Video Games Literature and Close Playing

<p><i>Video Games, Literature, and Close Playin A Practical Guide</i> offers twenty-four case studies of mainstream and independent video games from <i>Tetris </i>to<i> The Sims, Undertale </i>to <i>Animal Crossin New Horizons, Assassin’s Creed</i> to <i>Gone Home</i> in order to introduce key video game and literary studies concepts, ideas, definitions, and possibilities.  The book also includes a brief history of video games and literature, critical questions and suggested readings for each chapter, and a collection of prompts, activities, and assignments for students and instructors to engage, adapt, and explore.  The book is designed to be useful, modular, and playful, to provoke questions and conversation, to encourage connections and collaboration, and to inspire critical thinking. </p>