Video game values: Human-computer interaction and games

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 180-195

  Barr, Pippin ^a   Noble, James ^a   Biddle, Robert ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Computer games; Play; Semiotics; Value; Video games

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GAME THEORY; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; USER INTERFACES;

ACTIVITY THEORY; COMPUTER GAMES; VIDEO GAMES;

ANIMATION;

EID: 33846471890     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intcom.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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