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245 10 a| Gamer nationh| [electronic resource] :b| video games and American culture /c| John Wills.;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2019.;

300 a| viii, 286 pages ;c| 23 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Games and new frontiers -- Playing cowboys and Indians in the digital West -- Cold War gaming -- 9/11 code -- Fighting the virtual War on Terror -- Grand theft Los Angeles -- Second life, second America -- Converging worlds.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "This book takes a cultural studies approach to analyzing video games for young players. It considers not only how games reflect myths in American culture but also how they propagate those myths through their design, imagery, and scenarios of violence"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Gamer nation video games and American culture / John Wills.

Author/creator	Wills, John, 1971-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019.
Description	viii, 286 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Video games and children--United States. Video games and teenagers--United States. Video games--Social aspects. --United States. Video games--Design. --Psychological aspects. Violence in video games.

Contents	Games and new frontiers -- Playing cowboys and Indians in the digital West -- Cold War gaming -- 9/11 code -- Fighting the virtual War on Terror -- Grand theft Los Angeles -- Second life, second America -- Converging worlds.
Abstract	"This book takes a cultural studies approach to analyzing video games for young players. It considers not only how games reflect myths in American culture but also how they propagate those myths through their design, imagery, and scenarios of violence"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018033821
ISBN	9781421428703 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1421428709 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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