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Portable Play in Everyday Life: The Nintendo DS

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Samuel Tobin

    1. Fitchburg State University, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Nintendo DS and Related Devices

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 14-23

  4. Recommendations and Reviews

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 24-50

  5. Interface Space

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 51-63

  6. I’d Rather Sit and Play: Mobile Videogames at Home

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 64-80

  7. Mobile Play in Transit

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 81-107

  8. Conclusion

    • Samuel Tobin
    Pages 108-118

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 119-130
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About this book

People play mobile games everywhere and at any time. Tobin examines this media practice through the players directly using the lens of the players and practice of the Nintendo DS system. He argues for the primacy of context for understanding how digital play functions in today's society, emphasizing location, "killing-time," and mobile communities.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fitchburg State University, USA

    Samuel Tobin

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Samuel Tobin is Assistant Professor of Communications and Media at Fitchburg State University, USA.

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