Gaming in social, locative, and mobile media / Larissa Hjorth, Ingrid Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hjorth, Larissa, author.

Richardson, Ingrid, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Social aspects.

Video games.

Mobile games--Social aspects.

Mobile games.

Social media.

Online social networks.

Social aspects.

Electronic games.

Genre:

Electronic games.

Physical Description:

vii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Gaming in social, locative, & mobile media

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"The convergence of online social media, location-based services, mobile apps and games is transforming the way we communicate with each other and participate in media spaces. Gaming in Social, Locative and Mobile Media explores this complex dynamic of platforms and interfaces, reflecting on some of the social, personal and political dimensions of the 'playful turn' in contemporary culture. Drawing on ethnographic case studies across the Asia-Pacific region, Hjorth and Richardson consider how mobile social media are changing our experience of place, mobility, intimacy and sociality, both in the context of quotidian life and across geographic regions. Through the lens of everyday practices, and adapting a range of concepts and theoretical perspectives from media, communication and game studies, the authors think critically about how locative, mobile, social and 'playful' media are reshaping our experience of the world and ourselves as cultural beings."--Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Social, Locative, and Mobile Media Gaming

MOBILE MEDIA GAMES. The Histories of Mobile Media and Mobile Gaming

Locating the Mobile: The Unruly and Ambiguous Rise of Mobile Gaming

Reconceptualising Casual Play

LOCATIVE MEDIA AND GAMES. Ambient Play

Locating the Game: Location-based services (LBSs) and Playful Visualities

Co-presence Café Cultures: Kakao, Games, and Camera Phone Sharing in Seoul, South Korea

SOCIAL, LOCATIVE, AND MOBILE: NEW CARTOGRAPHIES OF GAMING AND PLAY

Social Media, Facebook games, and Fantasy Sport

Locating Home: Cross-generational Play and Co-presence

Games and Cultural Play

Beyond the Casual: Situating Ambient and Cultural Play.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-177) and index.

ISBN:

9781137301413

1137301414

OCLC:

870285479