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Mainstreaming and Game Journalism

Af: Maxwell Foxman, David B. Nieborg Engelsk Paperback

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism

Af: Maxwell Foxman, David B. Nieborg Engelsk Paperback
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Why games are still niche and not mainstream, and how journalism can help them gain cultural credibility.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultural spiral in the 1980s that continues to this day. Digital play became increasingly exclusionary by appealing to niche audiences, relying on hardcore fans and favoring the male gamer stereotype. At the same time, this culture pushed journalists to the margins, leaving them toiling to find freelance gigs and deeply ambivalent about their profession.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism also examines the bumpy process of what we think of as “mainstreaming.” The authors argue that it encompasses three overlapping factors. First, for games to become mainstream, they need to become more ubiquitous through broader media coverage. Second, an increase in ludic literacy, or how-to play games, determines whether that greater visibility translates into accessibility. Third, the mainstreaming of games must gain cultural legitimacy. The fact that games are more visible does little if only a few people take them seriously or deem them worthy of attention. Ultimately, Mainstreaming and Game Journalism provocatively questions whether games ever will—or even should—gain widespread cultural acceptance.
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Why games are still niche and not mainstream, and how journalism can help them gain cultural credibility.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism addresses both the history and current practice of game journalism, along with the roles writers and industry play in conveying that the medium is a “mainstream” form of entertainment. Through interviews with reporters, David B. Nieborg and Maxwell Foxman retrace how the game industry and journalists started a subcultural spiral in the 1980s that continues to this day. Digital play became increasingly exclusionary by appealing to niche audiences, relying on hardcore fans and favoring the male gamer stereotype. At the same time, this culture pushed journalists to the margins, leaving them toiling to find freelance gigs and deeply ambivalent about their profession.

Mainstreaming and Game Journalism also examines the bumpy process of what we think of as “mainstreaming.” The authors argue that it encompasses three overlapping factors. First, for games to become mainstream, they need to become more ubiquitous through broader media coverage. Second, an increase in ludic literacy, or how-to play games, determines whether that greater visibility translates into accessibility. Third, the mainstreaming of games must gain cultural legitimacy. The fact that games are more visible does little if only a few people take them seriously or deem them worthy of attention. Ultimately, Mainstreaming and Game Journalism provocatively questions whether games ever will—or even should—gain widespread cultural acceptance.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 224
ISBN-13: 9780262546287
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0262546280
Kategori: Samfund & Kultur
Udg. Dato: 26 sep 2023
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 204mm
Højde: 133mm
Forlag: MIT Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 26 sep 2023
Forfatter(e): Maxwell Foxman, David B. Nieborg
Forfatter(e) Maxwell Foxman, David B. Nieborg

Kategori Samfund & Kultur

ISBN-13 9780262546287

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 224

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 204mm

Højde 133mm

Udg. Dato 26 sep 2023

Oplagsdato 26 sep 2023

Forlag MIT Press Ltd