{"product_id":"9783032351906","title":"The Co-Creative Evolution of Video Game Instructions","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Games in Context\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Co-Creative Evolution of Video Game Instructions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Reardon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis book describes how video game manuals transformed from rudimentary instructions to multimodal tutorials, and finally to an entire industry of player-created instructional wikis and videos, using current theories of technical communication. It engages theories of tactical and strategic communication, design thinking, and co-creation to chart how video games progressed from simple paper manuals to an often lucrative player-created industry. Offering a historical overview, it investigates instructional content in video games of each decade, beginning in the 1960s, that are representative of the inexorable move toward co-creative practices in teaching players how to play video games.  \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Reardon is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on technical communication, game studies, digital rhetoric, and participatory media. His publications have appeared in academic journals addressing writing studies, program administration, technical communication, and digital games. He is co-author, with David Wright, of \u003cem\u003eThe Digital Role-Playing Game and Technical Communication\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). He teaches courses in science fiction, fantasy literature, game studies, and technical communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032351906\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324269297804,"sku":"9783032351906","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032351906","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}