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SOCIAL, CASUAL AND MOBILE GAMES: THE CHANGING GAMING LANDSCAPE

Lina Eklund, Brendan Keogh, Laureline Chiapello, Tom Phillips, Kelly Bourdreau, Mia Consalvo, Lindsay Grace, Ingrid Richardson, Larissa Hjorth, Fanny Ramirez, Stacy Blasiola, Miao Feng, Adrienne Massanari, Erin Stark, Jamie Henthorn, Rowan Wilken, Mark Balnaves, Tama Leaver, David Nieborg, Cesar Albarrán-Torres, Marcus Carter, Staffan Björk, Adrienne Shaw, Shira Chess, Michele Willson



 

Social, casual and mobile games, played on devices such as smartphones, tablets, or PCs and accessed through online social networks, have become extremely popular, and are changing the ways in which games are designed, understood, and played. These games have sparked a revolution as more people from a broader demographic than ever play games, shifting the stereotype of gaming away from that of hardcore, dedicated play to that of activities that fit into everyday life.


Social, Casual and Mobile Games explores the rapidly changing gaming landscape and discusses the ludic, methodological, theoretical, economic, social and cultural challenges that these changes invoke. With chapters discussing locative games, the new freemium economic model, and gamer demographics, as well as close studies of specific games (including Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds, and Ingress), this collection offers an insight into the changing nature of games and the impact that mobile media is having upon individuals and societies around the world.

 

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE

BINDING

EDITION

ISBN

YEAR

PAGES

English

Hardcover


9781501310607

2016

320

English

Paperback

9781501320194

2017

288

 

TAGS


Publishers: #Bloomsbury (Bloomsbury)

Languages: #English

Accessibility: N/A


Companies:

#Activision (Activision)

#Apple (Apple)

#Blizzard (Blizzard Entertainment)



Public Figures:

N/A


Games:

#AngryBirds (Angry Birds, Bad Piggies)

#CandyCrush (Candy Crush)

#Farmville (Farmville)

#FlappyBird (Flappy Bird)

#Tetris (Tetris)

#Ziggurat (Ziggurat)

#ZombiesRun (Zombies, Run!)


Misc:

#GamerGate (GamerGate)


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