FARCA, GERALD
PLAYING DYSTOPIA
- ISBN 13:
- 9783837645972
- author:
- FARCA, GERALD
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- TRANSCRIPT
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 434
- Dimensions:
- 147mm X 226mm
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Media Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Gerald Farca explores the world of dystopian video games and their impact on players' aesthetic responses. By examining various research fields, including literary theory and game studies, he develops a coherent theory of how players react to nightmarish gameworlds.
Farca argues that as players immerse themselves in these virtual environments, they begin to see parallels between the dystopian world and their own real-life surroundings. This newfound awareness can serve as a warning system for social and political developments.
This analysis offers insight into the ways in which video games shape our perceptions of reality and vice versa.
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