Virtual Ninja Manifesto Gamicpb

Informationen zum Autor Chris Goto-Jones is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of Humanities at the University of Victoria. He is also a Professorial Research Fellow of SOAS, University of London. Klappentext Draws on the traditions of the martial arts to ask whether playing violent videogames actually transform gamers into better people. Zusammenfassung Draws on the traditions of the martial arts to ask whether playing violent videogames actually transform gamers into better people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: (Video)games and violence/1. Violence and Self-Cultivation: Embodied Orientalism/2. Digital Embodiment and the D¿j¿/3. The Virtual Ninja Manifesto/4. From Techno-Orientalism to Gamic Orientalism/Conclusion: Videogames and Emancipation/Bibliography/Index

Product details

• Authors: Chris Goto Jones, Chris Goto-Jones, Christopher Goto-Jones
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2016
• EAN: 9781783489824
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-982-4
• Series: Martial Arts Studies; Martial Arts Studies
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, Combat sports & self-defence, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General, Combat sports and self-defence