Mixed Realism: Videogames and the Violence of Fiction Volume 50

by Timothy J. Welsh

Mixed Realism is about how we interact with media. Timothy J. Welsh shows how videogames, like novels, both promise and trouble experiences of "immersion." His innovative methodology offers a new understanding of the expanding role of virtuality in contemporary life. Today's wired culture is a mixed reality, conducted as exchanges between virtual and material contexts. We make balance transfers at an ATM, update Facebook timelines, and squeeze in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081669608X
• ISBN13: 9780816696086
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"