Games and gaming : an introduction to new media /: an introduction to new media. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Larissa Hjorth.
• Other Names: Hjorth, Larissa
• Contents: 1. Introduction2. The Histories of Gaming3. Games as New Media4. Web 2.0, Social Media, and Online Games5. The Politics of the Personal: Avatar Representation, Identity and Identification and Beyond6. Glaze Cultures: Urban and Location-aware Gaming7. Gaming in the Asia-Pacific: Two Futures for Gaming - Online Gaming versus Electronic Individualism8. Conclusion: Gaming in the Twenty-first CenturyAnnotated Guide to Further ReadingQuestions and ExercisesNotesBibliographyIndex.
• Edition: English ed
• Publisher Details: Oxford New York : Berg
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (186 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.487; Impact of science & technology on society; Computer games -- Social aspects; Computer games -- Social aspects; Cultural studies; Communication studies; Games -- Video & Electronic; Media studies; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847888389; 1847888380
• Related ISBNs: 9781847884923; 184788492X; 1847884911; 9781847884916
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical reference (pages 163-179) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.