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Download or read book Being Dragonborn written by Mike Piero and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the bestselling and most influential video games of the past decade. From the return of world-threatening dragons to an ongoing civil war, the province of Skyrim is rich with adventure, lore, magic, history, and stunning vistas. Beyond its visual spectacle alone, Skyrim is an exemplary gameworld that reproduces out-of-game realities, controversies, and histories for its players. Being Dragonborn, then, comes to signify a host of ethical and ideological choices for the player, both inside and outside the gameworld. These essays show how playing Skyrim, in many ways, is akin to "playing" 21st century America with its various crises, conflicts, divisions, and inequalities. Topics covered include racial inequality and white supremacy, gender construction and misogyny, the politics of modding, rhetorics of gameplay, and narrative features.
Book Synopsis Video Game Chronotopes and Social Justice by : Mike Piero
Download or read book Video Game Chronotopes and Social Justice written by Mike Piero and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video Game Chronotopes and Social Justice examines how the chronotope, which literally means “timespace,” is an effective interpretive lens through which to understand the cultural and ideological significance of video games. Using ‘slow readings’ attuned to deconstruction along the lines of post-structuralist theory, gender studies, queer studies, continental philosophy, and critical theory, Mike Piero exposes the often-overlooked misogyny, heteronormativity, racism, and patriarchal structures present in many Triple-A video games through their arrangement of timespace itself. Beyond understanding time and space as separate mechanics and dimensions, Piero reunites time and space through the analysis of six chronotopes—of the bonfire, the abject, the archipelago, the fart as pharmakon, madness, and coupled love—toward a poetic meaning making that is at the heart of play itself, all in affirmation of life, equity, and justice.
Book Synopsis Playing with the Guys by : Marc A. Ouellette
Download or read book Playing with the Guys written by Marc A. Ouellette and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lot of work has been done talking about what masculinity is and what it does within video games, but less has been given to considering how and why this happens, and the processes involved. This book considers the array of daily relationships involved in producing masculinity and how those actions and relationships translate to video games. Moreover, it examines the ways the actual play of the games maps onto the stories to create contradictory moments that show that, while toxic masculinity certainly exists, it is far from inevitable. Topics covered include the nature of masculine apprenticeship and nurturing, labor, fatherhood, the scapegoating of women, and reckoning with mortality, among many others.
Book Synopsis In Another Lifetime by : Scott “StoryTime” Sloan
Download or read book In Another Lifetime written by Scott “StoryTime” Sloan and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-year-old twins Zo and her sister, Noel are inseparableuntil the day she accidentally throws a rock at Noel's head in a fit of anger and kills her. After the half dragon, half human is quickly escorted to the borders of her childhood homeland, Zo is left all alone in the world. When Zo is saved from the brink of death by a monk returning to his mountain top monastery from a sabbatical, she begins training under the Master of the Guardian's watchful eye to become a Warrior Monk. But when a tragedy unfolds, Zo flees the monastery in despair, hoping to find solace in a city to the south without any idea that more unfortunate events are about to occur. As she transforms into a cold and callous assassin, shocking new information arises that Noel may still be alive. Now it is up to Zo to travel through time and space to defeat the Zombie Queen and save her sister. But will she make it in time? In Another Lifetime shares the imaginative tale of a half dragon, half human who travels through parallel universes to battle evil and rescue her twin sister from a disastrous fate.
Book Synopsis Sunny Side Up by : T.L. Christianson
Download or read book Sunny Side Up written by T.L. Christianson and published by Myth & Moon Press. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood, grit, and tears... When the group from Earth returns home from the dragon realm, each of their lives begins to unravel. In exchange for their silence, Sydney and Ashe are let off the hook for the various crimes against the ancient laws. Unable to tell her friends what happened, Sydney finds herself isolated and alone. Although Ashe is stationed at the Academy near Syd, he has it no better. While his professional life goes up in smoke, Lacy, his ex-girlfriend will stop at nothing to get him back. Just when Ashe believes that his dream of becoming the next Prime Leader might still be on the horizon, fate rears its ugly head. In an event that will tip the balance of power in the Dragonborn world, Sydney is kidnapped from under his nose. Kept drugged in a prison cell, Sydney meets the Dragonborn that have been following her. Although they’re treating her well, she knows they’re after one thing – a Prime baby. Amidst a growing rift among the Briony Dragonborn, Ashe sets out to find his bondmate. When tragedy strikes, will love be enough? Or will Sydney and Ashe lose the bond they’ve fought so hard to build? What readers are saying about this series... "The chemistry, the romance, the anger, the betrayal just wow!... in my top 5 reads!!" "Wonderfully written… impossible to put down." "Wow! Absolutely loved this book, cannot wait for the next in the series." It's best to read the Dragon Born Academy Series in order: 1. Cracked Open 2. Over Easy 3. Hard Boiled 4. Frying Night 5. Sunny Side Up This isn't the end of the Dragonborn! Check out my other series, Dragonborn: 1. Court of Flame and Ashes 2. Court of Stone and Dust 3. Court of Rage and Thunder
Book Synopsis Dragon Born Series by : R.D. Pearson
Download or read book Dragon Born Series written by R.D. Pearson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emelias walked down the street surrounded by people going about their daily lives. The same life he was stuck in. He decided he didn't want to be stuck in it much longer; he didn't want to be stuck anywhere. Soon he would avenge the lives of all those killed; his family and species and he would start living the life he should be living. As a dragon!There was only one small obstacle; he had to kill the last three known living dragons, his brothers. Easy, right? After that, he could make his world whatever he wanted.
