{"product_id":"transgression-in-games-and-play-isbn-9780262038652","title":"Transgression in Games and Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eContributors from a range of disciplines explore boundary-crossing in videogames, examining both transgressive game content and transgressive player actions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eVideo gameplay can include transgressive play practices in which players act in ways meant to annoy, punish, or harass other players. Videogames themselves can include transgressive or upsetting content, including excessive violence. Such boundary-crossing in videogames belies the general idea that play and games are fun and non-serious, with little consequence outside the world of the game. In this book, contributors from a range of disciplines explore transgression in video games, examining both game content and player actions. \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe contributors consider the concept of transgression in games and play, drawing on discourses in sociology, philosophy, media studies, and game studies; offer case studies of transgressive play, considering, among other things, how gameplay practices can be at once playful and violations of social etiquette; investigate players' emotional responses to game content and play practices; examine the aesthetics of transgression, focusing on the ways that game design can be used for transgressive purposes; and discuss transgressive gameplay in a societal context. By emphasizing actual player experience, the book offers a contextual understanding of content and practices usually framed as simply problematic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFraser Allison, Kristian A. Bjørkelo, Kelly Boudreau, Marcus Carter, Mia Consalvo, Rhys Jones, Kristine Jørgensen, Faltin Karlsen, Tomasz Z. Majkowski, Alan Meades, Torill Elvira Mortensen, Víctor Navarro-Remesal, Holger Pötzsch, John R. Sageng, Tanja Sihvonen, Jaakko Stenros, Ragnhild Tronstad, Hanna Wirman\u003c\/p\u003eOverall, this is an incredibly impressive anthology, with each essay being its own exploration into the world of games, play, and transgression. I would recommend this book to any Game Studies researcher who wants not only unique perspectives on transgressions but a more well-rounded view of games and their communities.—\u003ci\u003eManchester Game Studies Network\u003c\/i\u003e—Kristine Jørgensen is Professor of Media Studies at Bergen University, Norway, and the author of \u003ci\u003eGameworld Interfaces\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaltin Karlsen is Professor of Media Studies at Kristiania University College, Norway, and the author of \u003ci\u003eA World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMia Consalvo is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University in Montreal. She is the author of\u003ci\u003e Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAtari to Zelda: Japan's Videogames in Global Contexts\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the MIT Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Carter currently practices architecture in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristine Jørgensen is Professor of Media Studies at Bergen University, Norway, and the author of \u003ci\u003eGameworld Interfaces\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaltin Karlsen is Professor of Media Studies at Kristiania University College, Norway, and the author of \u003ci\u003eA World of Excesses: Online Games and Excessive Playing\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300610265317,"sku":"NP9780262038652","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262038652.jpg?v=1767742905","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/transgression-in-games-and-play-isbn-9780262038652","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}