Anable, Aubrey
Playing with Feelings: Video Games and Affect
- ISBN 13:
- 9781517900250
- author:
- Anable, Aubrey
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- Computers, Entertainment & Games, Nonfiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Video games are more than just an escape from reality; they offer a unique space to rehearse and explore our emotions. In "Playing with Feelings", Aubrey Anable applies affect theory to game studies, revealing how video games have been intricately tied to our emotional landscape since the emergence of digital computers.
Through a wide range of video games, including mobile, indie, art, and neglected titles, Anable expands our understanding of the ways in which these games can participate in feminist and queer interventions in digital media culture. She examines how casual gaming creates meaningful interludes that change the way we relate to work, and how games allow us to feel differently about failure.
With provocative arguments, "Playing with Feelings" makes a compelling case for why video games should be seen as the most significant art form of the 21st century. This book offers incisive and daring insights into the power of games to shape our emotions and interactions with digital devices.
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