Download or read book Sins of Mercy written by Ciara Graves and published by . This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you! Mercy Temple lives in a world where paranormals are a thing. Humans know of their existence, but the two species don’t interact. Or so it is thought. She’s a bounty hunter. She’s good at what she does. There’s a growing darkness within Mercy. Dark voices fill her mind. Just when Rafael is starting to open up, she shuts down. She’s lying to those who care about while she single-mindedly pursues tracking down the mage that cursed her. Rafael’s plagued by nightmares and a past he can’t escape. He needs help of the magic kind—and Rafael hates magic!—yet he seeks Gigi out. Unable to find her, he ends up going to the wrong witch. Things go from bad to worse when Mercy vanishes leaving only a note behind. Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with mages, sirens, demons, dragons, gryphons and a Federal Paranormal Unit.
Download or read book Dragon Born written by Christopher Lee and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragons in Southern California? Tamara was waiting for that special someone, Acacia was desperate. When he rescued her he had hopes she would help him. She did, but it came with a condition. Little did she know how deeply she would fall in love.
Book Synopsis The Arthurian World by : Victoria Coldham-Fussell
Download or read book The Arthurian World written by Victoria Coldham-Fussell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides an innovative and wide-ranging introduction to the world of Arthur by looking beyond the canonical texts and themes, taking instead a transversal perspective on the Arthurian narrative. Together, its thirty-four chapters explore the continuities that make the material recognizable from one century to another, as well as transformations specific to particular times and places, revealing the astonishing variety of adaptations that have made the Arthurian story popular in large parts of the world. Divided into four parts—The World of Arthur in the British Isles, The European World of Arthur, The Material World of Arthur, and The Transversal World of Arthur — the volume tracks the legend’s movement across temporal, geographical, and material boundaries. Broadly chronological, each part views the unfolding Arthurian story through its own lens, while temporal and geographical overlaps between the sections underscore the proximity of these developments in the legend’s history. Ranging from early Latin chronicles and Welsh poetry to twenty-first century anime and political conspiracies, this comprehensive and illuminating book will be of interest to anyone researching Arthurian literature or tracing the evolution of medievalism through literature, the visual arts, and popular culture.
Download or read book Reaping Mercy written by Ciara Graves and published by . This book was released on with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you! Mercy’s in a bind. Her best friend, witch Gigi is lost in the dark coven sector. Damien, Rufus, Bowen are all out of reach. The only one she can turn to is Rafael. The one who held a gun to her head the last time she saw him. Heartbreak has to take a back seat to finding Gigi. Rafael needs to get over her secret and help her on this mission. Demon Rafael’s had more than enough of Mercy’s lies. But when it comes down to it, he can’t let her go into that godforsaken sector to find Gigi alone. Problem is, can he get over Mercy’s betrayal long enough to work with her? Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with mages, sirens, demons, dragons, gryphons and a Federal Paranormal Unit.
Download or read book Secrets of Mercy written by Ciara Graves and published by . This book was released on with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you! Mercy Temple lives in a world where paranormals are a thing. Humans know of their existence, but the two species don’t interact. Or so it is thought. She’s a bounty hunter. She’s good at what she does. There’s a major disturbance in Sector 21. Attacks. Explosions. And… gargoyles. How can that be? Gargoyle are long extinct. Or are they? Now the Gathered want to take Mercy from Damian again. What will happen when they find out her secrets? Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with mages, sirens, demons, dragons, gryphons and a Federal Paranormal Unit.
