Treacherous Play

by Marcus Carter

Book Overview

Examining the ethics and experience of "treacherous play" through 3 games that allow deception and betrayal--EVE Online, DayZ, and the TV series Survivor.

Deception and betrayal in gameplay are generally considered off-limits, designed out of most multiplayer games. There are a few games, however, in which deception and betrayal are allowed, and even encouraged. In Treacherous Play, Marcus Carter explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262046318
• ISBN13: 9780262046312
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"