A World of Excesses

Online Games and Excessive Playing

Faltin Karlsen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

184 Seiten

2013
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4094-2763-6 (ISBN)

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This book explores gaming culture, focusing on competent players and excessive use. Addressing the contested question of whether addiction is possible in relation to computer games - specifically online gaming - A World of Excesses demonstrates that excessive playing does not necessarily have detrimental effects, and that there are important contextual elements that influence what consequences playing has for the players. Based on new empirical studies, including in-depth interviews and virtual ethnography, and drawing on material from international game related sites, this book examines the reasons for which gaming can occupy such a central place in people's lives, to the point of excess. As such, it will be of interest to sociologists and psychologists working in the fields of cultural and media studies, the sociology of leisure, information technology and addiction.

Faltin Karlsen is Professor of Media Studies at The Norwegian School of Information Technology, Norway.

Contents: Introduction; Game genre, case and empirical material; Media narratives and public concerns; Addiction and randomness; Game structure and loyalty programmes; Pathological gaming and social context; Theorycrafting: between collective intelligence and intrinsic satisfaction; Life phase and meaningful play; Appendices; References; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.8.2013
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-4094-2763-3 / 1409427633
ISBN-13	978-1-4094-2763-6 / 9781409427636
Zustand	Neuware