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Just A Girl Who Loves Video Games And Anime
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Download or read book On Video Games written by Soraya Murray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today over half of all American households own a dedicated game console and gaming industry profits trump those of the film industry worldwide. In this book, Soraya Murray moves past the technical discussions of games and offers a fresh and incisive look at their cultural dimensions. She critically explores blockbusters likeThe Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid, Spec Ops: The Line, Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed to show how they are deeply entangled with American ideological positions and contemporary political, cultural and economic conflicts.As quintessential forms of visual material in the twenty-first century, mainstream games both mirror and spur larger societal fears, hopes and dreams, and even address complex struggles for recognition. This book examines both their elaborately constructed characters and densely layered worlds, whose social and environmental landscapes reflect ideas about gender, race, globalisation and urban life. In this emerging field of study, Murray provides novel theoretical approaches to discussing games and playable media as culture. Demonstrating that games are at the frontline of power relations, she reimagines how we see them - and more importantly how we understand them.
Book Synopsis Gaming Representation by : Jennifer Malkowski
Download or read book Gaming Representation written by Jennifer Malkowski and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaming Representation' offers a timely and interdisciplinary call for greater inclusivity in video games. The issue of equality transcends the current focus in the field of Game Studies on code, materiality, and platforms. Journalists and bloggers have begun to hold the digital game industry and culture accountable for the discrimination routinely endured by female gamers, queer gamers, and gamers of color. Video game developers are responding to these critiques, but scholarly discussion of representation in games has lagged behind. Contributors to this volume examine portrayals of race, gender, and sexuality in a range of games, from casuals like Diner Dash, to indies like Journey and The Binding of Isaac, to mainstream games from the Grand Theft Auto, BioShock, Spec Ops, The Last of Us, and Max Payne franchises. Arguing that representation and identity function as systems in games that share a stronger connection to code and platforms than it may first appear, 'Gaming Representation' pushes gaming scholarship to new levels of inquiry, theorizing, and imagination.
Download or read book From Ashe Vol. 7 written by Joshua Piedra and published by Joshua Piedra. This book was released on 2023-05-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new page has turned for Ashe and right when she is about to start the next step to achieving her dream, her life is derailed by an absolute nightmare. Facing this nightmare head-on, Ashe needs to overcome one of the biggest obstacles and challenges in her life; however, what awaits her on the other side is a lingering effect that haunts her to her very core. How will Ashe push past this and continue her journey to becoming a published author?
Book Synopsis A Sky Longing for Memories by : Makoto Shinkai
Download or read book A Sky Longing for Memories written by Makoto Shinkai and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sky Longing for Memories is a Makoto Shinkai fan's dream! Featuring art created by the beloved director, this full-color art book is packed with art from the many movies he directed for Studio CoMix Wave. The book is a 175 page LANDSCAPE FORMAT softcover, the majority of which are images, a rare treat in the realm of fanbooks. Inside you will find hundreds of backgrounds from from his award-winning works: 5 Centimeters per Second, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, Voices of a Distant Star, and a TV advertisement for the Mainichi Newspaper. In addition to the backgrounds, there is a section about the software and technique behind CoMix Wave's animation, which discuss the key features of the software the studio has developed to use at various stages of production. The English edition also comes with a lengthy interview with Mr. Shinkai and other key members of his studio.
Book Synopsis My Brother's Best Friend by : Emilia Rose
Download or read book My Brother's Best Friend written by Emilia Rose and published by Emilia Rose LLC. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sneaking around with my brother’s best friend is the least of my worries… Haunted by my last heartbreak, I have sworn off my brother’s friends. They are nothing but trouble. Especially Alec Wolfe: heir to a billion-dollar fortune, high school hockey star, and my brother's best friend. I despise everything about him… that is until he sneaks into my bedroom during my brother's party and tangles me into a dangerous web of secrets and lies. Alec takes everything from me that night, including my heart. But as fate would have it, an ominous stalker, menacing threats, and sinister secrets threaten to tear us apart. Can our forbidden love survive the Redwood Elite? My Brother’s Best Friend is a standalone novel within the Bad Boys of Redwood Academy series. Join me in this spicy brother’s best friend romance filled with hockey, trauma, and secrets.
