Immersive Gameplay - Essays on Participatory Media and Role-Playing (Paperback)

This collection of all-new essays approaches the topic of immersion as a product of social and media relations in the 21st century. Examining the premises and aesthetics of live-action and tabletop role-playing games, reality television, social media apps and first-person shooters, the essays take both game rules and the media discourse that games produce as serious objects of study. Scholars of social psychology, sociology, role-playing theory, game studies, and television studies all examine games and game-like environments like reality shows as interdependent sites of social friction and power negotiation. The ten essays articulate the importance of game rules in our analyses of contemporary media products, and demonstrate methods that allow us to see those game rules in action during the contested process of play.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	September 2012
Editors:	Evan Torner • William J. White
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6834-8
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > Indoor games > Role-playing & war games
LSN:	0-7864-6834-3
Barcode:	9780786468348

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