Aditya Deshbandhu

The 21st Century in 100 Games (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The 21st Century in 100 Games is an interactive public history of the contemporary world. It creates a ludological retelling of the 21st century through 100 games that were announced, launched and played from the turn of the century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040044339
• Artikelnr.: 70467990

Autorenporträt

Aditya Deshbandhu is a Lecturer of Communications, Digital Media Sociology at the University of Exeter, UK. A researcher of video game studies, new media, and the digital divide, he examines how people engage with digital artefacts and seeks to understand how these interactions shape everyday lives. As someone who actively examines digital acts of leisure, his research in the last decade has examined social media and streaming platforms alongside video games and digital cultures. He is also the author of Gaming Culture(s) in India: Digital Play in Everyday Life and also serves as an editor for this book series.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Usha Raman. Introduction. 1. Attempting a Ludological History:
How Do We Remember Games? 2. Towards a Public History: Capturing
Experiences and Shared Memories 3. Dedicated for Gaming: Transformation for
Play 4. When the Magic Fades: The Search for Redemption 5. New Ways of
Monetization: The Service Turn in Games 6. Games as Transmedia: Aggregation
and Activation 7. New Heights and Challenges: Video Games in a Pandemic.
Conclusion: 21st Century: A Lookback. Annexure.