Nguyen, C. Thi

Games: Agency As Art (Thinking Art)

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ISBN 13:: 9780190052089
author:: Nguyen, C. Thi
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Oxford University Press Inc
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 252
Dimensions:: 24.2 x 16.4 x 2.2 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Aesthetics,
Condition:: New
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Games are a unique art form that works in the medium of agency. Game designers create alternate agencies and players submerge themselves in those agencies. This volume presents a new theory of games, arguing that they are an integral part of how we become mature, free people. C. Thi Nguyen explores the special motivational structure involved in playing games, showing how they allow us to pursue goals for their own sake, rather than just for their value. Games also enable us to experience forms of agency we might never have developed on our own. By examining the aesthetics of games, Nguyen reveals how they sculpt our practical activities, allowing us to appreciate the beauty of our own actions and reasoning. Games form a "library of agency" that can help develop our freedom and autonomy. This book provides a new perspective on the value of games in human life, making it an interesting read for anyone looking to understand their significance.

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