Global Fantasy II: The Irresistible Spread of the Computer Game?

Synopsis: Explores the globalisation of culture through he contemporary phenomenon of computer games. Surveys gaming culture in Japan, the US and the UK and then explores the global flows of computer games, offering an analysis of what makes a game successful in global terms. Uses the games ‘Pokemon’, ‘Final Fantasy’, ‘Tomb Raider’ and ‘Zombies’ as case studies, and interviews representatives from Sony, Nintendo and Eidos, to offer an insight into both globalisation and the computer game as cultural form.
Series: Introduction to the Social Sciences, An, Course Dd100
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 2000
Availability: Out of distribution
Subjects: Sociology
Keywords: computer games; international trade

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