Forthcoming Cyberculture Books

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31. Serialization in Popular Culture

    Edited by Rob Allen, Thijs van den Berg

    Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

    From prime-time television shows and graphic novels to the development of computer game expansion packs, the recent explosion of popular serials has provoked renewed interest in the history and economics of serialization, as well as the impact of this cultural form on readers, viewers, and gamers....

    To Be Published December 30th 2013 by Routledge
32. The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies

    Edited by Mark Wolf, Bernard Perron

    Series: Routledge Companions

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    To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
33. Connected Viewing

    Selling, Sharing, and Streaming Media in a Digital Age

    Edited by Jennifer Holt

    While the promise of interactive television has existed since the early days of cable television, today that promise has been delivered in the form of connected viewing, which offers audiences a way to enjoy the interactive capabilities of mobile devices and laptops while simultaneously engaging...

    To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
34. Videogames Go to the Movies

    By Bob Rehak

    Videogames Go to the Movies explores the impact of videogames on cinema--and cinema on videogames--from the early 1980s to the present. Chapters consider: the mediums' mutual framing of each other case studies of adaptation in both directions the flows and functions of contemporary transmedia...

    To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
35. Digital Literacies

    By Julia Gillen

    Series: Literacies

    With our increasing use of digital and online media, the way we interact with these modes has a great impact on our learning and literacy. In Digital Literacies, Julia Gillen presents a new approach to the study and research of the area. Drawing on the author's many research...

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
36. Making Sense of Our Digitized Lives

    Culture, Power and Social Change in the Internet Era

    By T.V. Reed

    In a remarkably short period of time the Internet and associated digital communication technologies have deeply changed the way millions of people around the globe live their lives. But what is the nature of that impact? In a series of chapters examining a range of issues—including sexuality,...

    To Be Published January 14th 2014 by Routledge
37. Videogames and Virtual Realities in East Asia

    Edited by Dixon Wong, William H. Kelly

    Videogames are extremely popular in East Asia. This book examines the phenomenon, showing how the structure of the games business, and therefore the engagement between consumers and games, varies considerably between different parts of East Asia, with game consoles dominating in Japan and on-line...

    To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge
38. Digital Zen

    Buddhism, Virtual Worlds and Online Meditation

    By Gregory Price Grieve

    Series: Media, Religion and Culture

    To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge
39. Social Networks and Music Worlds

    Edited by Nick Crossley, Siobhan McAndrew, Paul Widdop

    Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

    Social networks are critical for the creation and consumption of music. An edited collection, Social Networks and Music Worlds introduces students and scholars of music in society through the core concepts and tools of social network analysis. The collection showcases their use by sociologists,...

    To Be Published January 30th 2014 by Routledge
40. The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media

    Edited by Gerard Goggin, Larissa Hjorth

    Series: Routledge Companions

    The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media seeks to be the definitive publication for scholars and students interested in comprehending all the various aspects of mobile media. The collection, which gathers together original articles written by an international roster of...

    To Be Published January 31st 2014 by Routledge