{"product_id":"mixed-realism-videogames-and-the-violence-of-fiction-electronic-mediations-9780816689439","title":"Mixed Realism Videogames and the Violence of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eMixed Realism\u003c\/i\u003e, Welsh proposes a fresh approach to understanding digital games and contemporary literature that is essential, relevant, and engaging.\"—Zach Whalen, University of Mary Washington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It is a timely and welcome addition to the literature.\"—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Play\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. The Paradox of Real Virtuality: \u003ci\u003eSuper Columbine Massacre RPG!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I. History, Theory, Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 1. Immersive Fictions in the Dot-com Era\u003cbr\u003e 2. Reading \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e Today: Toward a Model of Mixed Realism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Incomplete Worlds: Videogames beyond Immersion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gaming in Context: Self-reflexive Strategies in \u003ci\u003ePrince of Persia: Sands of Time, Eternal Darkness,\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e .hack\/\/Infection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Metafiction and the Perils of Ubiquitous Mediation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Extended Studies\u003cbr\u003e 6. When What’s Real Doesn’t Matter: \u003ci\u003eHouse of Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Acceptable Losses: \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Coda. The Rock of the Virtual: Violence in \u003ci\u003eBlood Meridian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRed Dead Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405972775255,"sku":"9780816689439","price":63.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816689439.jpg?v=1730494099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mixed-realism-videogames-and-the-violence-of-fiction-electronic-mediations-9780816689439","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}