Videogame Formalism : On Form, Aesthetic Experience and Methodology

Formalism is often used as an all-embracing term covering a range of ontological and methodological approaches in game studies, with little connection to the history or tradition of the approach in other fields. This dilutes the usefulness of the approach, and invites (often unfounded) criticism. Vi...

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Autores principales: Alex Mitchell, Jasper Van Vught
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