A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing
- ISBN-10
- 1317186214
- ISBN-13
- 9781317186212
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-03-16
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Faltin Karlsen
Description
This book explores gaming culture, focusing on competent players and excessive use. Addressing the contested question of whether addiction is possible in relation to computer games - specifically online gaming - A World of Excesses demonstrates that excessive playing does not necessarily have detrimental effects, and that there are important contextual elements that influence what consequences playing has for the players. Based on new empirical studies, including in-depth interviews and virtual ethnography, and drawing on material from international game related sites, this book examines the reasons for which gaming can occupy such a central place in people's lives, to the point of excess. As such, it will be of interest to sociologists and psychologists working in the fields of cultural and media studies, the sociology of leisure, information technology and addiction.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Curation: The power of selection in a world of excess
By Michael Bhaskar'A terrific and important book . . . it's a great, fresh take on how the 21st century is transforming the way we select everything from food to music' David...
-
World of Reading: T.O.T.S.: Panda Excess: Level 1 Reader
By Disney BooksRead along with Disney! Pip and Freddy must deliver a Panda so dangerously cute that a single look will make it impossible to say “goodbye.”
-
Excess Returns: A comparative study of the world's greatest investors
By Frederik VanhaverbekeAmong the revealing insights, you will learn of the striking similarities in the craft of great investors, crucial subtleties in their methods that are ignored by many, and the unconscious errors investors commonly make and how these are ...
-
Curation: The Power of Selection in a World of Excess
By Michael BhaskarThere is no longer any competitive advantage in creating more information. Today, value lies in curation: selecting, finding and cutting down to show what really matters.
-
Eating to Excess: The Meaning of Gluttony and the Fat Body in the Ancient World
By Susan E. HillIn Cultures of the Abdomen: Diet, Digestion, and Fat in the Modern World, edited by Christopher Forth and Ana Carden-Coyne. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, 169–183. Food scholar Albala discusses the shift in perspective on gluttony ...
-
Excess Baggage: One Family's Around-the-World Search for Balance
By Tracey CarischAfter a lunch of fish 'n' chips and a short detour caused by a large herd of sheep, we arrived in Castletownshend, a tiny village sitting on the southwest coast. Row houses lined each side of the main street, the transition from one ...
-
Copyright's Excess
By Glynn LunneyTests copyright's fundamental premise that more money will increase creative output using the US recording industry from 1962-2015.
-
Better than Alpha: Three Steps to Capturing Excess Returns in a Changing World
By Christopher M. SchellingSuccessful investors don’t find “alpha,” they find value―and that’s what this book helps you do.
-
We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
By Daniel Akst'We Have Met the Enemy' is an irreverent search for answers that devles into overeating, overspending, procrastination, anger, addiction, wayward sexual attraction, and most of the other homely transgressions that bedevil us daily in a ...
-
Adventures in Retirement: A Hilarious Journey Into the Unknown World of Excess Time, Limited Responsibilities and an Uncertain Future
By Lawrence G. DoyleJoin the author on his year-long quest to uncover all that retirement has to offer.