Introduction: Games and subcultural theory

Publikation: Beiträge in ZeitschriftenZeitschriftenaufsätzeForschungbegutachtet

Authors

“This issue of GAME Journal offers a recognition and a series of case studies on video games from the point of view of subcultural theory. Game studies have hitherto focused little on their object from this perspective, which offers a theoretical frame for the historical and ever growing complexity of the audiences involved with the medium of the video game. The study of subcultures on the other hand has a long standing and complex tradition which culminates in what has been recently defined as the “post-subcultural” theoretical scenario.

This introduction is set to provide, firstly, an overview of how subcultural theory could contribute to a study of games and gamers. It will discuss the implications of a study of video game subcultures and the complexity of such endeavour. The first section will mostly review some of the most recent literature that addresses this topic, trying to evaluate how much has been said, and how it could contribute to a cultural study of video games. Secondly, the introduction will look at the texts that are collected in this issue.

The curated contributions are divided in two sections. The first part, the Journal, collects peer-reviewed essays that critically analyse specific cases and assess the relevance of a study of video game subcultures for the theoretical understanding of game culture as a whole.

The second part, the Critical Section (now a constant presence in the issues of GAME Journal), is comprised of commentaries that look at study cases with distinct geographical specificities”.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftGAME : the Italian journal of game studies
Jahrgang3
Ausgabenummer1
Seiten (von - bis)5-20
Anzahl der Seiten16
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 2014

Dokumente

Links

Zuletzt angesehen

Forschende

  1. Julia Preisigke

Publikationen

  1. Legal Parameters of Space Tourism
  2. Developing pragmatic competence in a study abroad context
  3. DESI
  4. Introduction
  5. Organizational Practices for the Aging Workforce
  6. Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization
  7. Evaluating a web-based PPGIS for the rehabilitation of urban riparian corridors
  8. Spatial and seasonal distribution of trace metals in floodplain soils
  9. Zur Methodologie der ‘Fehleranalyse’ in der mathematikdidaktischen Forschung
  10. RIGID PRICES AS A RESULT FROM PROFIT MAXIMIZATION
  11. Schreiben in Deutsch
  12. The current challenges of liability for loss of satellite based services
  13. Meeting the challenges of global change
  14. Efficient control of formation flying spacecraft
  15. Die Vertreibung aus dem Elfenbeinturm
  16. Responses of an arable crop rotation system to elevated [CO2]
  17. Finding the Boomers
  18. Soil chemical legacies trigger species-specific and context-dependent root responses in later arriving plants
  19. Activity-Based Costing as a Basis for Transfer Prices and Target Setting
  20. The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence
  21. Klimasimulation
  22. ‘Forewarned is Forearmed’: Overcoming Multifaceted Challenges of Digital Innovation Units
  23. Standpunkt, Standard, Stillstand
  24. Sensitivity of trace-element analysis by X-ray emission induced by 0.1-10 MeV electrons
  25. Monoculture and mixture-planting of non-native Douglas fir alters species composition, but promotes the diversity of ground beetles in a temperate forest system
  26. Kreativität
  27. Totgesagte leben länger
  28. Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Battery-Free IoT Solutions
  29. One for all, all for one
  30. The impacts of rare disasters on asset returns and risk premiums in advanced economies (1870–2015)
  31. IT Support for Sustainable Development in Organizations
  32. Crossmodal Associations Between Olfaction and Vision