Screen LibraryThe art of videogames
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 arts; Explores how...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New directions in aesthetics ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444310177 |
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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 arts; Explores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames; Written for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamer; Discusses the relationship between games and earlier artistic and entertainm |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (231 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781444310184 (electronic bk.) 1444310186 (electronic bk.) 1405187891 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405187893 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405187883 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781405187886 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781444310177 1444310178 |
| Index Number: | GV1469 |
| CLC: | G899 |
| Contents: | The new art of videogames -- What are videogames anyway? -- On definition -- Videogames and fiction -- Stepping into fictional worlds -- Games through fiction -- Videogames and narrative -- Emotion in videogaming -- The morality of videogames -- Videogames as art. |