Graeme Kirkpatrick Aesthetic Theory and the Video Game (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Aesthetic Theory and the Video GameCondition: NewEAN: 9780719077180ISBN: 9780719077180Publisher: Manchester University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/31/2011Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmAuthor: Graeme KirkpatrickLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0719077184Description: This book draws on aesthetic theory, including ideas from the history of painting, music and dance, to offer a fresh perspective on the video game as a popular cultural form. It argues that games like Grand Theft Auto and Elektroplankton are aesthetic objects that appeal to players because they offer an experience of form, as this idea was understood by philosophers like Immanuel Kant and Theodor Adorno.Video games are awkward objects that have defied efforts to categorise them within established academic disciplines and intellectual frameworks. Yet no one can deny their importance in re-configuring contemporary culture and their influence can be seen in contemporary film, television, literature, music, dance and advertising. This book argues that their very awkwardness should form the starting point for a proper analysis of what games are and the reasons for their popularity. This book will appeal to anyone with a serious interest in the increasingly playful character of contemporary capitalist culture.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Society & CultureItem Width: 14mmItem Weight: 254gRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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