Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society /

Muriel, Daniel,

Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society / Daniel Muriel and Garry Crawford. - xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Routledge advances in sociology ; 241 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : contemporary culture through the lens of video games -- The emergence and consolidation of video games as culture -- Video games and agency within neoliberalism and participatory culture -- Video games as experience -- Video games beyond escapism : empathy and identification -- Video gamers and (post-)identity -- Conclusion : this is not a video game, or is it?

9781138655102 (hbk) 9781138655119 (pbk)

2017049860


Video games--Social aspects.
Video gamers--Psychology.
Popular culture.

GV1469.34.S52 / M87 2018

794.8