Description
This book develops the concept of "gamble-play media", describing how some gambling and gambling-like practices are increasingly mediated by digital technologies. Digital gambling brings gambling closer to the practices and features of videogames, as audio-visual simulations structure users' experiences. By studying digital gambling from media studies, videogame and cultural studies approaches, this book offers a new critical perspective on the issues raised by computer-mediated gambling, while expanding our perspective on what media and gambling are. In particular, it critically analyses terrestrial, mobile and online slot machines, online poker and stock trading apps through a selection of case studies.
Author: César Albarrán-Torres
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/14/2020
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780367591724
ISBN10: 0367591723
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Computers | Design, Graphics & Media | General
- Games & Activities | Gambling | General (see also Self-Help | Compulsive Behavior
About the Author
César Albarrán-Torres is Lecturer in Media and Communications at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
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