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Product details:
- Publisher Berg Publishers
- Date of Publication 1 January 2011
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781847884916
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages192 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 315 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 13 b/w illustrations 0
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Short description:
Games and Gaming provides a comprehensive overview of this media and how it permeates global culture in the twenty-first century.
MoreLong description:
The computer games industry has rapidly matured. Once a preoccupation only of young technophiles, games are now one of the dominant forms of global popular culture. From consoles such as Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Xbox, to platforms such as iPhones and online gaming worlds, the realm of games and their scope have become all-pervasive.
The study of games is no longer a niche interest but rather an integral part of cultural and media studies. The analysis of games reveals much about contemporary social relations, online communities and media engagement.
Presenting a range of approaches and analytical tools through which to explore the role of games in everyday life, and packed with case material, Games and Gaming provides a comprehensive overview of this new media and how it permeates global culture in the twenty-first century.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Histories of Gaming
3. Games as New Media
4. Web 2.0, Social Media, and Online Games
5. The Politics of the Personal: Avatar Representation, Identity and Identification and Beyond
6. Glaze Cultures: Urban and Location-aware Gaming
7. Gaming in the Asia-Pacific: Two Futures for Gaming - Online Gaming versus Electronic Individualism
8. Conclusion: Gaming in the Twenty-first Century
Annotated Guide to Further Reading
Questions and Exercises
Notes
Bibliography
Index
