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.

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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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Book Title: Portable Play in Everyday Life: The Nintendo DS
Authors: Samuel Tobin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137396594
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-39658-7Published: 16 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-39659-4Published: 16 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 130
Topics: Regional and Cultural Studies, Youth Culture, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Social Sciences, general, Sociology, general

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

The Nintendo DS and Related Devices

Recommendations and Reviews

Interface Space

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

Mobile Play in Transit

Conclusion

Back Matter

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