Binding: Paperback
Description: Playing with Videogames documents the richly productive playful and social cultures of videogaming that support surround and sustain this most important of digital media forms and yet which remain largely invisible within existing studies. James Newman details the rich array of activities that surround game - playing charting the vibrant and productive practices of the vast number of videogame players and the extensive 'shadow economy of walkthroughs F a Qs art narratives online discussion boards and fan games as well as the cultures of cheating copying and piracy that have emerged. Playing with Videogames offers the reader a comprehensive understanding of the meanings of videogames and videogaming within the contemporary media environment.
Title: Playing With Videogames
Author(s): Newman James (Bath Spa University College Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415385237
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 10/1/2008
Category: Cultural Studies