Games Beyond the Screen: Festivals of Play Across the Western World

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Author(s): William Zachary Wood (Stanford University, USA)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 20
Source title: Examining the Evolution of Gaming and Its Impact on Social, Cultural, and Political Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Keri Duncan Valentine (West Virginia University, USA)and Lucas John Jensen (Georgia Southern University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0261-6.ch018

Keywords: Digital Media / Gaming / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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This chapter introduces a phenomenon that has gone largely unaddressed in research since its emergence in western countries in the last decade: festivals of games and play. The bulk of the chapter is drawn from interviews with people involved in these festivals, including founders, current organizers and game designers, using this data to build on the work of researchers on play and playfulness. Taking an autoethnographic stance, the author speaks from personal experience as a participant and game designer in order to convey these festivals' unique qualities and potential as sites for public play.

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