@article{1484302,
      recid = {1484302},
      author = {Arlt, Fabian, and Arlt, Hans-Jürgen,},
      title = {Gamification of life and the gaming society : the Ludic  century /},
      pages = {1 online resource (128 p.).},
      abstract = {This interesting book discusses why, as an activity, topic  and metaphor, play and game have become an integral part of  modern life. Empirically exemplary and theoretically  grounded, this book discusses the developments and  expansions in gaming, from easily accessible casual games  to the galaxy-spanning gaming worlds of Massively  Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs). It shows  how gaming has become a focal point of the entertainment  industry, marked by boundless professionalization and  monetization, especially in the realm of sports, and how  games become global platforms for social networks, where  players from all over the world meet in digital sandboxes.  The combination of the virtual and the ludic creates  hyperreal spaces in which people try out new forms of  interaction, cooperation, and even brainstorming. The  authors ask if this behavior has become the new way of life  and the new normal, and if this heralds the ludic century.  They take readers on a journey to understand the dynamics  of today's gaming society, and base their observations and  analyses on an original theory of play, which, in contrast  to social normalcy, revolves around the allure and threats  of the unexpected. This book is of interest to students and  researchers of social science and communication studies,  especially those working on the interface of AI and  society. This book is a translation of an original German  edition. The translation was done with the help of  artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service  DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily  in terms of content, so that the book will read  stylistically differently from a conventional translation.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1484302},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45907-8},
}