Game Cultures: Computer Games As New Media (Issues in Cultural and Media Studies (Paperback)) - Softcover

Dovey, Jon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033521357X ISBN 13: 9780335213573

Publisher: Open University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This book introduces the critical concepts and debates that are shaping the emerging field of game studies. Exploring games in the context of cultural studies and media studies, it analyses computer games as the most popular contemporary form of new media production and consumption.

The book:

• Argues for the centrality of play in redefining reading, consuming and creating culture
• Offers detailed research into the political economy of games to generate a model of new media production
• Examines the dynamics of power in relation to both the production and consumption of computer games

This is key reading for students, academics and industry practitioners in the fields of cultural studies, new media, media studies and game studies, as well as human-computer interaction and cyberculture.

About this title

About the Author

Helen W. Kennedy is Senior Lecturer and MA Award Leader in the School of Cultural Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol. Helen has spoken at a number of both academic and industry conferences on the role of women in computer games and computer games culture. She was invited speaker at the GDC Europe Academic Summit August 2003 and the Women In Games conference June 2004.

Jonathan Dovey is Reader in Screen Media University of Bristol. Jonathan is also a Video Producer and digital artist, who has published on the subjects of new media and documentary studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 033521357X
• ISBN 13: 9780335213573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184