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Routledge A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing - Routledge

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Explore the complexities of gaming culture with this academic examination of online gaming behaviour and excessive play. A World of Excesses investigates whether addiction is truly possible in relation to computer games, challenging conventional assumptions about excessive playing and its consequences. Drawing on rigorous empirical research including in-depth interviews and virtual ethnography, combined with material from international gaming sites, this Routledge publication presents evidence-based insights into how contextual elements shape the impact of gaming on players. Written for researchers, academics and students of sociology, anthropology and digital culture, this book moves beyond sensationalism to provide nuanced analysis of competitive players and their relationship with online gaming environments.

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Routledge academic publication offering peer-reviewed research on online gaming culture and excessive playing behaviour.

Based on empirical studies including in-depth interviews and virtual ethnography across international gaming communities.

Examines contextual elements that influence the consequences of excessive playing for individual players.

Addresses the contested question of addiction in relation to computer games with evidence-based methodology.

Suitable for students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, digital culture and gaming studies.

Draws on material from international game-related sites to provide global perspective on gaming behaviour.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
09 August 2013
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03 March 2013

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