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BL
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664404
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| Main Entry
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Tavinor, Grant.
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Tavinor, Grant
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| Title & Author
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The art of videogames /\ Grant Tavinor
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| Series Statement
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New directions in aesthetics ;; 10
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| Page. NO
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231 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9781405187893 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 1405187891 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9781405187886 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1405187883 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The new art of videogames -- What are videogames anyway? -- On definition -- Videogames and fiction -- Stepping into fictional worlds -- Games through fiction -- Videogames and narrative -- Emotion in videogaming -- The morality of videogames -- Videogames as art
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| Abstract
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"By situating videogames in the framework of analytic philosophy of the arts, The Art of Videogames offers unique philosophical insights while finally bridging the worlds of fantasy and philosophy."--BOOK JACKET
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| Subject
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Video games-- Philosophy.
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Video games-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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794.8
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| LC Classification
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GV1469.3.T39 2009
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