy * Start developing a character * Survive player vs. player combat * Find useful gameplay guides * Slay more monsters * Team up with other players

Author : Simon Carless
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
ISBN 13 : 9780596007140
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gaming Hacks written by Simon Carless and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2004 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at avid and/or highly skilled video gamers, 'Gaming Hacks' offers a guide to pushing the limits of video game software and hardware using the creative exploits of the gaming gurus.

Author : Ken Wickham
Publisher : Ken Wickham
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Story Mechanisms written by Ken Wickham and published by Ken Wickham. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story mechanism book has tools to help create story plots, twists, theme, mood, motive, foe, story seed, scene action, transition scenes, narrative, and work with the main conflicts. The tools may be used separately, together, or selective. This meant to aid or take the place of a Gamemaster (GM) for creating stories, twists, and quests. Current length is 49 pages including cover, front matter, and table of contents. the generators are 2 pages each — one of them is the table turned sideways for printing. This book either suggest, or refer to tables (a few which are in other Mechanism series books) for story ideas, design, and actions. Its generic enough for any game or story genre. The 13 tools included products: Flash RPG: used to create micro stories, adventure seeds, or background stories. Three Conflict Chain RPG: expands Flash RPG. Deep Dive Engine: New, expands the RPGs further. Scene Action Generator: New, adds action words to a scene. Transition Generator: New, adds transition scenes to a story. Solo Game Engine: Used to make decisions and take place of GM. Plot Generator: 144 plot action keywords Twist Generator: 144 story twists arranged by type and question word. Theme Generator: 144 sets of themes. Foe Generator: 144 antagonists or foes. Motivation Generator: 144 motivations arranged by need, morality, personality, etc. Mood-Emotion Generator: 12 types of feelings arranged by degree of intensity. Modifier Generator: 144 modifier words to modify plots, actions, or almost anything

Author : Jeon Rezvani
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435739558
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guild Leadership written by Jeon Rezvani and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely work shares valuable leadership lessons from the parallel universes of online games -- lessons that can impact the real world in meaningful ways. In addition, this book: Challenges some classically held leadership tenets; Strives to influence today's and tomorrow's leaders; Demystifies the art of leadership in a fresh new way. It is vitally important for today's leaders to prepare for the world of tomorrow. It is the author's hope that this book will assist them in their preparation. All of the author's proceeds are being donated to charity (specifically, Oprah's Angel Network).

Author : William Cheng
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199969965
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sound Play written by William Cheng and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video games open portals into fantastical worlds where imaginative play prevails. 'Sound Play' explores the aesthetic, ethical, and sociopolitical stakes of people's engagements with audio phenomena in video games - from sonic violence to synthesized operas, from democratic musical performances to verbal sexual harassment.

Author : Nicholas Alexander Benson
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jake Vs Dan written by Nicholas Alexander Benson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about two people playing the amazing new game "Two-Player Monster Team Battle Game" (TMTBG). This book covers each player's player abilities and monster teams in great detail, and includes a round by round breakdown of their battle. Colorful, photorealistic, painting style, AI generated images of each monster are included in the monsters section of this book. Feel free to use the monsters and strategies in this book in casual games of TMTBG, and make sure to buy the TMTBG game guide so that you can start building your own monster team to use against your friends in competitive matches.

Author : Forever People
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1326964739
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strange Aeon 2nd Edition written by Forever People and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""The Mist meets Silent Hill meets Lovecraft meets Doctor Who... a uniquely terrifying game."" Lovecraft's strange aeons are here. The stars were right and yes, in time even death may die. Humanity exists on the precipice, a handful of survivors teetering on the brink of extinction. The dominion of Earth is lost. The Old Ones have returned. Strange Aeon is a roleplaying game in which you, the player, take on the role of survivor and scavenger in a terrifying post-apocalypse setting. With the help of fellow players you must remain alive while battling the forces of the mythos, enduring the toxic fumes of the Morbus mist and the ever crumbling state of human civilisation. You have only one advantage over the other humans still clinging to life in the aftermath of The Event; you have in your possession a mythos relic known as The Celestial Sphere. With the sorcery contained in this artefact you can travel through time, into future and past versions of the Earth.