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Video games permeate our everyday existence. They immerse players in fascinating gameworlds and exciting experiences, often inviting them in various ways to reflect on the enacted events.Gerald Farca explores the genre of dystopian video games and the player's aesthetic response to their nightmarish gameworlds. Players, he argues, will gradually come to see similarities between the virtual dystopia and their own "offline" environment, thus learning to stay wary of social and political developments.In his analysis, Farca draws from a variety of research fields, such as literary theory and game studies, combining them into a coherent theory of aesthetic response to dystopian games.

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"A valuable perspective on the video game narrative and the relationship between play, player, and video game." Ashley P. Jones, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 31/3 (2020)
"Farcas work [...] provides a valuable perspective on the video game narrative and the relationship between play, player, and video game." Journal of Fantastic in the Arts, 31/3 (2020)

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      Publisher: Transcript Verlag
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2021
      ISBN13: 9783837645972, 978-3837645972
      ISBN10: 3837645975
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Video games permeate our everyday existence. They immerse players in fascinating gameworlds and exciting experiences, often inviting them in various ways to reflect on the enacted events.Gerald Farca explores the genre of dystopian video games and the player's aesthetic response to their nightmarish gameworlds. Players, he argues, will gradually come to see similarities between the virtual dystopia and their own "offline" environment, thus learning to stay wary of social and political developments.In his analysis, Farca draws from a variety of research fields, such as literary theory and game studies, combining them into a coherent theory of aesthetic response to dystopian games.

      Trade Review
      "A valuable perspective on the video game narrative and the relationship between play, player, and video game." Ashley P. Jones, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, 31/3 (2020)
      "Farcas work [...] provides a valuable perspective on the video game narrative and the relationship between play, player, and video game." Journal of Fantastic in the Arts, 31/3 (2020)

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