Well played: Interpreting Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Games and Culture

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 356-386

  Davidson, Drew ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Games; Interpret; Literacy; Meaning; Play

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049113512     PISSN: 15554120     EISSN: 15554139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555412008317307     Document Type: Article

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