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Playing with Feelings : Video Games and Affect /

Aubrey Anable applies affect theory to game studies, arguing that video games let us "rehearse" feelings, states, and emotions that give new tones and textures to our everyday lives and interactions with digital devices. Rather than seeing video games as an escape from reality, Anable demo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Anable, Aubrey (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Aubrey Anable applies affect theory to game studies, arguing that video games let us "rehearse" feelings, states, and emotions that give new tones and textures to our everyday lives and interactions with digital devices. Rather than seeing video games as an escape from reality, Anable demonstrates how they have been intimately tied to our emotional landscape since digital computers emerged.
Description:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (200 pages): illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452956800
Accès:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.