Virtual existentialism: meaning and subjectivity in virtual worlds
Title Statements
- Full title :Virtual existentialism : meaning and subjectivity in virtual worlds / Stefano Gualeni, Daniel Vella.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2020.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmilan
- Place of Publication:Cham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783030384784, 3030384780
- oclc:on1153071742
- LC Classification:B819
- Dewey Decimal:142/.78
Table of Contents
Intro -- Foreword: The Computer Gameworld as an Existential Commitment -- References -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction and Glossary of Terms -- Glossary of Terms -- References -- Chapter 1: Virtual Subjectivities and the Existential Significance of Virtual Worlds -- 1.1 The Notion of the 'Existential Project' -- 1.2 Subjectivities in Digital Gameworlds -- 1.3 Projectuality in Virtual Worlds -- 1.4 Actual Subjectivity and Virtual Subjectivity -- 1.5 Practising Existentialism in Virtual Worlds -- References -- Chapter 2: En-roling and De-roling in Virtual Worlds
2.1 En-roling and De-roling from Temporary Subjectivities -- 2.1.1 Psychodrama and Dramatherapy -- 2.1.2 En-roling and De-roling Techniques in Social and Religious Rituals -- 2.1.3 En-roling and De-roling Strategies in Architectural Design: Transitional and Liminal Spaces -- 2.1.4 Moving into and out of Character in Tabletop and Live-action Role-playing -- 2.1.5 De-roling from Training Simulations and De-briefing -- 2.2 En-roling and De-roling in Virtual Environments -- 2.2.1 Transitioning into Virtual Environments -- 2.2.2 External En-roling Processes -- Genre Expectations
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