Play Station Video Games amongst Ethiopian Children

Digital Playing: An Investigation into Popularity of
Play Station Video Games amongst Ethiopian Children
in Addis Ababa provides for the first time an
ethnographic understanding of how kids in Addis Ababa
interact with Play Station Video Games. The book
attempts to explore how the specified children in
Addis Ababa, in the midst of their everyday lived
reality, make meaning out of the Play Station Games
contents and its technology that are produced in
another setting.
The book is comprehensive in its approach. It uses
the most significant theory called media convergence
theory to explain the digital media culture of Addis
Ababa. The monograph collectively employs qualitative
research methodology to demonstrate that Play Station
video games have a significant role to play in the
Convergence and Hybridization of cultures between the
global and the local in the context of Ethiopia.
It could also serve as indispensable scholarly
reference for digital media culture. It will
circumvent the heightened shortage of reference
material in the area in general in the context of
Sub-Saharan African country, Ethiopia in particular.

Autorentext

Endalkachew H/Mikael Chala is a Lecturer of Journalism andCommunication at Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Arba Minch University. He has earned his MA in journalism andCommunication from School of Journalism & Communication, AddisAbaba University, Ethiopia.

Klappentext

Digital Playing: An Investigation into Popularity ofPlay Station Video Games amongst Ethiopian Childrenin Addis Ababa provides for the first time anethnographic understanding of how kids in Addis Ababainteract with Play Station Video Games. The bookattempts to explore how the specified children inAddis Ababa, in the midst of their everyday livedreality, make meaning out of the Play Station Gamescontents and its technology that are produced inanother setting.The book is comprehensive in its approach. It usesthe most significant theory called media convergencetheory to explain the digital media culture of AddisAbaba. The monograph collectively employs qualitativeresearch methodology to demonstrate that Play Stationvideo games have a significant role to play in theConvergence and Hybridization of cultures between theglobal and the local in the context of Ethiopia. It could also serve as indispensable scholarlyreference for digital media culture. It willcircumvent the heightened shortage of referencematerial in the area in general in the context ofSub-Saharan African country, Ethiopia in particular.