The world of scary video games : a study in videoludic horror / Bernard Perron.
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TextSeries: Approaches to digital game studiesPublisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018Description: 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501316197 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Video games -- Psychological aspects | Horror in mass media | Hobbies and Games | Hobbies and GamesDDC classification: 794.8 Summary: As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. 'The World of Scary Video Games' provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as 'survival horror' as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since 'Haunted House' in 1981.
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As for film and literature, the horror genre has been very popular in the video game. 'The World of Scary Video Games' provides a comprehensive overview of the videoludic horror, dealing with the games labelled as 'survival horror' as well as the mainstream and independent works associated with the genre. It examines the ways in which video games have elicited horror, terror and fear since 'Haunted House' in 1981.
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