A New Virtual Ethics
Author | : René Reinhold Schallegger |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2024-10-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476654447 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476654441 |
Rating | : 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Download or read book A New Virtual Ethics written by René Reinhold Schallegger and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-07 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are witnessing the collapse of the postwar consensus, the implosion of the caring society. In times of social, economic, and political insecurity, egotism spreads. Many popular videogames follow a logic of consumerist self-gratification and self-empowerment. Deeply political, videogames contribute to the transformation of players, causing a need for change in what game designers do and how and why they do it. Awareness of the socio-political and cultural contexts can be promoted by the mainstream videogame market for critical active participation. This book focuses on the need for individual self-realization in Western societies and how it manifests in the various dimensions of videogames. Videogames remind us that we can never be isolated in a world defined by complexity and interlaced systems. Connecting videogames and new Neo-Kantian virtual ethics builds upon notions of agency, mutual respect, and obligation. This addresses humans in their entirety as thinking, acting, and feeling agents through engagement, immersion, and involvement.