Playful Virtual Violence - An Ethnography of Emotional Practices in Video Games

Klappentext Violence in video games has been a controversial object of public discourse for several decades. Building upon an extensive ethnographic study of players' emotional practices,this Element provides new insights into the complexity and pleasures of player experiences, contributing to societal and academic debate on a critical aspect of video gaming. Zusammenfassung Violence in video games has been a controversial object of public discourse for several decades. Building upon an extensive ethnographic study of players' emotional practices,this Element provides new insights into the complexity and pleasures of player experiences, contributing to societal and academic debate on a critical aspect of video gaming. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Emotional practices, popular pleasures, and virtual violence; 2. Studying emotional practices in video games; 3. Feeling through virtual bodies; 4. Between competition and cooperation; 5. Righteous revenge and transgressive humour; 6. Beyond fun; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Christoph Bareither, Christoph (Humboldt-Universitat Zu Berl Bareither
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108819435
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81943-5
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Histories of Emoti; Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses
• Subjects: Guides; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, violence; games; emotions; digital media; ethnography