Foreword by Usha Raman. Introduction. 1. Attempting a Ludological History: How Do We Remember Games? 2. Towards a Public History: Capturing Experiences and Shared Memories 3. Dedicated for Gaming: Transformation for Play 4. When the Magic Fades: The Search for Redemption 5. New Ways of Monetization: The Service Turn in Games 6. Games as Transmedia: Aggregation and Activation 7. New Heights and Challenges: Video Games in a Pandemic. Conclusion: 21st Century: A Lookback. Annexure.
Biography
Aditya Deshbandhu is a Lecturer of Communications, Digital Media Sociology at the University of Exeter, UK. A researcher of video game studies, new media, and the digital divide, he examines how people engage with digital artefacts and seeks to understand how these interactions shape everyday lives. As someone who actively examines digital acts of leisure, his research in the last decade has examined social media and streaming platforms alongside video games and digital cultures. He is also the author of Gaming Culture(s) in India: Digital Play in Everyday Life and also serves as an editor for this book series.
