Cardboard Ghosts: Using Physical Games to Model and Critique Systems
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AlbakiReads Editorial Board games as models of political systems
Board games as models of political systems
Amabel Holland examines overtly political board games as tools for representing systems and advancing arguments, while keeping their constraints in view. The book places tabletop design in conversation with computer games and a wider range of cultural forms, including literature, theatre, television, music, and film. Personal experience also enters the discussion, grounding its consideration of what physical games can express. A compact study of board games not simply as entertainment, but as a developing art form capable of engaging with social and political ideas.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Board-game players interested in games with political or social arguments
- Designers and critics considering how game systems represent larger systems
- Readers interested in tabletop games alongside other arts and media
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Political board gamesSystems modelingGame criticismTabletop game designGames as art
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Book Overview This book explores both the capabilities and limitations of overtly political board games to model systems and make arguments. Holland dr...
This book explores both the capabilities and limitations of overtly political board games to model systems and make arguments. Holland draws connections to computer games, literature, theatre, television, music, film, and her own life, framing board games as an achingly human art form, albeit one still growing into its full potential.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 114 | Language: English | Publisher: CRC PR INC | ISBN: 103281344X
FormatPaperback
Pages114
LanguageEnglish
ISBN103281344X
EAN9781032813448
PublisherCRC PR INC
Publication Date2025-01-27
Edition1
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.39 Pounds
Length9.0 Inches
Width6.0 Inches
Height0.26 Inches
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