商品簡介
The essays included in this book use the concept of immersion in its original academic meaning and context in their discussions of live action role playing, reality television, social media, first-person shooting games, and more. Researchers and scholars in fields ranging from game and television studies to social psychology and sociology are studying games to gain insights into popular culture in modern society. These essays offer some thought-provoking interpretations and conclusions from a variety of perspectives. Editors are Torner (Ph.D. candidate, German studies and folm studies, U. of Massachusetts, Amherst), and White (speech and mass media, Penn State Altoona). Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Evan Torner is a Ph.D. candidate in German studies and film studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. William J. White, an associate professor of communication arts & sciences at Penn State Altoona, teaches speech and mass media courses. His research interests include communication theory, the rhetoric of science, science fiction and games as participatory culture. He lives in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
