{"product_id":"japanese-culture-through-videogames-paperback","title":"Japanese Culture Through Videogames - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachael Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining a wide range of Japanese videogames, including arcade fighting games, PC-based strategy games and console JRPGs, this book assesses their cultural significance and shows how gameplay and context can be analyzed together to understand videogames as a dynamic mode of artistic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-known titles such as \u003ci\u003eFinal Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKatamari Damacy \u003c\/i\u003eare evaluated in detail, showing how ideology and critique are conveyed through game narrative and character design as well as user interface, cabinet art, and peripherals. This book also considers how 'Japan' has been packaged for domestic and overseas consumers, and how Japanese designers have used the medium to express ideas about home and nation, nuclear energy, war and historical memory, social breakdown and bioethics. Placing each title in its historical context, Hutchinson ultimately shows that videogames are a relatively recent but significant site where cultural identity is played out in modern Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eComparing Japanese videogames with their American counterparts, as well as other media forms, such as film, manga and anime, \u003ci\u003eJapanese Culture Through Videogames\u003c\/i\u003e will be useful to students and scholars of Japanese culture and society, as well as Game Studies, Media Studies and Japanese Studies more generally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRachael Hutchinson \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Delaware, USA. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eNagai Kafu's Occidentalism: Defining the Japanese Self \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eNegotiating Censorship in Modern Japan \u003c\/i\u003e(2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 306\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755341250848,"sku":"9780367728151","price":102.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/270de323f434385c841942ab7885b39e.webp?v=1780056205","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/japanese-culture-through-videogames-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}