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Author : Derek Michael Van Rheenen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)
Download or read book A Cultural Study of a Traditional Game written by Derek Michael Van Rheenen and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pere Lavega-Burgués
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288971912X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)
Download or read book Traditional Sporting Games and Play: Enhancing Cultural Diversity, Emotional Well-being, Interpersonal Relationships and Intelligent Decisions written by Pere Lavega-Burgués and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary Flanagan
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262518651
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Critical Play written by Mary Flanagan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2013-02-08 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of subversive games like The Sims—games designed for political, aesthetic, and social critique. For many players, games are entertainment, diversion, relaxation, fantasy. But what if certain games were something more than this, providing not only outlets for entertainment but a means for creative expression, instruments for conceptual thinking, or tools for social change? In Critical Play, artist and game designer Mary Flanagan examines alternative games—games that challenge the accepted norms embedded within the gaming industry—and argues that games designed by artists and activists are reshaping everyday game culture. Flanagan provides a lively historical context for critical play through twentieth-century art movements, connecting subversive game design to subversive art: her examples of “playing house” include Dadaist puppet shows and The Sims. She looks at artists’ alternative computer-based games and explores games for change, considering the way activist concerns—including worldwide poverty and AIDS—can be incorporated into game design. Arguing that this kind of conscious practice—which now constitutes the avant-garde of the computer game medium—can inspire new working methods for designers, Flanagan offers a model for designing that will encourage the subversion of popular gaming tropes through new styles of game making, and proposes a theory of alternate game design that focuses on the reworking of contemporary popular game practices.
Author : Jon Dovey
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335224873
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Game Cultures written by Jon Dovey and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2006-05-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the critical concepts and debates that are shaping the emerging field of game studies. Exploring games in the context of cultural studies and media studies, it analyses computer games as the most popular contemporary form of new media production and consumption. The book: Argues for the centrality of play in redefining reading, consuming and creating culture Offers detailed research into the political economy of games to generate a model of new media production Examines the dynamics of power in relation to both the production and consumption of computer games This is key reading for students, academics and industry practitioners in the fields of cultural studies, new media, media studies and game studies, as well as human-computer interaction and cyberculture.
Author : Judy Sierra
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Children's Traditional Games written by Judy Sierra and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1995-11-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How they were played, who by, the rules etc.
Author : Mwangi Peter Wanderi
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9994455567
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (944 download)
Download or read book The Indigenous Games of the People of the Coastal Region of Kenya written by Mwangi Peter Wanderi and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2011 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the time of the early Greek, Egyptian and Chinese civilizations, games are depicted as having played a significant role in the lives of the people, similarly, games of different kinds have been a vital hallmark of peopleís culture in Kenya, and everywhere else in Africa, for hundreds of years. The focus of this research project is to identify the traditional games of the people from the Kenyan coastal region and describe how they were conducted as well as the socio-cultural setting within which they were performed, and to establish the significance of these activities in enhancing the acquisition and learning of verbal information, cognitive strategies, attitudes, and motor skills by the participants in specific and their significance to the community in general. The study also suggests ways in which traditional games could be adopted into the contemporary educational curriculum as well as for mass sports participation.
Author : Tarun Bhagabati
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668406049
Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)
Download or read book The history of traditional games and recreation in the past written by Tarun Bhagabati and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2006 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: Games and sports are a part of everyday life. From the old days games are played in different manners. Different types of games are played at different places and zones of the world. However the modern games were introduced only after the British occupation in Assam. All these games are not played by male and female. In Assam some traditional games were played by the old as well as young. An attempt has been made to highlight this.
Author : Monica Evans
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848880596
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Videogames Studies: Concepts, Cultures, and Communication written by Monica Evans and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reflects the discussions that occurred during the 2nd Global Conference on Videogame Cultures and the Future of Interactive Entertainment in July 2010. The chapters in this volume cover four primary topics: new frameworks for game studies and analysis, the various cultures surrounding gaming, questions of ethics and controversial...
Author : Frans Mäyrä
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473902924
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Game Studies written by Frans Mäyrä and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-02-18 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Game Studies is the first introductory textbook for students of game studies. It provides a conceptual overview of the cultural, social and economic significance of computer and video games and traces the history of game culture and the emergence of game studies as a field of research. Key concepts and theories are illustrated with discussion of games taken from different historical phases of game culture. Progressing from the simple, yet engaging gameplay of Pong and text-based adventure games to the complex virtual worlds of contemporary online games, the book guides students towards analytical appreciation and critical engagement with gaming and game studies. Students will learn to: - Understand and analyse different aspects of phenomena we recognise as ′game′ and play′ - Identify the key developments in digital game design through discussion of action in games of the 1970s, fiction and adventure in games of the 1980s, three-dimensionality in games of the 1990s, and social aspects of gameplay in contemporary online games - Understand games as dynamic systems of meaning-making - Interpret the context of games as ′culture′ and subculture - Analyse the relationship between technology and interactivity and between ′game′ and ′reality′ - Situate games within the context of digital culture and the information society With further reading suggestions, images, exercises, online resources and a whole chapter devoted to preparing students to do their own game studies project, An Introduction to Game Studies is the complete toolkit for all students pursuing the study of games. The companion website at www.sagepub.co.uk/mayra contains slides and assignments that are suitable for self-study as well as for classroom use. Students will also benefit from online resources at www.gamestudiesbook.net, which will be regularly blogged and updated by the author. Professor Frans Mäyrä is a Professor of Games Studies and Digital Culture at the Hypermedia Laboratory in the University of Tampere, Finland.
