Torill Mortensen, Kristine Jørgensen

The Paradox of Transgression in Games

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on qualitative player studies and approaches from media aesthetics theory, 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781032400617
• ISBN-10: 1032400617
• Artikelnr.: 69896780

Autorenporträt

Torill Elvira Mortensen is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Kristine Jørgensen is Professor at University of Bergen, Norway

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Exploring Transgressions in Games Part 1: Transgressions 1.
Old Term, New Game 2. The 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. Emotions, Affect and Transgression
Part 3: Games and Transgressive Aesthetics 7. The Carnivalesque Aesthetics
of Games 8. Game Aesthetics and the Sublime. Conclusions: Towards an
Aesthetic Theory of Transgressive Games