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Routledge - The Dark Side of Game Play - Game Studies Book

Name: Routledge - The Dark Side of Game Play - Game Studies Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complex boundaries of digital ethics with The Dark Side of Game Play: Controversial Issues in Playful Environments. Part of the Routledge Advances in Game Studies series, this volume examines how gaming allows individuals to experiment with subject positions, values, and moral choices. In virtual worlds, players often adopt the roles of antagonists or engage in behaviors that would be considered offensive, illegal, or immoral in real life. While games have long addressed heavy themes like war, disaster, human decay, and betrayal, modern gaming has moved even further. Even lighthearted genres now present players with difficult ethical dilemmas. This book provides a deep investigation into these problematic topics and the moral weight carried within playful environments.

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Part of the Routledge Advances in Game Studies series for academic depth.

Examines how players experiment with moral choice and subject positions in games.

Analyzes the role of antagonists and immoral behavior within virtual worlds.

Investigates heavy themes such as war, post-apocalyptic futures, and human decay.

Explores how modern playful genres introduce difficult ethical dilemmas to players.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138827282
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 16 June 2015
Listed Since: 22 December 2014

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