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Playful Identities The Ludification of Digital Media Cultures

In this edited volume, 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: de Lange, Michiel
Other Authors: Raessens, Joost, Frissen, Valerie, Lammes, Sybille
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2015
Series:MediaMatters
Subjects:
Play
Digital Media
The Arts: General Topics
Identity
Mobile Phone
Digital, Video And New Media Arts
Casual Game
European History
Huizinga
History
Media Studies
Foursquare City Guide
Homo Ludens
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In this edited volume, 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 identity studies.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Physical Description:366 p.
ISBN:9789048523030
9789089646392

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