Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white
males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold …

We live in a world where the internet and the world wide web have, in the matter of only
three decades, shifted from being at the forefront of a new frontier of communication …

What is video game culture, however? What does it mean to have a culture defined by the
consumption of a particular medium? Moreover, what are the implications of defining this …

Video games challenge our notions of identity, creativity, and moral value, and provide a
powerful new avenue for teaching and learning. This book is a rich and provocative guide to …

Millions of users have taken up residence in virtual worlds, and in those worlds they find
opportunities to revisit and rewrite their religious lives. Robert M. Geraci argues that virtual …

Research on minority representation in video games usually asserts: 1. the industry
excludes certain audiences by not representing them; 2. everyone should be provided with …

The video game play of individuals, in particular those who game alone, is rarely studied
outside of effects based research or autoethnographic explorations. Rather than focus on …

This research examines the continuities, relations, and transformations of gaming lifeworlds.
Taking on a feminist and cultural lens to study videogames as assemblages of play, this …

To date, most research on massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs)
has focused on the effects playing MMORPGs have on players' health and wellness. The …

Massively multiplayer online roleplaying games, or MMOs, present an increasingly popular
digital media experience whereby identity emerges as players contribute materially to play …