Portable Play in Everyday Life: The Nintendo DS

By Samuel Tobin

Book Overview

People play mobile games everywhere and at any time. Tobin examines this media practice through the players directly using the lens of the players and practice of the Nintendo DS system. He argues for the primacy of context for understanding how digital play functions in today's society, emphasizing location, "killing-time," and mobile communities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113739658X
• ISBN13: 9781137396587
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"