Playful virtual violence : an ethnography of emotional practices in video games / Christoph Bareither.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bareither, Christoph, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses, 2632-1068.

Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses, 2632-1068

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Psychological aspects.

Video games.

Video games--Social aspects.

Violence in video games.

Emotions--Anthropological aspects.

Emotions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Violence in video games has been a controversial object of public discourse for several decades. The question of what kind of emotional experiences players enact when playing with representations of physical violence in games has been largely ignored however. Building upon an extensive ethnographic study of players' emotional practices in video games, including participant observation in online games, qualitative interviews, an analysis of YouTube videos and gaming magazines since the 1980s, this Element provides new insights into the complexity and diversity of player experiences and the pleasures of playful virtual violence. Instead of either defending or condemning the players, it contributes foundational, unprejudiced knowledge for a societal and academic debate on a critical aspect of video gaming. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Oct 2020).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781108873789

1108873782

9781108875066

1108875068

9781108873079

1108873073

OCLC:

1249474876