Battle Chess and Donkey Kong Video Games Crossover

Game ↔ Games Uniqueness Ephemerality Modularity Serializationīibliography Ludography Filmography Index Game ↔ Metagame Fragmentation Metagaming Immersion Holism Game ↔ Game Closure Caesura Endlessness Openness Two Non-deﬁnitive Deﬁnitions What is a video game? The exceptionality of video games Computer-mediated games Designed procedural experiences

Introduction A book about extremities Structure of the book F37 2017 (print) | LCC GV1469.3 (ebook) | DDC 794.8–dc23 LC record available at ISBN :ĩ78-1-5013-1661-6 978-1-5013-1662-3 978-1-5013-1663-0Ĭover design: Catherine Wood Cover image © Shutterstock Typeset by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, SuffolkĬontents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Description: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc, | Includes bibliographical references and index. Title: Every game is an island : endings and extremities in video games / Riccardo Fassone.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Fassone, Riccardo, author. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Every Game is an Island Endings and Extremities in Video Games Riccardo Fassoneīloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Incīloomsbury Academic An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc 1385 Broadway New York NY 10018 USAīLOOMSBURY and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2017 © Riccardo Fassone, 2017 All rights reserved.

Battle Chess and Donkey Kong Video Games Crossover