DIgital Games and Cultural Identity in the 21st Century.

In our post-modernmulticulturalfast-paced societiesindividuals’ sense of identity is put in doubtespecially in nations that still strive to strike a balance between the past and post-modernism.From a pedagogical and psychological perspectivethis ever-changing and rather unstable post-modern environment and the resulting identity criseshave a negative impact on identity formation.On the other handtechnological progressoverturned pre-existing structures with inventions such as the computer and the internetresulting in the emergence of a new type of humanthe homo interneticus.Digital Games and Cultural Identity in the 21st Century:Research and Theory provides a clear and concise theoretical overview of the field of digital games and cultural identity from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Taking into account research and theory from areas as computer sciencepsychologyeducationfolklore and game designthis book aims to synthesize work related to the study of games and enhancement of cultural identities.Τhis book is an essential guide for researchersdesigners teacherspractitioners and policy makers who want to better understand the relationship between games and culture.