Book Synopsis Mercy Temple Chronicles 2 by : Ciara Graves
Download or read book Mercy Temple Chronicles 2 written by Ciara Graves and published by . This book was released on with total page 1001 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mages. Sirens. Demons. Dragons. Gryphons. A Federal Paranormal Unit. Attackers of magic. The Mercy Temple Chronicles will hook you! Mercy Temple lives in a world where paranormals are a thing. Humans know of their existence, but the two species don’t interact. Or so it is thought. She works for a bounty hunter, doing any job he needs done. From killing someone, to finding someone, to bringing them in. She has a love/hate relationship with the bounty hunter. He knows her secret and that’s how he keeps her working for him. But still, he pays her well. Rafael is a demon. He isn’t a good guy, but not a bad guy either. He wants to know Mercy’s secret, but he has one of his own. He works for the Federal Paranormal Unit. Undercover. And he is hunting the same person she is. Warning: Unputdownable action-packed fantasy, with mages, sirens, demons, dragons, gryphons and a Federal Paranormal Unit
Download or read book Beyond the Deck written by Shelly Jones and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-08-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its debut in 1993, Magic the Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel each other with mana cards and spells while enjoying its lore and compelling narratives. This collection of essays focuses on Magic from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Authors explore the innovative game design of Magic, the ludic differences between analog and digital play, how players interact with the MTG market and one another, professional play versus casual play and the many ways Magic has impacted gaming.
Book Synopsis The Tabletop Revolution by : Marco Arnaudo
Download or read book The Tabletop Revolution written by Marco Arnaudo and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an overview of the ongoing revolution in tabletop gaming design and culture, which exploded to unprecedented levels of vitality in the 21st century, leading to new ways of creating, marketing, and experiencing a game. Designers have become superstars, publishers have improved quality control, and the community of players is expanding. Most importantly, new and old players have started engaging with the games in a more meaningful way. The book explores the reasons for these changes. It describes how games have begun to keep players engaged until the end. It analyzes the ways in which traditional mechanics have been reimagined to give them more variety and complexity, and reviews the unprecedented mechanics found and perfected. Very interesting is the exploration of how games have performed novel tasks such as reducing conflict, fostering cooperation, creating aesthetic experiences, and telling stories. The book is aimed at scholars, dedicated and aspiring fans, and game designers who want to expand their toolbox with the most up-to-date innovations in the profession.
Book Synopsis Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age by : Stephanie Hedge
Download or read book Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age written by Stephanie Hedge and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Digital Age has created massive technological and disciplinary shifts in tabletop role-playing, increasing the appreciation of games like Dungeons & Dragons. Millions tune in to watch and listen to RPG players on podcasts and streaming platforms, while virtual tabletops connect online players. Such shifts elicit new scholarly perspectives. This collection includes essays on the transmedia ecology that has connected analog with digital and audio spaces. Essays explore the boundaries of virtual tabletops and how users engage with a variety of technology to further role-playing. Authors map the growing diversity of the TRPG fandom and detail how players interact with RPG-related podcasts. Interviewed are content creators like Griffin McElroy of The Adventure Zone podcast, Roll20 co-creator Nolan T. Jones, board game designers Nikki Valens and Isaac Childres and fan artists Tracey Alvarez and Alex Schiltz. These essays and interviews expand the academic perspective to reflect the future of role-playing.
Book Synopsis The Performance of Video Games by : Kelly I. Aliano
Download or read book The Performance of Video Games written by Kelly I. Aliano and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When viewed through the context of an interactive play, a video game player fulfills the roles of both actor and spectator, watching and influencing a game's story in real time. This book presents video gaming as a virtual medium for performance, scrutinizing the ways in which a player's interaction with the narrative informs personal, historical, social and cultural understanding. Centering the author's own experiences as both video game player and performance scholar, the book thoroughly applies concepts from theatre and performance studies. Chapters argue that the posthuman player position now challenges what can be contextualized as a lived experience, and how video games can change players' relationships with historical events and contemporary concerns, ultimately impacting how they develop a sense of self. Using the author's own gaming experiences as a framework, the book focuses on the intersection between player and narrative, exploring what engagement with a storyline reveals about identity and society.
Book Synopsis Who's in the Game? by : Terri Toles Patkin
Download or read book Who's in the Game? written by Terri Toles Patkin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some board games--like Candy Land, Chutes & Ladders, Clue, Guess Who, The Game of Life, Monopoly, Operation and Payday--have popularity spanning generations. But over time, updates to games have created significantly different messages about personal identity and evolving social values. Games offer representations of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, ability and social class that reflect the status quo and respond to social change. Using popular mass-market games, this rhetorical assessment explores board design, game implements (tokens, markers, 3-D elements) and playing instructions. This book argues the existence of board games as markers of an ever-changing sociocultural framework, exploring the nature of play and how games embody and extend societal themes and values.
