Toward a Study of Pinball

Dados Bibliográficos

ID19002835
AutoresRyan Banfi (0000-0002-9198-9920, New York University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume17
Fascículo7-8
Páginas931-953
Data de publicação2022-05-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGames and Culture (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1555-4120 • E-ISSN: 1555-4139
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15554120211058315
OpenAlexW4280542985
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências 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