The place of play : toys and digital cultures /

The place of play : toys and digital cultures / Maaike Lauwaert.

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A fascinating, eclectic analysis of the changing geographies of play in contemporary society.

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Main Author: Lauwaert, Maaike
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2009.
Series:MediaMatters.
Subjects:
Video games > Social aspects.
Video games > Social aspects > Case studies.
Games and technology.
Computer games > Social aspects.
Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Changing Practices, Shifting Sites
  • Core and Periphery of Play
  • Part I: New Children, Different Toys
  • The Child as Consumer
  • Domesticating Play
  • The Child in the City
  • Toys as Containers, Mediators and Promoters
  • Part II: From Solitary to Networked Geographies of Play. LEGO Toys: from Wooden Blocks to Plastic Bricks
  • Brand Extension & Product Differentiation
  • Bringing the Fans into the Company
  • Many-to-Many Geographies of Play
  • Part III: Commercial Geographies of Play. Toy Towns and Simulated Cities
  • A 21st-century Dollhouse: The Sims
  • Unwanted Play Practices in The Sims Online
  • Commodified Geographies of Play
  • Part IV: Serious Geographies of Play. Participation Tools
  • Participation Processes
  • Purposeful Play
  • Serious Geographies of Play
  • Conclusion. Changing Geographies of Play
  • Making Do.
  • pt. 1. New children, different toys
  • pt. 2. From solitary to networked geographies of play
  • pt. 3. Commercial geographies of play
  • pt. 4. Serious geographies of play.

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