Computer Games As A Sociocultural Phenomenon
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Computer Games As A Sociocultural Phenomenon
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Author : A. Jahn-Sudmann
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-01-17
Computer Games As A Sociocultural Phenomenon written by A. Jahn-Sudmann and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-17 with Social Science categories.
Internationally renowned media and literature scholars, social scientists, game designers and artists explore the cultural potential of computer games in this rich anthology, which introduces the latest approaches in the central fields of game studies and provides an extensive survey of contemporary game culture.
Video Games
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Author : Arthur Asa Berger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-28
Video Games written by Arthur Asa Berger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-28 with Social Science categories.
From their inception, video games quickly became a major new arena of popular entertainment. Beginning with very primitive games, they quickly evolved into interactive animated works, many of which now approach film in terms of their visual excitement. But there are important differences, as Arthur Asa Berger makes clear in this important new work. Films are purely to be viewed, but video involves the player, moving from empathy to immersion, from being spectators to being actively involved in texts. Berger, a renowned scholar of popular culture, explores the cultural significance of the expanding popularity and sophistication of video games and considers the biological and psychoanalytic aspects of this phenomenon.Berger begins by tracing the evolution of video games from simple games like Pong to new, powerfully involving and complex ones like Myst and Half-Life. He notes how this evolution has built the video industry, which includes the hardware (game-playing consoles) and the software (the games themselves), to revenues comparable to the American film industry.
Gaming Cultures And Place In Asia Pacific
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Author : Larissa Hjorth
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-06-24
Gaming Cultures And Place In Asia Pacific written by Larissa Hjorth and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-24 with Computers categories.
This collection explores the relationship between digital gaming and its cultural context by focusing on the burgeoning Asia-Pacific region. Encompassing key locations for global gaming production and consumption such as Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as increasingly significant sites including Australia and Singapore, the region provides a wealth of divergent examples of the role of gaming as a socio-cultural phenomenon. Drawing from micro ethnographic studies of specific games and gaming locales to macro political economy analyses of techno-nationalisms and trans-cultural flows, this collection provides an interdisciplinary model for thinking through the politics of gaming production, representation, and consumption in the region.
Computer Games And New Media Cultures
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Author : Johannes Fromme
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-06-14
Computer Games And New Media Cultures written by Johannes Fromme and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-14 with Education categories.
Digital gaming is today a significant economic phenomenon as well as being an intrinsic part of a convergent media culture in postmodern societies. Its ubiquity, as well as the sheer volume of hours young people spend gaming, should make it ripe for urgent academic enquiry, yet the subject was a research backwater until the turn of the millennium. Even today, as tens of millions of young people spend their waking hours manipulating avatars and gaming characters on computer screens, the subject is still treated with scepticism in some academic circles. This handbook aims to reflect the relevance and value of studying digital games, now the subject of a growing number of studies, surveys, conferences and publications. As an overview of the current state of research into digital gaming, the 42 papers included in this handbook focus on the social and cultural relevance of gaming. In doing so, they provide an alternative perspective to one-dimensional studies of gaming, whose agendas do not include cultural factors. The contributions, which range from theoretical approaches to empirical studies, cover various topics including analyses of games themselves, the player-game interaction, and the social context of gaming. In addition, the educational aspects of games and gaming are treated in a discrete section. With material on non-commercial gaming trends such as ‘modding’, and a multinational group of authors from eleven nations, the handbook is a vital publication demonstrating that new media cultures are far more complex and diverse than commonly assumed in a debate dominated by concerns over violent content.
Guns Grenades And Grunts
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Author : Gerald A. Voorhees
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-11-02
Guns Grenades And Grunts written by Gerald A. Voorhees and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-02 with Social Science categories.
