The Pop Theology of Videogames Producing and Playing with Religion

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Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin's Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: de Wildt, Lars (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press
Colección:Games and Play.
Temas:
Video games > Religious aspects.
Video games > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Jeux vidéo > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Religion: general.
Computer games / online games: strategy guides.
GAMES / Video & Electronic.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
Video games > Religious aspects
Sociology.
Film, Media, and Communication
FMC
Contemporary Society
CONTEMP SOC
Digital and Social Media
DIG & SM
Game Studies
GAME
Media Studies
MEDIA
Religion and Theology
REL & THEOL
Videogames, religion, production studies, consumption studies, qualitative sociology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I Producing Religion: "Which Choices Lead Game Makers to Use Religion in their Videogames?"
  • 2. Making Religion at Ubisoft
  • 3. Indie-pendent: The Art-house Gods of Indie Games
  • Part II Consuming Religion: "How do Players Make Sense of and Relate to Religion in Videogames?"
  • 4. Public Religion on Videogame Forums
  • 5. Single-player Religion
  • Part III Conclusion
  • 6. Pop Theology
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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