Fictional Practices of Spirituality I : Interactive Media /

Fictional Practices of Spirituality provides critical insight into the implementation of belief, mysticism, religion, and spirituality into worlds of fiction, be it interactive or non-interactive. This first volume focuses on interactive, virtual worlds - may that be the digital realms of videogames...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Marcato, Leonardo (Editor), Schniz, Felix (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2023]
Series:	Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 262
Subjects:	SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. Computer Games. Digital Media. Game Design. Interactive Fiction. Media Studies. Media. Popular Culture. Religion. Religious Studies. Spirituality. Videogames. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
Part I
Role- Play and Spirituality
The Epiphany Experiment
Play to Find Yourself
The Hunter Will Take You
Part IIa
Practice: Game Design
Conjuring The Witch's Way
Practicing Dying
Part IIb
Practice: Research
Exploring Applications of Videogame Magic through Tumblr's Pop Culture Witchcraft
Where the Magic is
Part IIIa -Videogames: Experience
I Believe in Videogames
Fittingly Violent
Part IIIb
Videogames: Perspective
Spes Ultracombinatoria
Sacred Places and Spatial Design in Fantasy- themed Isometric cRPGs
Franchised Esotericism
Part IIIc
Videogames: From the East
Ex Anankes
"At the Same Time ... Both Truth and Fiction"
Religion and Spirituality in NieR: Automata
Part IIId
Videogames: The Case Study of Dragon Age
Negotiating Spiritual Uncertainty through the Lens of Videogames
Religion According to Bioware
Light, Blood, Stone, and Order
Part IV
Concluding thoughts
Unlocking the Spiritual Potential of Games