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Values at Play in Digital Games by Mary Flanagan and Helen Nissenbaum (2016, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262529971

ISBN-139780262529976

eBay Product ID (ePID)221992067

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameValues at Play in Digital Games

Publication Year2016

SubjectProgramming / Games, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Digital Media / General, Video & Electronic

TypeTextbook

AuthorMary Flanagan, Helen Nissenbaum

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Computers, Games & Activities

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal794.8

SynopsisA theoretical and practical guide to integrating human values into the conception and design of digital games. All games express and embody human values, providing a compelling arena in which we play out beliefs and ideas. "Big ideas" such as justice, equity, honesty, and cooperation--as well as other kinds of ideas, including violence, exploitation, and greed--may emerge in games whether designers intend them or not. In this book, Mary Flanagan and Helen Nissenbaum present Values at Play, a theoretical and practical framework for identifying socially recognized moral and political values in digital games. Values at Play can also serve as a guide to designers who seek to implement values in the conception and design of their games. After developing a theoretical foundation for their proposal, Flanagan and Nissenbaum provide detailed examinations of selected games, demonstrating the many ways in which values are embedded in them. They introduce the Values at Play heuristic, a systematic approach for incorporating values into the game design process. Interspersed among the book's chapters are texts by designers who have put Values at Play into practice by accepting values as a design constraint like any other, offering a real-world perspective on the design challenges involved., A theoretical and practical guide to integrating human values into the conception and design of digital games, with examples from Call of Duty , Journey , World of Warcraft , and more. All games express and embody human values, providing a compelling arena in which we play out beliefs and ideas. "Big ideas" such as justice, equity, honesty, and cooperation-as well as other kinds of ideas, including violence, exploitation, and greed-may emerge in games whether designers intend them or not. In this book, Mary Flanagan and Helen Nissenbaum present Values at Play, a theoretical and practical framework for identifying socially recognized moral and political values in digital games. Values at Play can also serve as a guide to designers who seek to implement values in the conception and design of their games. After developing a theoretical foundation for their proposal, Flanagan and Nissenbaum provide detailed examinations of selected games, demonstrating the many ways in which values are embedded in them. They introduce the Values at Play heuristic, a systematic approach for incorporating values into the game design process. Interspersed among the book's chapters are texts by designers who have put Values at Play into practice by accepting values as a design constraint like any other, offering a real-world perspective on the design challenges involved.

LC Classification NumberGV1469.34.P79