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Playful Wearables

Understanding the Design Space of Wearables for Games and Related Experiences

by Oğuz Buruk, Ella Dagan, Katherine Isbister, Elena Márquez Segura and Theresa Jean Tanenbaum

ISBN: 9780262546911

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: December 12, 2023

An expert introduction to the world of “playful wearables” and their design, with a wide range of engaging examples, case studies, and exercises.

Grimdark

A Very British Hell

by Tim Linward

ISBN: 9781907222092

Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

Pub Date: December 12, 2023

On Warhammer 40,000, Britain's most excessive sci-fi franchise, and its vision of a hellish postindustrial future.

Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D&D to Mothership

by Stu Horvath

ISBN: 9780262048224

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 10, 2023

A richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.

Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Deluxe Edition

Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D&D to Mothership

by Stu Horvath

ISBN: 9780262048231

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 10, 2023

When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest-sized...

The Beauty of Games

by Frank Lantz

ISBN: 9780262048538

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 3, 2023

How games create beauty and meaning, and how we can use them to explore the aesthetics of thought.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism

by David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman

ISBN: 9780262546287

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 29, 2023

Why games are still niche and not mainstream, and how journalism can help them gain cultural credibility.

Playing Place

Board Games, Popular Culture, Space

Edited by Chad Randl and D. Medina Lasansky

ISBN: 9780262047838

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 15, 2023

An essay collection exploring the board game's relationship to the built environment, revealing the unexpected ways that play reflects perceptions of space.