A New Virtual Ethics

Interconnectedness and Interrelationality in Videogames

René Reinhold Schallegger, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
04 October 2024

Ethics & moral philosophy; Computer games: strategy guides

Series: Studies in Gaming

We are witnessing the collapse of the postwar consensus, the implosion of the caring society. In times of social, economic, and political insecurity, egotism spreads. Many popular videogames follow a logic of consumerist self-gratification and self-empowerment. Deeply political, videogames contribute to the transformation of players, causing a need for change in what game designers do and how and why they do it. Awareness of the socio-political and cultural contexts can be promoted by the mainstream videogame market for critical active participation.

This book focuses on the need for individual self-realization in Western societies and how it manifests in the various dimensions of videogames. Videogames remind us that we can never be isolated in a world defined by complexity and interlaced systems. Connecting videogames and new Neo-Kantian virtual ethics builds upon notions of agency, mutual respect, and obligation. This addresses humans in their entirety as thinking, acting, and feeling agents through engagement, immersion, and involvement.

By: René Reinhold Schallegger, Matthew Wilhelm Kapell
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
ISBN: 9781476691862
ISBN 10: 147669186X
Series: Studies in Gaming
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 04 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

René Reinhold Schallegger is an associate professor of British, Canadian, and game studies at the University of Klagenfurt (Austria). Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.