{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-imaginary-worlds-paperback","title":"The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Wolf\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis companion provides a definitive and cutting-edge guide to the study of imaginary and virtual worlds across a range of media, including literature, television, film, and games. From the \u003ci\u003eStar Trek \u003c\/i\u003euniverse, Thomas More's classic \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e, and J. R. R. Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eArda\u003c\/i\u003e, to elaborate, user-created game worlds like \u003ci\u003eMinecraft\u003c\/i\u003e, contributors present interdisciplinary perspectives on authorship, world structure\/design, and narrative. \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds \u003c\/i\u003eoffers new approaches to imaginary worlds as an art form and cultural phenomenon, explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of world-building, and studies of specific worlds and worldbuilders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark J. P. Wolf\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Full Professor in the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin, USA. His books include \u003ci\u003eAbstracting Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Medium of the Video Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVirtual Morality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Video Game Explosion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMyst and Riven: The World of the D'ni\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Before the Crash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe LEGO Studies Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVideo Games Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRevisiting Imaginary Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the founder of the Imaginary Worlds book series. With Bernard Perron, he is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Video Game Theory Reader\u003c\/i\u003e 1 and 2, and the Landmark Video Game book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.6 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704283853107,"sku":"9780367876302","price":117.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Gv3DVQiJLC9780367876302.webp?v=1763351752","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-imaginary-worlds-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}