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1 online resource (572 pages) illustrations. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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digital rdatr |
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Green Media |
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Green Media.
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| Note |
"Amsterdam University Press" |
| Contents |
Ecogames: An Introduction -- Laura op de Beke, Joost Raessens, and Stefan Werning Part I. Today's Challenges: Games for Change Part II. Future Worlds: New Imaginaries Part III. The Nonhuman Turn Part IV. Critical Metagaming Practices Index of Games Index of Names Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
With the climate crisis and its repercussions becoming more and more tangible, games are increasingly participating in the production, circulation, and interrogation of environmental assumptions, using both explicit and implicitly ways of framing the crisis. Whether they are providing new spaces to imagine and practice alternative forms of living, or reproducing ecomodernist fantasies, games as well as player cultures are increasingly tuned in to the most pressing environmental concerns. This book brings together chapters by a diverse group of established and emerging authors to develop a growing body of scholarship that explores the shape, impact, and cultural context of ecogames. The book comprises four thematic sections, Today's Challenges: Games for Change, Future Worlds: New Imaginaries, The Nonhuman Turn, and Critical Metagaming Practices. Each section explores different aspects of ecocritical engagement in and through games. As a result, the book's comprehensive scope covers a variety of angles, methodologies, and case studies, significantly expanding the field of green media studies. |
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Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Subject |
Game theory.
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Environmentalism.
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Théorie des jeux.
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Environnementalisme.
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Game theory.
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Social impact of environmental issues.
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GAMES / Video & Electronic.
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NATURE / Ecology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
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Narrative theme: Environmental issues.
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Media studies: internet, digital media and society.
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Game theory.
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| Indexed Term |
Film, Media, and Communication |
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FMC |
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Contemporary Society |
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CONTEMP SOC |
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Cultural Studies |
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CULTURAL |
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Environment and Sustainability |
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ENVIR & SUST |
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Game Studies |
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GAME |
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Media Studies |
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MEDIA |
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Ecogames, games for change, future worlds, nonhuman epistemologies, metagaming practices |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
op de Beke, Laura editor.
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Raessens, Joost editor.
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Werning, Stefan editor.
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Farca, Gerald editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9789463721196 |
| ISBN |
9048557216 (electronic bk.) |
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9789048557219 (electronic bk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000075875102 |
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