{"product_id":"9781032372853-gaming-disability","title":"Gaming Disability","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisability Perspectives on Contemporary Video Games. \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the opportunities and challenges people with disabilities experience in the context of digital games from the perspective of three related areas: representation, access and inclusion, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the opportunities and challenges people with disabilities experience in the context of digital games from the perspective of three related areas: representation, access and inclusion, and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on key concerns in disability media studies, the book brings together scholars from disability studies and game studies, alongside game developers, educators, and disability rights activists, to reflect upon the increasing visibility of disabled characters in digital games. Chapters explore the contemporary gaming environment as it relates to disability on platforms such as Twitch, Minecraft, and Tingyou, while also addressing future possibilities and pitfalls for people with disabilities within gaming given the rise of virtual reality applications, and augmented games such as \u003ci\u003ePokémon Go\u003c\/i\u003e. The book asks how game developers can attempt to represent diverse abilities, taking games such as \u003ci\u003eBlindSide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOverwatch\u003c\/i\u003e as examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA significant collection for scholars and students interested in the critical analysis of digital games, this volume will be of interest across several disciplines including game studies, game design and development, internet, visual, cultural, communication and media studies, as well as disability studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40809132064865,"sku":"9781032372853","price":42.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_10852530_jpg.jpg?v=1707924532","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032372853-gaming-disability","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}