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Expressive Processing : Digital Fictions, Computer Games, and Software Studies.
Title:
Expressive Processing : Digital Fictions, Computer Games, and Software Studies.
Author:
Wardrip-Fruin, Noah.
ISBN:
9780262302678
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (500 pages)
Series:
Software Studies
Contents:
Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Eliza Effect -- Chapter 3: Computer Game Fictions -- Chapter 4: Making Models -- Chapter 5: The Tale-Spin Effect -- Chapter 6: Character and Author Intelligence -- Chapter 7: Authoring Systems -- Chapter 8: The SimCity Effect -- Chapter 9: Playable Language and Nonsimulative Processes -- Chapter 10: Conclusion -- Afterword -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
From the complex city-planning game SimCity to the virtual therapist Eliza: how computational processes open possibilities for understanding and creating digital media.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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