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The art of videogames / Grant Tavinor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tavinor, Grant.
- Series:
- New directions in aesthetics.
- New directions in aesthetics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video games--Philosophy.
- Video games.
- Video games--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Art of Videogames explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames. Presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the artsExplores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogamesWritten for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamerDiscusses the relationship between games and earlier artis
- Contents:
- THE ART OFVIDEOGAMES; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE NEW ART OF VIDEOGAMES; 2 WHAT ARE VIDEOGAMES ANYWAY?; 3 VIDEOGAMES AND FICTION; 4 STEPPING INTO FICTIONAL WORLDS; 5 GAMES THROUGH FICTION; 6 VIDEOGAMES AND NARRATIVE; 7 EMOTION IN VIDEOGAMING; 8 THE MORALITY OF VIDEOGAMES; 9 VIDEOGAMES AS ART; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613204677
- 9781283204675
- 1283204673
- 9781405187886
- 1405187883
- 9781444310177
- 1444310178
- 9781444310184
- 1444310186
- OCLC:
- 554887844
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