Arie Kaplan - The Wild World of Gaming Culture

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kaplan, Arie.

The wild world of gaming culture / by Arie Kaplan.

pages cm. (ShockZonegames and gamers)

Includes index.

ISBN 9781467712521 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

ISBN 9781467717847 (eBook)

ISBN 9781467759991 (Audisee ISBN)

1. Video gamesSocial aspects. I. Title.

GV1469.34.S52K36 2014

794.8dc23

2013007277

Manufactured in the United States of America
1 MG 7/15/13

Multiplayer Gaming:
Real Friends, Virtual Worlds 6

Video Game Trade Shows:
Showing Off 12

Gaming TV Shows:
Games on the Small Screen 22

Gaming Comics:
Graphic Novels with Great Graphics 26

A Wild World

The world of video games is filled with millions of colorful, creative, and passionate characters that are always ready for action. And those are just the fans.

When you think about video games, you should
think about more than just the games and
their creators. You should also consider
the huge number of things those games
inspire . This includes books, movies,

TV shows, and more. For big fans of gaming, it can influence things in their everyday lives, including whom they play games with, what they read and write, and even how they dress. Theres no question about
itgaming culture is bigger now than it has ever been before. But
what exactly is gaming culture?

For a long time, people have thought of
gaming as something for lonely nerds
playing in their parents basements,
sipping on cola, and eating handfuls
of chips. But this couldnt be further
from the truth. There are a million
ways to play games socially, whether
its with your best friends or with total
strangers . And when people game
together , they instantly have
something in common. Gamers
of all kinds hang out and talk
with one another in person
and online, bonding over
their shared experiences and
discussing the wild world of
gaming culture.

Stay safe while gaming. Dont give out
your personal information online.

Multiplayer Gaming:

Real Friends, Virtual Worlds

It used to be that the only way to play games with your friends was to invite them over to your house. Players had to have their own controllers and plug them into the console. And then the screen would be split depending on how many people were playing. Playing a four-person game? The screen would be split into four parts. Good luck seeing anything.

But thats all changed in recent years. Online gaming has become the number one way to play. When people hook up their console