An introduction to understanding digital games

Understanding Digital Games

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-18

  Bryce, Jo ^a   Rutter, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446211397.n1     Document Type: Chapter

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