by Gregory Steirer

about Gregory Steirer

Gregory Steirer is an assistant professor of English at Dickinson College. His work on media industries, digital culture, and aesthetics has appeared in a variety of journals and anthologies, including Television & New Media, The Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics, Convergence, and Postmodern Culture. His book on the American comic book industry and Hollywood, co-authored with Alisa Perren, will be published by BFI/Bloomsbury in 2019.

Angry Birds

book User's Guides to Popular Culture How to Play Video Games

Abstract: Through an examination of the reception, design, and distribution of the original Angry Birds mobile game, Gregory Steirer and Jeremy Barnes demonstrate how the mobile game as a genre represents a new mode of constructing and experiencing the act of play.