Players’ Realm anthology

Players’ Realm anthology launched

Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Videogames and Gaming which I’ve edited along with Patrick Williams has now been published. There’s info on the book’s own page and it is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and at other self-respecting book dealers.
I have a chapter in the book entitled Who Governs the Gamers? Political Power in Large Game Worlds which examines how classical debates of political theory relate to game worlds.

I’d like to thank everybody involved for their dedicated and professional attitude towards the project.

Players’ Realm anthology gets covered

McFarland – Publisher of Reference and Scholarly Books

Superheroes dancing in front of a supernova seem to adorn the cover of our forthcoming games anthology, I just saw. But then, why not?

Players’ Realm anthology forthcoming

The game studies anthology I’ve been editing with Patrick Williams is taking shape. It should be out this fall. And will be known as:

J. Patrick Williams, and Jonas Heide Smith (eds.). 2006 (forthcoming). “The Players’ Realm: Studies on the Culture of Video Games and Gaming.” Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

Table of contents etc. here

Update: Seems the publication date has been postponed to early 2007.

Gaming Culture web page now up

We now have a web page up about the research volume that Patrick Williams and I are editing, entitled Gaming Culture and Social Life.
You can even sign up to be notified when the book is published.