“Gaming Addiction” and the Politics of Pathologies

Mark R. Johnson

doi:10.29173/cgs126

“Gaming Addiction” and the Politics of Pathologies

Authors

Mark R. Johnson Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-650X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cgs126

Abstract

A Critical Gambling Studies blog entry: “Gaming Addiction” and the Politics of Pathologies

Author Biography

Mark R. Johnson, Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney

Dr. Mark R. Johnson is a Lecturer in Digital Cultures in the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on live streaming and Twitch.tv, esports, game consumption and production, and gamification and gamblification. He has published in journals including “Information Communication and Society”, “New Media and Society”, “Games and Culture”, and “International Gambling Studies”. Outside academia he is also an independent game designer best known for the roguelike “Ultima Ratio Regum”, and a regular games blogger, podcaster, and commentator.