Video Gamers outlines the extensive range and richness of player studies, and provides a great service to students and research communities alike by building bridges between several important research traditions. Moving from theories of game play to audience studies, player demographic research, as well as to studies of effects, immersion, performance, gamer fandom, subcultures and beyond, the author manages to demonstrate the versatility and depth of the social approach to the field of video gaming. Paperback, 190 pp.