Playful identities: the ludification of digital media cultures

In Playful Identities, eighteen scholars examine the increasing role of digital media technologies in identity construction through play. Going beyond computer games, this interdisciplinary collection argues that present-day play and games are not only appropriate metaphors for capturing postmodern...

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Weitere Verfasser: Frissen, Valerie (HerausgeberIn), Lammes, Sybille (HerausgeberIn), Lange, Michiel de 1976- (HerausgeberIn), Mul, Jos de 1956- (HerausgeberIn), Raessens, Joost 1960- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch Software E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2015]
Schriftenreihe:MediaMatters
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Zusammenfassung:In Playful Identities, eighteen scholars examine the increasing role of digital media technologies in identity construction through play. Going beyond computer games, this interdisciplinary collection argues that present-day play and games are not only appropriate metaphors for capturing postmodern human identities, but are in fact the means by which people create their identity. From discussions of World of Warcraft and Foursquare to digital cartographies, the combined essays form a groundbreaking volume that features the most recent insights in play and game studies, media research, and iden
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (363 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9048523036
9789048523030
Zugangseinschränkungen:Open Access

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