Philosophy of Computer Games (eBook)
VIII, 284 Seiten
Springer Netherlands (Verlag)
978-94-007-4249-9 (ISBN)
Computer games have become a major cultural and economic force, and a subject of extensive academic interest. Up until now, however, computer games have received relatively little attention from philosophy. Seeking to remedy this, the present collection of newly written papers by philosophers and media researchers addresses a range of philosophical questions related to three issues of crucial
importance for understanding the phenomenon of computer games: the nature of gameplay and player experience, the moral evaluability of player and avatar actions, and the reality status of the gaming environment. By doing so, the book aims to establish the philosophy of computer games as an important strand of computer games research, and as a separate field of philosophical inquiry.
The book is required reading for anyone with an academic or professional interest in computer games, and will also be of value to readers curious about the philosophical issues raised by contemporary digital culture.
Computer games have become a major cultural and economic force, and a subject of extensive academic interest. Up until now, however, computer games have received relatively little attention from philosophy. Seeking to remedy this, the present collection of newly written papers by philosophers and media researchers addresses a range of philosophical questions related to three issues of crucial importance for understanding the phenomenon of computer games: the nature of gameplay and player experience, the moral evaluability of player and avatar actions, and the reality status of the gaming environment. By doing so, the book aims to establish the philosophy of computer games as an important strand of computer games research, and as a separate field of philosophical inquiry. The book is required reading for anyone with an academic or professional interest in computer games, and will also be of value to readers curious about the philosophical issues raised by contemporary digital culture.
The Philosophy of Computer GamesJohn Richard Sageng, Hallvard Fossheim and Tarjei Mandt LarsenTable of ContentsPreface1. John Richard Sageng, Hallvard Fossheim and Tarjei Mandt Larsen “General introduction”Part I: PLAYERS AND PLAY2. Tarjei Mandt Larsen “Introduction to Part I”3. Rune Klevjer “Enter the Avatar”4. Petri Lankoski “Computer Games and Emotions”5. Olli Tapio Leino “Untangling Gameplay: An Account of Experience, Activity and Materiality within Computer Game Play”6. Gordon Calleja “Erasing the Magic Circle”Part II: PLAY AND ETHICS7. Hallvard Fossheim “Introduction to Part II”8. Miguel Sicart “Digital Games as Ethical Technologies”9. Edward H. Spence “Virtual Rape, Real Dignity”10. Ren Reynolds “Ethics and Practice in Virtual Worlds”11. Adam Briggle “The Ethics of Computer Games: a Character Approach”Part III: GAMES AND GAMEWORLDS12. John Richard Sageng “Introduction to part III”13. Grant Tavinor “Videogames and Fictionalism”14. Aaron Meskin and Jon Robson “Fiction and fictional worlds in videogames”15. John Richard Sageng “In-Game Action”16. Olav Asheim “Reality, Pretence and the Ludic Parenthesis”17. Patrick Coppock “Are Computer Games Real?”Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.7.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Philosophy of Engineering and Technology |
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 284 p. |
| Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik | |
| Schlagworte | Digital Identity • Ethics of Computer Games • Fictionalism • Identity of Avatar • Philosophy and Computer Games • Philosophy and Contemporare • Philosophy and Media • Philosophy and Video Games |
| ISBN-10 | 94-007-4249-5 / 9400742495 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-94-007-4249-9 / 9789400742499 |
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