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Routledge Understanding Counterplay in Video Games - Book

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Explore the complex world of multiplayer gaming through a new lens. Understanding Counterplay in Video Games, part of the Routledge Advances in Game Studies series, examines the problematic and universal issues found in online environments. This book addresses antisocial and oppositional play forms, including cheating, player harassment, the use of exploits, illicit game modifications, and system hacking. Author Alan Meades uses ethnographic research to provide a deep look into these behaviors. Rather than labeling these actions as simple hostility toward players or commercial games, the text reframes counterplay as a complex practice driven by contradictory motivations. This study gives a voice to counterplayers and moves beyond surface-level definitions to understand the actual mechanics of how these players operate within digital spaces. This book is a valuable resource for those studying the social and anthropological aspects of gaming. It offers a grounded perspective on how players interact with systems and each other, making it a necessary read for researchers and students interested in the sociological impact of multiplayer video games.

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Examines antisocial play forms including cheating, harassment, and system hacking within multiplayer video games.

Uses ethnographic research to provide a voice to counterplayers and explain their specific motivations.

Reframes counterplay as a complex practice instead of simple hostility toward games or players.

Part of the Routledge Advances in Game Studies series for academic and professional insight.

Offers a grounded look at the use of exploits and illicit game modifications in digital environments.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138804924
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 08 July 2015
Listed Since: 05 January 2015

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