Author : Ricardo Melo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030629198
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Small Scale Sport Tourism Events and Local Sustainable Development written by Ricardo Melo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the impacts of small scale sport tourism events on local sustainable development in different countries. Using half marathons organized in small and medium sized cities as an example, the chapters are robust case studies, applying a unified methodology in order to provide a clear overview of the sport tourism system in each country. The book begins with a description of the methodologies used and an overview of the countries studied. The country chapters focus on several dimensions of sport tourism in each city, including but not limited to the history of past sport tourism events in the municipality, the characteristics of the city hosting the event, the demographic profile of participants in the event, and the quantifiable economic, environmental, and sociocultural impacts of the event. Each chapter concludes with analysis and policy recommendations for holding future events that contribute to local sustainable development. The book concludes by summarizing and comparing the main results across different countries, and presenting main conclusions and overarching recommendations. Written by international experts in sports tourism, this book is geared towards academic researchers and students, interested in sport tourism, sports economics, management, and sustainable development, as well as policy makers and professionals tasked with bringing such events to their cities.
Author : Elliott M. Avedon
Publisher : New York ; Toronto : J. Wiley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Study of Games written by Elliott M. Avedon and published by New York ; Toronto : J. Wiley. This book was released on 1971 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emily A. Roper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9462094551
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Gender Relations in Sport written by Emily A. Roper and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-01-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed primarily as a textbook for upper division undergraduate courses in gender and sport, gender issues, sport sociology, cultural sport studies, and women’s studies, Gender Relations in Sport provides a comprehensive examination of the intersecting themes and concepts surrounding the study of gender and sport. The 16 contributors, leading scholars from sport studies, present key issues, current research perspectives and theoretical developments within nine sub-areas of gender and sport: • Gender and sport participation • Theories of gender and sport • Gender and sport media • Sexual identity and sport • Intersections of race, ethnicity and gender in sport • Framing Title IX policy using conceptual metaphors • Studying the athletic body • Sexual harassment and abuse in sport • Historical developments and current issues from a European perspective The intersecting themes and concepts across chapters are also accentuated. Such a publication provides access to the study of gender relations in sport to students across a variety of disciplines. Emily A. Roper, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Sam Houston State University. Her research focuses on gender, sexuality, and sport.
Author : Pere Lavega-Burgués
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832538525
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Traditional Sporting Games and Play in physical education: Enhancing Cultural Diversity, Emotional Well-Being, Interpersonal Relationships and Intelligent Decisions, volume II written by Pere Lavega-Burgués and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Tomlinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Game's Up written by Alan Tomlinson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible volume gathers together previously written articles on a range of themes, including sport and leisure, physical education, sociology and cultural studies. Combining case-study analysis with discussion of key conceptual and theoretical themes, sociology, and cultural studies, the helpful format of the book should lead to a clearer understanding of the sociological implications of leisure.
Author : Afeez Tope Raji
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346060470
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book A Retrospective of Yoruba Indigenous Games and Plays written by Afeez Tope Raji and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Document from the year 2019 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, , course: Cultural Hisory, language: English, abstract: The debate on games and plays as universal phenomena is now irrelevant. Every climes of the world is known with its specifics. Yorubaland is no exception to this. The Yoruba engages in ìjàkadì, ayò ọlọ́pọ́n, òkìtì títa , búúrú, bojú-bojú, bọ́ọ́kọ-bọ́ọ̀kọ, párá-onídèmodè, sansalùbọ́, gbádìí-gbádìí, tẹ̀ẹ̀tẹ́ and others. It is however regrettable that the Yoruba Indigenous Games and Plays (IGPs) has given way to the foreign ones – notably, Western model as badminton, athletics, chess, football, basketball, hockey, volleyball, table tennis and others – which continues to addict them. This has been blamed on global exchange of culture for which the Yoruba had been at the receiving side. Using the descriptive and analytical modes of historical interpretation, the findings of this study validated that the Yoruba have distinctive games and plays which firmly connects with their cultural needs and environmental circumstances. The paper concludes that Yoruba IGPs should not be relegated especially with the current economic recession; it could be another source of income generation to the nation. Moreover, it can serve as a veritable unidentified weapon for combating crime. Therefore, it should be revisited and reviewed to world standard.
Author : Günther Lüschen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Cross-cultural Analysis of Sport and Games written by Günther Lüschen and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume grew out of an International Workshop at the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1967, sponsored by the UNESCO Committee for Sociology of Sport.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315459965
Total Pages : 6142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)
Download or read book Routledge Library Editions: Cultural Studies written by Various Authors and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 6142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seven volume set reissues a collection of out-of-print titles covering a range of responses to modern culture. They include in-depth analyses of US and Australian popular culture, works on the media and television, macrosociology, and the media and ‘otherness’. Taken together, they provide stimulating and thought-provoking debate on a wide range of topics central to many of today’s cultural controversies.
