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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780429303321

Autore

Sicart Miguel <1978->

Titolo

The ethics of computer games / / Miguel Sicart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009

ISBN

0-262-26153-7

1-282-24014-5

9786612240140

0-262-25513-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

175

Soggetti

Video games - Moral and ethical aspects

Video games - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Computer games as designed ethical systems -- Players as moral beings -- The ethics of computer games -- Applying ethics : case studies -- Unethical game content and effect studies : a critical ethical reading -- The ethics of game design.

Sommario/riassunto

Miguel Sicart looks at the ethical component in many computer games, including how players may engage their ethical values in gameplay and the implications for game design.