Video Games as Culture: Considering the Role and Importance of Video Games in Contemporary Society

by Daniel Muriel and Garry Crawford

Book Overview

Video games are becoming culturally dominant. But what does their popularity say about our contemporary society? This book explores video game culture, but in doing so, utilizes video games as a lens through which to understand contemporary social life.

Video games are becoming an increasingly central part of our cultural lives, impacting on various aspects of everyday life such as our consumption, communities, and identity formation. Drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138655112
• ISBN13: 9781138655119
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"