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Description
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 that 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2013-10-29
Publication Date:
2013-10-29
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0415828864
ISBN13:
9780415828864
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Weight:
418 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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