Book Synopsis Moe Manifesto by : Patrick W. Galbraith
Download or read book Moe Manifesto written by Patrick W. Galbraith and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga--not just in Japan but now throughout the world. In Japan, avid fans of manga comics, anime films and videogames use the term Moe to refer to the strong sense of emotional attachment they feel for their favorite characters. These fans have a powerful desire to protect and nurture the youthful, beautiful and innocent characters they adore--like Sagisawa Moe in Dinosaur Planet and Tomoe Hotaru in Sailor Moon. They create their own websites, characters, stories, discussion groups, toys and games based around the original manga and anime roles. Author Patrick Galbraith is the world's acknowledged expert on Moe and a journalist based in Tokyo. For this book, he interviewed twenty important figures in the world of Japanese manga and anime to gain their insights on the Moe phenomenon. These interviews provide us with the first in-depth survey of this subject. Galbraith uncovers how Moe is influencing an entire generation of manga artists and readers. For those new to anime, manga, and youth culture in Japan, he discusses what constitutes the ideal Moe relationship and why some fans are even determined to marry their fictional sweethearts. He reveals key moments in the development of Moe, and current and future trends in the spread of Moe works and characters from Japan to other parts of the world. The Moe Manifesto provides an insider's look at the earliest Moe characters such as Ayame by Tezuka Osamu. The book has over 100 illustrations of the most famous Moe characters, many in color, and it is sure to delight manga and anime fans of every age.
Book Synopsis STOP SIMPIN IN CYBERSPACE by : Shawn James
Download or read book STOP SIMPIN IN CYBERSPACE written by Shawn James and published by Shawn James. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Cyber Simp? A Cyber Simp is a guy who spends his time online pandering to women on the Internet such as Instagram models, cam girls, cosplayers, and e-girls in the hopes of winning them over. In this book men will learn why chasing these female predators online by dropping direct messages and donations through superchats and Ca$happ to get their attention is a waste of their time and all the tricks they use in their trade to enrich themselves at their expense.
Book Synopsis A Sister's All You Need., Vol. 6 (light novel) by : Yomi Hirasaka
Download or read book A Sister's All You Need., Vol. 6 (light novel) written by Yomi Hirasaka and published by Yen Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nayuta Kani gets serious.Itsuki and his friends want to believe they would never let confessions of love affect their relationships with one another. But beneath the surface, confessions change everything...Matters of the heart can alter the flow of a story, sweeping other characters up in the tide. Itsuki’s anime project is also making waves, but rather than add a refreshing twist to his life, it threatens to swallow him whole. Meanwhile, on a distant shore, Puriketsu continues his search for the girl with the “ass of the millennium.” Little does he know that a new development is about to flood his well of inspiration...!
Book Synopsis Girl Got Game Volume 3 by : Shizuru Seino
Download or read book Girl Got Game Volume 3 written by Shizuru Seino and published by TokyoPop. This book was released on 2004-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So she can play on a major boy's basketball team, Kyo Aizawa's father makes her pose as a boy.
Download or read book To Love Ru Vol. 18 written by Saki Hasemi and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rito has long been torn between the affections of Lala, the beautiful princess from outer space, and his feelings for Haruna, his long-standing high school crush. When things take a turn for the worse, it's time for Rito to really think about the big unanswered question: Who does he love more? In the penultimate volume of To Love Ru, it's time for Rito's long-awaited confession of love! FINAL VOLUME!
Download or read book Armys’ Ocean written by Sundus Rashid and published by jec publication. This book was released on 2021-07-25 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armys all around the world say that they never found BTS instead BTS found them when they needed someone to comfort them in life's hardships. For every Army entering this fandom was a journey they'd never forget about. This book "ARMYS' OCEAN" chronicles the journey of 50 such Armys along with the two compilers of how they became Armys.The book is filled with emotions and experiences that are not heard of before. Armys all around the world not just consider themselves as armys but also as a huge family . The name ARMYS' OCEAN itself signifies the droplets (armys) collectively forming the ocean. In this book you'll find out why ARMYS say that BTS found them. Whether it may be the comfort they got from BTS or the inspiration or one of the million things that we're getting from each other. The book ultimately will let you know why these people chose BTS over anything else and how they embarked upon this decision...
Book Synopsis Manga: The Complete Guide by : Jason Thompson
Download or read book Manga: The Complete Guide written by Jason Thompson and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!
Book Synopsis The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook by : Rosanna Pansino
Download or read book The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook written by Rosanna Pansino and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cookbook based on the author's fondness of geek culture and baking.
