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A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing

A World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing

Karlsen, Faltin

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Games & Activities GeneralGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1409427633
ISBN13: 9781409427636
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 9 2013
Pages: 184
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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