Introduction: Gaming Meets the Streaming Revolution Video-game streaming has moved from niche hobby to cultural powerhouse in just over a decade. Platforms such as Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Facebook Gaming now sit at the heart of contemporary leisure, commanding audiences…
Introduction Game design has matured from an artisanal craft practiced by garage coders to a multibillion‑dollar cultural industry that shapes how millions spend their leisure, forge identities, and interpret social life. While sociologists have interrogated cinema, television, and literature for…
Introduction Video games have evolved from simple entertainment to a powerful cultural medium that reflects and shapes societal norms, ideologies, and power structures. As one of the most consumed forms of media globally, video games are instrumental in the social…
Introduction In the past few decades, video gaming has undergone a radical transformation. What was once dismissed as a solitary, fringe pastime has now become a pervasive and mainstream global cultural phenomenon. Today, an estimated three billion people worldwide identify…
