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Transnational Contexts of Culture, Gender, Class, and Colonialism in Play: Video Games in East Asia
Alexis Pulos (Ed.)
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Description for Transnational Contexts of Culture, Gender, Class, and Colonialism in Play: Video Games in East Asia
Hardback. Editor(s): Pulos, Alexis; Lee, S. Austin. Series: East Asian Popular Culture. Num Pages: 218 pages, 14 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
This book examines the local, regional and transnational contexts of video games through a focused analysis on gaming communities, the ways game design regulates gender and class relations, and the impacts of colonization on game design. The critical interest in games as a cultural artifact is covered by a wide range of interdisciplinary work. To highlight the social impacts of games the first section of the book covers the systems built around high score game competitions, the development of independent game design communities, and the formation of fan communities and cosplay. The second section of the book offers a deeper ... Read more
This book examines the local, regional and transnational contexts of video games through a focused analysis on gaming communities, the ways game design regulates gender and class relations, and the impacts of colonization on game design. The critical interest in games as a cultural artifact is covered by a wide range of interdisciplinary work. To highlight the social impacts of games the first section of the book covers the systems built around high score game competitions, the development of independent game design communities, and the formation of fan communities and cosplay. The second section of the book offers a deeper ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
East Asian Popular Culture
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319438160
SKU
V9783319438160
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About Alexis Pulos (Ed.)
Alexis Pulos is Assistant Professor at Northern Kentucky University, USA and teaches games and culture, board game design, and video game analysis. He received his PhD from University of New Mexico where he studied rhetoric, new media, digital games, and film. His current work focuses on the ways player agency is structured through the design and social regulation of rule ... Read more
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