All Outputs (4)

Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games (2011)
Book
Gosling, V., Light, B., & Crawford, G. (2011). Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games. London: Routledge

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure industry and pastime. The significance of video games within our ever... Read More about Online gaming in context : the social and cultural significance of online games.

The social and cultural significance of online gaming (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). The social and cultural significance of online gaming. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

It's not just a game : contemporary challenges for games research and the internet (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). It's not just a game : contemporary challenges for games research and the internet. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences (2011)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2011). Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences. Games and Culture, 6(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412010364979

This article develops and expands on earlier work of the authors, which posits the idea of considering gamers as a (media) audience—enabling parallels to be drawn with wider literatures and debates on audience research and media fan cultures. In par... Read More about Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences.