Portable Play in Everyday Life - The Nintendo Ds

Informationen zum Autor Samuel Tobin is Assistant Professor of Communications and Media at Fitchburg State University, USA. Klappentext People play mobile games everywhere and at any time. Tobin examines this media practice through the players directly using the lens of the players and practice of the Nintendo DS system. He argues for the primacy of context for understanding how digital play functions in today's society, emphasizing location, "killing-time," and mobile communities. Zusammenfassung People play mobile games everywhere and at any time. Tobin examines this media practice through the players directly using the lens of the players and practice of the Nintendo DS system. He argues for the primacy of context for understanding how digital play functions in today's society! emphasizing location! "killing-time!" and mobile communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Nintendo DS and Related Devices 3. Recommendations and Reviews 4. Interface Space 5. I'd Rather Sit and Play: Mobile Videogames at Home 6. Mobile Play In Transit

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Nintendo DS and Related Devices 3. Recommendations and Reviews 4. Interface Space 5. I'd Rather Sit and Play: Mobile Videogames at Home 6. Mobile Play In Transit

Product details

• Authors: S. Tobin, Samuel Tobin
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137396587
• ISBN: 978-1-137-39658-7
• No. of pages: 130
• Series: Palgrave Pivot; Palgrave Pivot
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; B, Media Studies, Sociology, Society, Cultural Studies, Society & social sciences, Communication, Social Sciences, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, general, Media and Communication, Sociology, general, Youth Culture, Culture—Study and teaching, Age groups: adolescents, Youth—Social life and customs, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Society and Social Sciences, media;society;system;time