TY - BOOK AU - Muriel,Daniel AU - Crawford,Garry TI - Video games as culture: considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society T2 - Routledge advances in sociology SN - 9781138655102 (hbk) AV - GV1469.34.S52 M87 2018 U1 - 794.8 23 KW - Video games KW - Social aspects KW - Video gamers KW - Psychology KW - Popular culture N1 - 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? ER -