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This innovative book provides transdisciplinary analyses of the nature and dynamics of digital game environments whilst tackling the existing fragmentation of academic research. Digital game environments are of increasing economic, social and cultural value. As their influence on diverse facets of life grows, states have felt compelled to intervene and secure some public interests. Yet, the contours of a comprehensive governance model are far from recognisable and governments are grappling with the complexity and fluidity of online games and virtual worlds as private spaces and as experimentation fields for creativity and innovation. This book contributes to a more comprehensive and fine-grained understanding of digital game environments, which is a precondition for addressing any of the pressing governance questions posed. Particular attention is given to the concept and policy objective of cultural diversity, which also offers a unique entry point into the discussion of the appropriate legal regulation of digital games. Governance of Digital Game Environments and Cultural Diversity will be of interest to researchers of media law, internet law and governance, cultural studies, anthropology and sociology. As the book addresses a highly topical theme, it will attract the attention of policymakers at national, regional and international levels and will also serve as a great resource tool for scholars in new media and in particular digital games and virtual worlds.

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Contents: Preface PART I: TRANSDISCIPLINARY ENQUIRIES INTO THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF DIGITAL GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS 1. Online Games and Virtual Worlds: Business and Policy Developments Christian Reimsbach-Kounatze and Sacha Wunsch-Vincent 2. Beyond Billiard Balls: Transnational Flows, Cultural Diversity and Digital Games Aphra Kerr 3. User Created Content in Virtual Worlds and Cultural Diversity Mira Burri-Nenova 4. The Concept and Conditions of Governance in Massively Multiplayer Online Games Sal Humphreys 5. Second Life: Game or Play? Sociological Analysis of Avatar Diversity in Second Life Sabina Misoch PART II: GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS 6. Governance of Virtual Worlds and the Quest for a Digital Constitution Vaios Karavas 7. State Aid for Digital Games and Cultural Diversity: A Critical Reflection in the Light of EU and WTO Law Christoph Beat Graber 8. The Protection of Minors and its Effect on Cultural Diversity: An Example of Content Regulation in Digital Game Environments Miriam Sahlfeld 9. Advertising in Digital Games and Cultural Diversity: An EC Media Law Enquiry Thomas Steiner Index

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Edited by Christoph Beat Graber, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Mira Burri-Nenova, University of Lucerne, Switzerland

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'This is an excellent and path-breaking collection of sharp and carefully researched essays. It provides wonderful insights on numerous important aspects of the complex relationship between play, cultural diversity, communications policy, and the governance of virtual societies. The phenomenal growth of these new digital realms has raised important questions across the academic disciplines, making this book's interdisciplinary focus extremely helpful to potential regulators and university scholars alike.' - Greg Lastowka, Rutgers School of law, Camden, US


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  • ISBN-13: 9781848446830
  • Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 304
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1848446837
  • Publisher Date: 29 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Transdisciplinary Enquiries


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