Gaming the System: Deconstructing Video Games, Games Studies, and Virtual Worlds

by David J. Gunkel

Book Overview

Gaming the System takes continental philosophical traditions out of the ivory tower and into the virtual worlds of video games. In this book, author David J. Gunkel explores how philosophical traditions--put forth by noted thinkers such as Plato, Descartes, Kant, Heidegger, and Zizek--can help us explore and conceptualize recent developments in video games, game studies, and virtual worlds. Furthermore, Gunkel interprets computer games as doing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253035716
• ISBN13: 9780253035714
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher