{"product_id":"the-art-of-videogames-hardback-9781405187893","title":"The Art of Videogames (Hardback) 9781405187893","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Art of Videogames\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“As a new entertainment medium, videogaming has the power to engage intense, even obsessive attention. But are the other-worldly, imaginative experiences videogames provide authentic experiences of art? In this astute and compelling book, Grant Tavinor shows how videogaming marks a genuine advance in the history of artistic expression. No one interested in the future of aesthetics can afford to ignore \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Videogames\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eDenis Dutton\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Timely, sharp and thoroughly engaging. Equally informed by philosophy and gameplay, Tavinor makes a compelling case that game-designers would profit from engaging with philosophical aesthetics and that philosophers who want to contribute to 21st century aesthetics would do well to buy a PS3.\"\u003cbr\u003e –\u003cb\u003eIan Ground\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer, University of Sunderland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGrant Tavinor (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405187893, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Videogames\u003c\/i\u003e explores how philosophy of the arts theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming, situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the arts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how philosophical theories developed to address traditional art works can also be applied to videogames\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten for a broad audience of both philosophers and videogame enthusiasts by a philosopher who is also an avid gamer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the relationship between games and earlier artistic and entertainment media, how videogames allow for interactive fiction, the role of game narrative, and the moral status of violent events depicted in videogame worlds\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that videogames do indeed qualify as a new and exciting form of representational art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003e1 The New Art of Videogames.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What Are Videogames Anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Videogames and Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Stepping into Fictional Worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Games through Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Videogames and Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Emotion in Videogaming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Morality of Videogames.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Videogames as Art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437792751896,"sku":"9781405187893","price":65.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405187893.jpg?v=1784940787","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-art-of-videogames-hardback-9781405187893","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}