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Mortensen, Torill; Jørgensen, Kristine

 
9780367418397: The Paradox of Transgression in Games (Routledge Advances in Game Studies)
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ISBN 10: 0367418398 ISBN 13: 9780367418397
Editorial: Routledge, 2020

Sinopsis

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.

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Torill Elvira Mortensen is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Kristine Jørgensen is Professor at University of Bergen, Norway

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2020
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0367418398
ISBN 13 
9780367418397
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
210
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