The Performance of Video Games: Enacting Identity, History and Culture Through Play - Couverture souple

Livre 29 sur 33: Studies in Gaming

Aliano, Kelly I.

 
9781476685496: The Performance of Video Games: Enacting Identity, History and Culture Through Play
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1476685495 ISBN 13 : 9781476685496
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2022

Synopsis

When viewed through the context of an interactive play, a video game player fulfills the roles of both actor and spectator, watching and influencing a game's story in real time. This book presents video gaming as a virtual medium for performance, scrutinizing the ways in which a player's interaction with the narrative informs personal, historical, social and cultural understanding. Centering the author's own experiences as both video game player and performance scholar, the book thoroughly applies concepts from theatre and performance studies.

Chapters argue that the posthuman player position now challenges what can be contextualized as a lived experience, and how video games can change players' relationships with historical events and contemporary concerns, ultimately impacting how they develop a sense of self. Using the author's own gaming experiences as a framework, the book focuses on the intersection between player and narrative, exploring what engagement with a storyline reveals about identity and society.

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À propos des auteurs

Kelly I. Aliano is the manager of Education Special Projects at the New-York Historical Society. In addition to video game studies, she also works in the fields of queer performance and higher education pedagogy. She has taught at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, and lives in Baldwin, New York.

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476685495
ISBN 13 
9781476685496
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
230
Éditeur
Kapell Matthew Wilhelm
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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