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Multiplayer. The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming

Door Thorsten Quandt e.a.

Categorie
Media
Boeknummer
#229231
Titel
Multiplayer. The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming
Auteur
Quandt, Thorsten & Sonja Kroger
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London/New York, Routledge
Jaar van uitgave
2014
ISBN10
0415828864
ISBN13
9780415828864
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
In the past decade, digital games have become a widely accepted form of media entertainment, moving from the traditional 'core gamer' community into the mainstream media market. With millions of people now enjoying gaming as interactive entertainment there has been a huge increase in interest in social multiplayer gaming activities. However, despite the explosive growth in the field over the past decade, many aspects of social gaming still remain unexplored, especially from a media and communication studies perspective. Multiplayer: Social Aspects of Digital Gaming is the first edited volume of its kind that takes a closer look at the various forms of human interaction in and around digital games, providing an overview of debates, past and present. The book is divided into five sections th... (Lees verder)at explore the following areas: Social Aspects of Digital Gaming Social Interactions in Virtual Worlds Online Gaming Co-located and Console Gaming Risks and Challenges of Social Gaming This engaging interdisciplinary book will appeal to upper level students, postgrads and researchers in games research, specifically those focusing on new media and digital games, as well as researchers in media studies and mass communication.
Pagina's
250
Conditie
Als nieuw
Prijs
€ 15,00

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