Description
Book Synopsis Since its debut in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel each other while enjoying its lore and compelling narratives. This collection of essays focuses on Magic from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Authors explore the innovative game design of Magic, the ludic differences between analog and digital play, how players interact with the MTG market and one another, professional play versus casual play and the many ways Magic has impacted gaming.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Shelly Jones
- Magic: Design and Performance
- Interview with Mark Rosewater
- Aaron Trammell
- Waiting for Player
- Michael Nixon
- Economies and Esports
- Understanding the Magic: The Gathering Card Market: An Ethnographic Approach Toward a Market Strategy
- Eugenio Luciano and Alexander di Re
- Spoiling the Future Metagame: The Promotional Logic and Reception of Card Previews in Magic: The Gathering
- Jan Švelch
- "Cracking" Players as Packs: Finding Speculative Value in Magic: The Gathering Through Play on Magic Arena and Twitch
- Justin S. Schumaker
- Wasn't in the Cards: The Proto-Esport of Professional Magic
- Matt Knutson
- The Communities of Magic: Ethnography and Education
- "Who wouldn't want to summon dragons and trolls?" Constructing Communities at Friday Night Magic
- Rachel Guldin and Brandon C. Harris
- Gathering Understanding: Subcultures, Hierarchies, and Norms
- Calvin Liu
- Student Creation of Magic: The Gathering Cards
- as Cross-Disciplinary Pedagogy of Writing and Mathematics
- Wendi Sierra and Kris Green
- Reinterpreting Magic: Narratives Beyond the Deck
- Pacifism as Epic Recomposition in Magic: The Gathering
- Roger Travis
- Gay Play: The Queer Possibilities of Magic: The Gathering
- Aaron Aquilina
- The Call of Eldrazi: The Lovecraftian in Magic: The Gathering
- Valentino Paccosi
- From Magic to Gwent: Magic's Impact on the Gaming Industry
- Jiwon Ohm
- Conclusion
- Shelly Jones
- About the Contributors
- Index
