Toward a Study of Pinball

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19002835
AutoresRyan Banfi (0000-0002-9198-9920, New York University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen17
Número7-8
Páginas931-953
Fecha de publicación2022-05-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGames and Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1555-4120 • E-ISSN: 1555-4139
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15554120211058315
OpenAlexW4280542985
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas28

Drawing on game theory and interviews that were personally conducted with pinball pioneers—from CEOs of independent and corporate pinball companies to notable designers and historians—this essay argues that pinball machines are not solely collector’s items but complex games that contain original narratives. The narratives in the pinball games are not direct adaptations from the urtext, but rather narratives that arise through gameplay—the player’s use of the pinball to hit the various lights, toys, and ramps that represent the game’s narrative

Aesthetics · Art · Game studies · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Sociology · Art, Technology, and Culture · Cinema and Media Studies · Digital Games and Media