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Fictional Games
A Philosophy of Worldbuilding and Imaginary Play
Verlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36307972
EAN: 9781350277120
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Zustellung: Mo, 05.10.2026
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Beschreibung
What roles do imaginary games have in story-telling. Why do fiction authors outline the rules of a game that the audience will never play. Combining perspectives from philosophy, literary theory and game studies, this book provides the first in-depth investigation into the significance of fictional games within fictional worlds. Drawing from contemporary cinema and literature, from The Hunger Games. to the science fiction of Iain M. Banks, Stefano Gualeni and Riccardo Fassone introduce five key functions that different types of imaginary games have in worldbuilding. First, fictional games can emphasize the dominant values and ideologies of the fictional society they belong to. Second, some imaginary games function in fictional worlds as critical, utopian tools, inspiring shifts in the thinking and political orientation of the fictional characters. Third, a few fictional games are conducive to the transcendence of a particular form of being, such as the overcoming of human corporeality. Fourth, imaginary games within works of fiction can deceptively blur the boundaries between the contingency of play and the irrevocable seriousness of "real life", either camouflaging life as a game or disguising a game as something with more permanent consequences. And fifth, they can function as meta-reflexive tools, suggesting critical and/or satirical perspectives on how actual games are designed, played, sold, manipulated, experienced, understood and utilized as part of our culture. With illustrations in every chapter bringing the imaginary games to life, Gualeni and Fassone creatively inspire us to consider fictional games anew: not as moments of playful reprieve in a storyline, but as significant and multi-layered expressive devices.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Riccardo Fassone
- Gualeni Stefano
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2024
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 216