The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic Transformations in Religion and Video Games [1 ed.] 0520384350, 9780520384354

The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic Transformations in Religion and Video Games 9780520384378

The Avatar Faculty creatively examines the parallels between spiritual and digital activities to explore the roles that

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My Avatar, My Self: Identity in Video Role-Playing Games [1 ed.] 0786441097, 9780786441099

With videogames now one of the world's most popular diversions, the virtual world has increasing psychological infl

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What is the Avatar?: Fiction and Embodiment in Avatar-Based Singleplayer Computer Games. Revised and Commented Edition 9783839445792

What are the characteristic features of avatar-based singleplayer videogames, from Super Mario Bros. to Grand Theft Auto

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Video Games as Culture: Considering the Role and Importance of Video Games in Contemporary Society 2017049860, 9781138655102, 9781138655119, 9781315622743

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Understanding Counterplay in Video Games 9781317618805

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The Psychology of Video Games 0367493136, 9780367493134

What impact can video games have on us as players? How does psychology influence video game creation? Why do some games

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Early Modernity and Video Games 9781443862349, 1443862347

We cannot think of modern society without also thinking of video games. And we cannot think of video games without think

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The History of Video Games 9781526778987, 9781526778994

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Power-Up: Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games 9781400884827

A fun and lively look at the mathematical ideas concealed in video games Did you know that every time you pick up the

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Against Flow: Video Games and the Flowing Subject 9780262045506, 0262045508

A critical discussion of the experience and theory of flow (as conceptualized by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) in video games

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