Research Catalog

Title

Dungeons and desktops : the history of computer role-playing games / Matt Barton, Shane Stacks.

Author

Barton, Matt

Publication

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2019]

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Details

Additional Authors

Stacks, Shane

Description

xxix, 614 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour); 25 cm

Summary

Computer role-playing games (CRPGs) are a genre of computer games that move "Dungeons & Dragons" and similar role-playing games from the tabletop to the desktop, but they're much more than the sum of their parts. For the first time in full color, the 2nd edition of "Dungeons and Desktops" includes new chapters on indie games such as "Undertale" and "Age of Decadence", as well as a whole new era: The Kickstarter Renaissance, which covers "Torment: Tides of Numenera", "Pillars of Eternity", and other crowdfunded projects. It brings the book up to date with major AAA-games such as "Dragon Age", "Witcher", and "Skyrim". It also goes more in-depth on the educational potential of CRPGs and features a Bestiary of obscure, unique, or just plain fun CRPGs you may not have heard of before. -- From publisher's description.

Subject

• Fantasy games > History
• Video games > History
• Video games
• Fantasy games

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• "An A K Peters book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction to computer role-playing games -- Origins -- The dark age -- The bronze age -- The silver age -- The birth of the golden age -- SSI's golden age -- Origin's golden age -- Sir-Tech, New World Computing, and Sierra -- Early Japanese role-playing games -- "Dungeon Master" and the rise of real-time 3D -- Other games of the golden age -- The epic fails -- The platinum age -- "Diablo" and the rise of action RPGs -- "Fallout" and "Baldur's Gate" -- Other highlights of the platinum age -- The birth of the modern age -- Modern JRPGs -- The rise of the MMORPG -- The late modern age -- The Renaissance, kickstarted -- The road ever ventures forth.

Call Number

JFE 19-10222

ISBN

• 9781138574670
• 1138574678
• 9781138574649
• 1138574643

OCLC

1099874598

Author

Barton, Matt, author.

Title

Dungeons and desktops : the history of computer role-playing games / Matt Barton, Shane Stacks.

Publisher

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2019]

Edition

Second edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Stacks, Shane, author.

Other Form:

Ebook version : 9781351273381

Research Call Number

JFE 19-10222