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Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction (Updated Edition) by Susana Pajares Tosca, Jonas Heide Smith, Simon Egenfeldt-Nielson, Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-415-97721-5 / 0415977215 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-97721-0 / 9780415977210 From Pong to PlayStation 3 and beyond, Understanding Video Games is the first general introduction to the exciting new field of video game studies. This textbook traces the history of video games, introduces the major theories used to analyze games such as ludology and narratology, reviews the econo |