Digital Game Culture in Korea
eBook - PDF

Digital Game Culture in Korea

The Social at Play

  1. 137 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Digital Game Culture in Korea

The Social at Play

About this book

Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play is a critical ethnographic investigation of media discourses surrounding online game addiction and the sociocultural roles fulfilled by games in everyday life. Florence M. Chee argues that the casting of online games as singularly problematic or addictive largely ignores the socially generative and, at times, pivotally important means of connection among games, players, and the communities they foster. Through focusing on Korea's sociohistorical and technocultural context, this work celebrates and recognizes the foundational role of Korean game culture in shaping global games and play. Scholars of game studies, communication, and technoculture will find this book of particular interest.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Games as Communication
  6. The Rise of Digital Game Culture in Korea
  7. The Social Addict
  8. Gender Pipelines and Pipe Dreams
  9. Gaming the Future
  10. Bibliography
  11. Index
  12. About the Author