Known for their visibility and tendency to generate controversy, first-person shooter (FPS) games are cultural icons and powder-kegs in American society. Contributors will examine a range of FPS games such as the Doom, Half-Life, System Shock, Deus Ex, Halo, Medal of Honor and Call of Duty franchises. By applying and enriching a broad range of perspectives, this volume will address the cultural relevance and place of the genre in game studies, game theory and the cultures of game players. Guns, Grenades, and Grunts gathers scholars from all disciplines to bring the weight of contemporary social theory and media criticism to bear on the public controversy and intellectual investigation of first-person shooter games. As a genre, FPS games have helped shepherd the game industry from the early days of shareware distribution and underground gaming clans to contemporary multimillion dollar production budgets, Hollywood-style launches, downloadable content and worldwide professional gaming leagues. The FPS has been and will continue to be a staple of the game market.
Brands And Gaming
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Author : D. Nichols
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2005-11-14
Brands And Gaming written by D. Nichols and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-14 with Business & Economics categories.
The computer gaming industry is bigger than the film and music industries and is growing faster than both of them put together. The industry is also changing fast. The typical computer gamer is in his mid 20s and female gamers make up one of the faster growing parts of the market. New developments in sociability and interactivity are also transforming the industry. This is the first major study of brands and gaming and shows huge opportunities for brand development
The Pleasures Of Computer Gaming
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Author : Melanie Swalwell
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-05-12
The Pleasures Of Computer Gaming written by Melanie Swalwell and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-12 with Games & Activities categories.
This collection of essays situates the digital gaming phenomenon alongside broader debates in cultural and media studies. Contributors to this volume maintain that computer games are not simply toys, but rather circulate as commodities, new media technologies, and items of visual culture that are embedded in complex social practices. Apart from placing games within longer arcs of cultural history and broader critical debates, the contributors to this volume all adopt a pedagogical and theoretical approach to studying games and gameplay, drawing on the interdisciplinary resources of the humanities and social sciences, particularly new media studies. In eight essays, the authors develop rich and nuanced understandings of the aesthetic appeals and pleasurable engagements of digital gameplay. Topics include the role of “cheats” and “easter eggs” in influencing cheating as an aesthetic phenomenon of gameplay; the relationship between videogames, gambling, and addiction; players’ aesthetic and kinaesthetic interactions with computing technology; and the epistemology and phenomenology of popular strategy-based wargames and their relationship with real-world military applications. Notes and a bibliography accompany each essay, and the work includes several screenshots, images, and photographs.
Changing The Rules Of The Game
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Author : S. Hotho
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-10-24
Changing The Rules Of The Game written by S. Hotho and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-24 with Social Science categories.
The computer games industry is one of the most vibrant industries today whose potential for growth seems inexhaustible. This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and captures emerging trends as well as the issues and challenges faced by businesses, their managers and their workforce in the games industry.
Gaming Cultures And Place In Asia Pacific
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Author : Larissa Hjorth
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-06-24
Gaming Cultures And Place In Asia Pacific written by Larissa Hjorth and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-24 with Computers categories.
This collection explores the politics of game play and its cultural context by focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing from micro ethnographic studies to macro political economy analysis of techno-nationalisms and transcultural flows of cultural capital, it provides an interdisciplinary model for thinking through the politics of gaming.
Playing Video Games
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Author : Peter Vorderer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-10-12
Playing Video Games written by Peter Vorderer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-12 with Games & Activities categories.
From security training simulations to war games to role-playing games, to sports games to gambling, playing video games has become a social phenomena, and the increasing number of players that cross gender, culture, and age is on a dramatic upward trajectory. Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences integrates communication, psychology, and technology to examine the psychological and mediated aspects of playing video games. It is the first volume to delve deeply into these aspects of computer game play. It fits squarely into the media psychology arm of entertainment studies, the next big wave in media studies. The book targets one of the most popular and pervasive media in modern times, and it will serve to define the area of study and provide a theoretical spine for future research. This unique and timely volume will appeal to scholars, researchers, and graduate students in media studies and mass communication, psychology, and marketing.