TY - BOOK AU - Flanagan,Mary TI - Critical play: radical game design SN - 0262062682 AV - GV1230 .F53 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Art and popular culture KW - Games KW - Design and construction KW - Sociological aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-317) and index; Introduction to critical play -- Playing house -- Board games -- Language games -- Performative games and objects -- Artists' locative games -- Critical computer games -- Designing for critical play N2 - Mary Flanagan examines alternative games--games that challenge the accepted norms embedded within the gaming industry--and argues that games designed by artists and activists are reshaping everyday game culture.--Publisher's description ER -