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Gaming Disability: Disability Perspectives on Contemporary Video Games

Gaming Disability: Disability Perspectives on Contemporary Video Games

Ellis, Katie
Leaver, Tama
Kent, Mike

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Research in Disability and Media Studies

Games & Activities GeneralGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0367357143
ISBN13: 9780367357146
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 30 2022
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.24
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores the opportunities and challenges people with disabilities experience in the context of digital games from the perspective of three related areas: representation, access and inclusion, and community.

Drawing on key concerns in disability media studies, the book brings together scholars from disability studies and game studies, alongside game developers, educators, and disability rights activists, to reflect upon the increasing visibility of disabled characters in digital games. Chapters explore the contemporary gaming environment as it relates to disability on platforms such as Twitch, Minecraft, and Tingyou, while also addressing future possibilities and pitfalls for people with disabilities within gaming given the rise of virtual reality applications, and augmented games such as Pokémon Go. The book asks how game developers can attempt to represent diverse abilities, taking games such as BlindSide and Overwatch as examples.

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