The performance of video games : enacting identity, history and culture through play /

"When viewed through the context of an interactive play, a video game player fulfills the roles of both actor and spectator, watching and influencing a game's story in real time. This book conceptualizes video gaming as a virtual medium for performance, scrutinizing the ways in which a pla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aliano, Kelly I., 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Series:Studies in gaming
Studies in gaming
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505 0 |a Introduction : empowering the spectator through play -- Video games and the building of legends -- Theatrical theory and identity construction in video gaming -- Posthumanism and the performance of video gaming -- Playing with history in video games -- Playing at history in video games -- Considering selfhood and identity in video games -- The performance of video gaming in daily life -- Conclusion : building bridges through video games 
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