学際的に急成長を遂げた「ゲーム文化研究」の潮流を代表する重要論文を精選収録。Edited by the field's leading scholar, Mark J. P. Wolf, this collection encompasses the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives. The materials gathered explore issues of game design and development, provide close analysis of games as cultural artefacts, and address issues of policy, such as those related to race, class, gender, and sexuality.