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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher.  \nFor information about special quantity discounts, please email special_sales@mitpress.[mit.edu](mit.edu)  \nThis book was set in Bell Gothic and Garamond 3 by SNP Best-set Typesetter Ltd. , Hong Kong.  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNitsche, Michael, 1968–  \nVideo game spaces : image, play, and structure in 3D worlds / Michael Nitsche.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.  \nISBN 978-0-262-14101-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Video games. I. Title. 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