1st Edition
Gaming Culture(s) in India Digital Play in Everyday Life
Introduction: Ludic Beginnings: Gaming Journeys and Experiences
1. Fun, Magic and Play: Theories of Gaming
2. Building Tools to Map the Ludic Everyday
3. Player Perspectives: Gamers and Gamerworthiness
4. Charting the Indian Gamescape: Redrawing Lines of Access
5. Gaming as a Site of Contestation
6. Friends, Communities and Networks: Gaming is Social
Conclusion
Biography
Aditya Deshbandhu teaches in the Communications Area, Indian Institute of Management Indore, India. He has a doctoral degree in communication from the Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad, India. His research interests include new media studies, digital cultures and the emerging field of video game studies.
