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The Paradox of Transgression in Games looks at transgressive games as an aesthetic experience, tackling how players respond to game content that shocks, disturbs, and distresses, and how contemporary video games can evoke intense emotional reactions. The book delves into the commercial success of many controversial videogames: although such games may appear shocking for the observing bystander, playing them is experienced as deeply rewarding for the player. Drawing on qualitative player studies and approaches from media aesthetics theory, the book challenges the perception of games as innocent entertainment, and examines the range of emotional, moral, and intellectual experiences of players. As they explore what players consider transgressive, the authors ask whether there is something about the gameplay situation that works to mitigate the sense of transgression, stressing gameplay as an aesthetic experience. Anchoring the aesthetic game experience both in play studies as well as in aesthetic theory, this book will be an essential resource for scholars and students of game studies, aesthetics, media studies, philosophy of art, and emotions.

Author Biography:

Torill Elvira Mortensen is Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark Kristine Jørgensen is Professor at University of Bergen, Norway
Release date Australia
August 29th, 2022
Audience
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations
6 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
222
ISBN-13
9781032400617
Product ID
35898487

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