For years, major film studios have licensed products related to their most popular films; video game spin-offs have become an important part of these licensing practices. Where blockbuster films are concerned, the video game release has become the rule rather than the exception. In Hollywood Gamers, Robert Alan Brookey explores the business conditions and technological developments that have facilitated the convergence of the film and video game industries. Brookey treats video games as rhetorical texts and critically examines several games to determine how specific industrial conditions are manifest in game design. Among the games (and films) discussed are Lord of the Rings, The Godfather, Spider-Man, and Iron Man.

When movie-making and gaming collide

About the Author

Robert Alan Brookey is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northern Illinois University and author of Reinventing the Male Homosexual (IUP, 2002).

Reviews

Highly recommended. All levels.

* Choice *

With his clear, concise, and enthusiastic writing, Robert Alan Brookey provides an informative and timely contribution to the new and emerging fields of game studies and media industry studies. . . . Hollywood Gamers proves to be a rich source for scholars interested in the various levels of parallels and interdependence that goes on between the film and vieo game industries.

* Convergence *

Highly recommended. All levels. June 2011

* Choice *



Book Information
ISBN 9780253222312
Author Robert Alan Brookey
Format Paperback
Page Count 188
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 249g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm