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Why Video Game Genres Fail : A Classificatory Analysis

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Clarke, Rachel Ivy
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This paper explores the current affordances and limitations of video game genre from a library and information science perspective with an emphasis on classification theory. We identify and discuss various purposes of genre relating to video games, including identity, collocation and retrieval, commercial marketing, and educational instruction. Through the use of examples, we discuss the ways in which these purposes are supported by genre classification and conceptualization, and the implications for video games. Suggestions for improved conceptualizations such as family resemblances, prototype theory, faceted classification, and appeal factors for video game genres are considered, with discussions of strengths and weaknesses. This analysis helps inform potential future practical applications for describing video games at cultural heritage institutions such as libraries, museums, and archives, as well as furthering the understanding of video game genre and genre classification for game studies at large. Running head: WHY VIDEO GAME GENRES FAIL 3
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://gamer.ischool.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WhyGameGenresFail_rev_final_accpeted_20150526_preprint-for-GAMER-website.pdf
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Archive Collocation Conceptualization (information science) Digital Object Identifier Edmund M. Clarke Faceted classification Information retrieval Libraries Library and information science Microscopy, Video Mobile game Online identity Prototype Statistical classification Video Games Video Recording Weakness
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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