The paradox of transgression in games / by Torill Elvira Mortensen and Kristine Jørgensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mortensen, Torill Elvira, author.

Jorgensen, Kristine, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Psychological aspects.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"The Paradox of Transgression in Games looks at transgressive games as an aesthetic experience, tackling how players respond to game content that shocks, disturbs, and distresses, and how contemporary video games can evoke intense emotional reactions. The book delves into the commercial success of many controversial videogames: although such games may appear shocking for the observing bystander, playing them is experienced as deeply rewarding for the player. Drawing on qualitative player studies and approaches from media aesthetics theory, the book challenges the perception of games as innocent entertainment, and examines the range of emotional, moral, and intellectual experiences of players. As they explore what players consider transgressive, the authors ask whether there is something about the gameplay situation that works to mitigate the sense of transgression, stressing gameplay as an aesthetic experience. Anchoring the aesthetic game experience both in play studies as well as in aesthetic theory, this book will be an essential resource for scholars and students of game studies, aesthetics, media studies, philosophy of art, and emotions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Figure

9.1 A Theory of The Paradox of Transgression in Games

Tables

0.1 Overview of Player Respondents

3.1 Overview of Games Used in the Empirical Studies

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Exploring Transgressions in Games

Part 1 Transgression in Games

1 Old Term, New Game

2 Form and Content of Transgressive Games

3 Transgressive Games: An Overview

Part 2 Experiences With Transgressive Games

4 Transgressive Games and the Player-Response Perspective

5 Transgressive Gameplay Experiences

6 Transgressive Game Content and Emotional Response

Part 3 Games and Transgressive Aesthetics

7 The Carnivalesque Aesthetics of Games

8 Game Aesthetics and the Sublime

Conclusions: A Theory of The Paradox of Transgression in Games

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-04953-1

1-000-04949-3

0-367-81647-4

9780367816476

OCLC:

1142929189