Fans and Videogames: Histories, Fandom, Archive, Swalwell, Angela-Ndalia PB..

Fans and VideogamesHistories, Fandom, Archives\nAuthor(s): Melanie Swalwell, Angela Ndalianis, Helen Stuckey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367878528, 978-0367878528\nSynopsis\nThis anthology addresses videogames long history of fandom, and fans important role in game history and preservation. In order to better understand and theorize video games and game playing, it is necessary to study the activities of gamers themselves. Gamers are active creators in generating meaning; they are creators of media texts they share with other fans (mods, walkthroughs, machinima, etc); and they have played a central role in curating and preserving games through activities such as their collective work on: emulation, creating online archives and the forensic archaeology of code. This volume brings together essays that explore game fandom from diverse perspectives that examine the complex processes at work in the phenomenon of.