RESOURCE GUIDE
The study of Digital Culture and New Media is one of the most dynamic ones, it is important to focus on studying, understanding, and updating oneself, the evolution of Digital Culture and New Media. The resource guide is designed on understanding video games as a new media from a broader perspective.
1) Chapter 8 in Media, Society, Culture and You – “Digital Gaming”
(Source: https://press.rebus.community/mscy/chapter/chapter-8-digital-gaming/)
This would be a great beginning to understand the basics of Games as a new medium. This discusses in detail the origin, various aspects, and presence of video games as a medium of interaction. As the most immersive form of public communication, video games compete with major/popular mediums like cinema. Games have cracked the code on how to be both a mass media product and a personalized experience. Storylines that are intricate, emotionally compelling, and enlightening have been ascribed to video games. That makes it a successful player at all points in time.
2) How Digital Gaming In India Is Growing Up Into A Billion-Dollar Market
(Source: https://www.ibef.org/news/how-digital-gaming-in-india-is-growing-up-into-a-billiondollar-market )
A very recent article on how digital gaming in India is growing was published by the Indian Brand Equity Foundation. Discuss in detail the present day approach towards gaming and the way it has penetrated modern-day society some stunning statistics will help us get a broader idea of the current reality of video games as a new media
3) Video Game Development in India: A Cultural and Creative Industry Embracing Regional Cultural Heritage(s)
(Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15554120211045143)
In India, video game development is a creative and cultural sector. Around 2010, a considerable number of games manufactured in India were released for the first time. An article claims that independent (so-called indie) game firms are increasingly turning to what they believe to be their own cultural history for Indian games. This research paper discusses the cultural face of Indian games and the evolution of the game development industry in India.
4) Understanding Digital Games – Chapter 8 “Digital Games as new media”
(Source: https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Understanding_Digital_Games/ghYQ3NMIIEUC?hl=en&gbpv=1 )
Playing digital games is based on long-established media consumption routines and practices. Digital games are a paradigmatic new media in that they provide interactive and immersive experiences and pleasures using computer technology. To thoroughly analyze these games as popular media artifacts, they have analyzed notions and theoretical resources, which will be adding to the knowledge about digital games as new media.
5: Gaming Culture (s) in India: Digital Play in Everyday Life
The numerous lives of the ‘gamer’ in India are critically examined in this book. It delves into the ‘day-to-day’ of gaming from the standpoint of the gamer. This book investigates the gamer from the perspective of a player, using an in-depth anthropological technique and in-depth interviews.
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