Video Games and the Mind

Essays on Cognition, Affect and Emotion
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-7864-9909-0
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 434 g

Can a video game make you cry? Why do you relate to the characters and how do you engage with the storyworlds they inhabit? How is your body engaged in play? How are your actions guided by sociocultural norms and experiences? Questions like these address a core aspect of digital gaming-the video game experience itself-and are of interest to many game scholars and designers. With psychological theories of cognition, affect and emotion as a reference point, this collection of new essays offers various perspectives on how players think and feel about video games and how game design and analysis can build on these processes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perron, Bernard

Schröter, Felix

Über Autor(innen)

Bernard Perron is a full professor of Film and Game Studies at the University of Montreal, Canada. He has edited, co-edited and written many essays and books on film and video game theories as well as on horror films and horror video games.