A game is a game is a game

Ida Kathrine Hammeleff Jørgensen

Abstract

Recently self-referentiality have occurred as a trend among game designers and have also enjoyed sporadic attention in academia. However, in academia, discussions of self-referential games often rest on proceduralist arguments and a too exclusive focus on the game object. This paper draws on the typology of meta-pictures developed by art historian J.W.T. Mitchell. Based on this typology, this paper discusses the notion of meta-games and suggest a broad conception of such games that includes not only the game object, but also the player and the discourse in which it is interpreted.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Publikationsdato	4 jul. 2017
Antal sider	2
Status	Udgivet - 4 jul. 2017
Begivenhed	Digital Games Research Association Conference 2017 - Swinburn University of Technology, Melbourne, Australien Varighed: 2 jul. 2017 → 6 jul. 2017 Konferencens nummer: 10 http://digra2017.com/

Konference

Konference	Digital Games Research Association Conference 2017
Nummer	10
Lokation	Swinburn University of Technology
Land/Område	Australien
By	Melbourne
Periode	02/07/2017 → 06/07/2017
Internetadresse	http://digra2017.com/

Emneord

Games
Meta-games
self-reflexive games
Representation
Referentiality

Adgang til dokumentet

http://digra2017.com/static/Extended%20Abstracts/55_DIGRA2017_EA_Jorgensen_Game_Is_Game.pdf

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