Download or read book Gaming Sexism written by Amanda C. Cote and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with female gamers about structural sexism across the gaming landscape When the Nintendo Wii was released in 2006, it ushered forward a new era of casual gaming in which video games appealed to not just the stereotypical hardcore male gamer, but also to a much broader, more diverse audience. However, the GamerGate controversy six years later, and other similar public incidents since, laid bare the internalized misogyny and gender stereotypes in the gaming community. Today, even as women make up nearly half of all gamers, sexist assumptions about the what and how of women’s gaming are more actively enforced. In Gaming Sexism, Amanda C. Cote explores the video game industry and its players to explain this contradiction, how it affects female gamers, and what it means in terms of power and gender equality. Across in-depth interviews with women-identified gamers, Cote delves into the conflict between diversification and resistance to understand their impact on gaming, both casual and “core” alike. From video game magazines to male reactions to female opponents, she explores the shifting expectations about who gamers are, perceived changes in gaming spaces, and the experiences of female gamers amidst this gendered turmoil. While Cote reveals extensive, persistent problems in gaming spaces, she also emphasizes the power of this motivated, marginalized audience, and draws on their experiences to explore how structural inequalities in gaming spaces can be overcome. Gaming Sexism is a well-timed investigation of equality, power, and control over the future of technology.
Download or read book Game Anim written by Jonathan Cooper and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Game Anim expands upon the first edition with an all-new chapter on 2D and Pixel Art Animation, an enhanced mocap chapter covering the latest developments in Motion Matching, and even more interviews with top professionals in the field. Combined with everything in the first edition, this updated edition provides the reader with an even more comprehensive understanding of all areas of video game animation – from small indie projects to the latest AAA blockbusters. Key Features • New 2nd Edition Content: An all-new chapter on 2D and Pixel Art Animation, Motion Matching, and more • 20 Years of Insight: Accumulated knowledge from 2 decades of experience in all areas of game animation. • The 5 Fundamentals: Reinterprets the classic 12 animation principles and sets out 5 new fundamentals for great game animation. • Full Production Cycle: Walks through every stage of a game production from the animator’s perspective. • Animator Interviews: Notable game animators offer behind-the-scenes stories, tips, and advice. • Free Animation Rig: Free "AZRI" maya rig, tutorials and other resources on the accompanying website: www.gameanim.com/book About The Author Jonathan Cooper is an award-winning video game animator who has brought virtual characters to life professionally since 2000, leading teams on large projects such as the Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect series, with a focus on memorable stories and characters and cutting-edge video game animation. He has since focused on interactive cinematics in the latest chapters of the DICE and Annie award-winning series Uncharted and The Last of Us. Jonathan has presented at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco and at other conferences across Canada and the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Design honors degree in animation.
Book Synopsis Gaby - The Anime Days by : Madeline Bell
Download or read book Gaby - The Anime Days written by Madeline Bell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drew is just an ordinary thirteen year old. Well perhaps not that ordinary. The girls challenge him to wear an anime costume to the Easter dance, however they forgot to mention that he'd be going as a girl! Enter Gaby! First it was his friends, then it's his family - everyone seems to want Gaby around except Drew. And when perfect strangers think he's a girl, well the lad's got problems! Can he 'kill' Gaby? Or will he get dragged ever deeper into girldom? Every copy of Gaby will help support kids with gender issues through the Mermaids charity. 2nd Edition with revisions.
Book Synopsis The Tale of Genji through Contemporary Manga by : Lynne K. Miyake
Download or read book The Tale of Genji through Contemporary Manga written by Lynne K. Miyake and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking study examines the unlikely merger of two Japanese cultural phenomena, an 11th-century aristocratic text and contemporary manga comics. It explores the ways in which the manga versions of The Tale of Genji use gender, sexuality, and desire to challenge perceptions of reading and readership, morality and ethics, and what is translatable from one culture to another. Lynne K. Miyake shows that, through their girls, ladies, Boy Love, boys and young men, and informational comics remediations of the tale, the manga Genjis visually, narratively, and affectively rework male and female gazes; Miyake reveals how they gently inject humor, eroticize, gender flip, queer, and simultaneously re-inscribe and challenge heteronormative gender norms. The first full-length study of Genji manga, this book analyses these adaptations within manga studies and the historical and cultural moments that fashioned and sustained them. It also interrogates the circumscribed, in-group aristocratic society and the consumer and production practices of the Heian society that come full circle in the manga versions. The Tale of Genji through Contemporary Manga utilizes western queer, feminist, sexuality and gender theory and Japanese cultural practices to illuminate the ways in which the Genji tale redeploys itself. Yet it also provides much needed context and explanation regarding the charges of appropriation of prepubescent (fe)male and gay bodies and the utilization of (sexual) violence mounted against Genji manga-and manga and anime in general once they went global.
