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Playful Identities
Michiel de Lange (Ed.)
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Description for Playful Identities
Paperback. Editor(s): Lange, Michiel de; Lammes, Sybille; Raessens, Joost; Mul, Jos de; Frissen, Valerie. Series: Mediamatters. Num Pages: 366 pages, 4 black and white; 8 full color. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
Series
Mediamatters
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089646392
SKU
V9789089646392
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99-50
About Michiel de Lange (Ed.)
Michiel de Lange is Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University. He is co-founder of The Mobile City, a platform for the study of new media and urbanism, and works as a researcher in the field of (mobile) media, urban culture, identity and play. He is a researcher ... Read more
Reviews for Playful Identities
"Playful Identities is an illuminating study on the increasing complexity of digital playgrounds, ludic media, ludic interfaces and technologies of the self. The book presents a variety of roles and identities such as: players, learners, gamblers, users, fans, role-players, theory crafters, cheaters, and digital savages." Prof. Dr. Mathias Fuchs, Leuphana University Lüneburg "What a brilliant, refreshing, and ... Read more