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God in the machine : video games as spiritual pursuit /
If he were alive today, what might Heidegger say about Halo, the popular video game franchise? What would Augustine think about Assassin's Creed? What could Maimonides teach us about Nintendo's eponymous hero, Mario? While some critics might dismiss such inquiries outright, protesting that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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West Conshohocken :
Templeton Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Acculturated.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | If he were alive today, what might Heidegger say about Halo, the popular video game franchise? What would Augustine think about Assassin's Creed? What could Maimonides teach us about Nintendo's eponymous hero, Mario? While some critics might dismiss such inquiries outright, protesting that these great thinkers would never concern themselves with a medium so crude and mindless as video games, it is impor℗Ưtant to recognize that games like these are, in fact, becoming the defining medium of our time. We spend more time and money on video games than on books, television, or fil. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 144 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781599474502 1599474506 1599474379 9781599474373 |