[ecrea] New book in ECREA Book Series: "Multiplayer: The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming"

It is our pleasure to announce that the new book in ECREA Book Series 
"Multiplayer: The Social Aspects of Digital Gaming" edited by Thorsten 
Quandt and Sonja Kröger has been published in the Routledge Studies in 
European Communication Research and Education.

In the past decade, digital games have become a widely accepted form of 
media entertainment, moving from the traditional 'core gamer' community 
into the mainstream media market. With millions of people now enjoying 
gaming as interactive entertainment, there has been a huge increase in 
interest in social multiplayer gaming activities. However, despite the 
explosive growth in the field over the past decade, many aspects of 
social gaming still remain unexplored, especially from a media and 
communication studies perspective. "Multiplayer: Social Aspects of 
Digital Gaming" is the first edited volume of its kind that takes a 
closer look at the various forms of human interaction in and around 
digital games, providing an overview of debates, past and present. This 
engaging interdisciplinary book will appeal to upper level students, 
postgrads and researchers in games research, specifically those focusing 
on new media and digital games, as well as researchers in media studies 
and mass communication.

The new addition to the ECREA Book Series was ranked first in the 
evaluation of wave 9 book proposals and as such subsidised by ECREA. 774 
copies of this book will, in due course, be shipped to our second year 
or more individual members and to the coordinators of our associated and 
institutional members. By sending a copy of this book to ECREA's core 
membership, the organisation wishes not only to express its appreciation 
for these members' continued support, but also to maximise this 
publication's audience and circulation. For book details on ECREA 
website, please see http://www.ecrea.eu/news/article/id/220 or 
http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415828864/ for Routledge website.

The ECREA Book Series consists of books arising from the intellectual 
work of ECREA members, as (according to our publication guidelines) at 
least half of the authors and one of the editors needs to be an ECREA 
member. Books address themes relevant to ECREA’s interests, make a major 
contribution to the theory, research, practice and/or policy literature, 
are European in scope, and represent a diversity of perspectives.

We would like to remind you that the call for the new wave of edited 
book proposals for the Routledge Studies in European Communication 
Research and Education Series is currently open (please see 
http://www.ecrea.eu/news/article/id/216).

ECREA considers the investment in the Book Series an important 
contribution to one of its main objectives, which is to stimulate 
European communication and media studies research. More details on ECREA 
Book Series can be found at http://www.ecrea.eu/publications/bookseries2 
and on ECREA Book Series page @ Routledge at 
http://www.routledge.com/books/series/ECREA/.

Finally, we would like to congratulate the editors Thorsten Quandt and 
Sonja Kröger and contributors for their new book and are hoping for many 
more books to be published in our series!

Kind regards,

Claudia Alvares, Nico Carpentier and Ilija Tomanic Trivundža
ECREA Book Series Editors

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