For years, major film studios have licensed products related to their most popular films; video game spin-offs have become an important part of these licensing practices. Where blockbuster films are concerned, the video game release has become the rule rather than the exception. In Hollywood Gamers, Robert Alan Brookey explores the business conditions and technological developments that have facilitated the convergence of the film and video game industries. Brookey treats video games as rhetorical texts and critically examines several games to determine how specific industrial conditions are manifest in game design. Among the games (and films) discussed are Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, Spider-Man, and Iron Man.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253222312
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96328481
Product Key Features
Author
Robert Alan Brookey
Publication Name
Hollywood Gamers: Digital Convergence in the Film and Video Game Industries
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Media Studies
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
249g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Robert Alan Brookey
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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