Architectonics of Game Spaces : The Spatial Logic of the Virtual and Its Meaning for the Real /

What consequences does the design of the virtual yield for architecture and to what extent can the nature of architecture be used productively to turn game-worlds into sustainable places - over here, in »reality«?This pioneering collection gives an overview of contemporary developments in designing...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Gerber, Andri (Editor), Götz, Ulrich (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : transcript-Verlag, [2020]
Series:	Architekturen ; 50
Subjects:	Virtual reality in architecture. Architecture > Planning. Video games > Design. Virtual reality > Design. Architecture. Computer Games. Digital Media. Game Architecture. Game Spaces. Media. Space. Video Games. Réalité virtuelle en architecture. Architecture > Planification. Jeux vidéo > Conception. ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning. Architecture > Planning Video games > Design Virtual reality in architecture Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Taking Risks!
Invisible (Game) Cities
In-World Realism
Video/Game
Games as Provinces of Meaning
Free your Imagination!
A Fascination for Empty Rooms
Towards an Architecture of Desire
The Architectonics of Game Spaces
Virtual World Weariness
The Lived Space of Computer Games
The Architectural Continuum
From Asteroids to Architectoids
Piercing all Layers of the Anthroposphere
Creating Fascinating Spaces
Augmented Play, Art, and Space
Play the City
Democracy, Video Games, and Urban Design
Video Game Urbanism
Bibliography/Ludography
Image Copyrights
Authors